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===Suggestions for Searching the Records=== | ===Suggestions for Searching the Records=== | ||
Your research may be more rewarding and more effective if you can visit the library or archives and personally search the records. Examine the original sources, or exact | Your research may be more rewarding and more effective if you can visit the library or archives and personally search the records. Examine the original sources, or exact digital copies when possible, rather than abstracts (summaries of the original documents). | ||
As you search the records, remember that handwriting may have been misinterpreted or information may have been omitted in indexes and transcriptions. Also look for the many ways a name could have been spelled. Because spelling was not standardized, don't eliminate possibilities when you find a name spelled differently than it is today. | As you search the records, remember that handwriting may have been misinterpreted or information may have been omitted in indexes and transcriptions. Also look for the many ways a name could have been spelled. Because spelling was not standardized, don't eliminate possibilities when you find a name spelled differently than it is today. | ||