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== '''Relevance of the Record''' == | == '''Relevance of the Record''' == | ||
The first evaluation to make is whether the record pertains to the person or family being searched. For example, the christening record of a person with the right name about the right time may not be the person you are seeking. Be especially careful when dealing with common names in densely populated areas. Review other records of the locality to determine how common the name may have been in that place. | The first evaluation to make is whether the record pertains to the person or family being searched. For example, the christening record of a person with the right name about the right time may not be the person you are seeking. Be especially careful when dealing with common names in densely populated areas. Review other records of the locality to determine how common the name may have been in that place. | ||
== '''Category of the Record''' == | == '''Category of the Record''' == | ||
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== '''Format of the Record''' == | == '''Format of the Record''' == | ||
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Photographic copies, including microfilm, microfiche, digital, and photocopies are virtually as good as the actual document, although they may sometimes be hard to read. Be on watch for deliberate alterations. Any errors would be the fault of the person who made the record. | Photographic copies, including microfilm, microfiche, digital, and photocopies are virtually as good as the actual document, although they may sometimes be hard to read. Be on watch for deliberate alterations. Any errors would be the fault of the person who made the record. | ||
Copy error may be introduced in the document was transcribed, extracted, or abstracted. If such copies are printed or published, the researcher must also consider possible typographical errors. Generally the further removed the copy is from the actual document, the more errors are likely to have accumulated. See "[[Obtain and Search the Records#Formats of Records|Formats of Records]]."<br | Copy error may be introduced in the document was transcribed, extracted, or abstracted. If such copies are printed or published, the researcher must also consider possible typographical errors. Generally the further removed the copy is from the actual document, the more errors are likely to have accumulated. See "[[Obtain and Search the Records#Formats of Records|Formats of Records]]."<br> | ||
== '''Nature of the Information''' == | == '''Nature of the Information''' == | ||
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Epstein, Ellen Robinson and Rona Mendelsohn. [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=457053&disp=Record+and+remember%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''Record and Remember: Tracing Your Roots Through Oral History'']. New York: Monarch, 1978. (FHL book 929.1 Ep85r) | Epstein, Ellen Robinson and Rona Mendelsohn. [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=457053&disp=Record+and+remember%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''Record and Remember: Tracing Your Roots Through Oral History'']. New York: Monarch, 1978. (FHL book 929.1 Ep85r) | ||
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