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=== How to use the SSDI  ===
=== How to use the SSDI  ===


Suggestions about using the SSDI in family history research can be found at several websites. Check the following to read more about using the Social Security Death Index: (note that the URL's are long, therefore the option to click on it, instead of typing in the complete web site address.
See <u>Tip 1</u>


1. Dear Myrtle: http://www.dearmyrtle.com/05/0517.htm
Suggestions about using the SSDI in family history research can be found at several websites


2. Dick Eastman's article "Using the Social Security Death Index" at Ancestry.com&nbsp;- [http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=4313&o_xid=0022478094&o_lid=0022478094&o_xt=22478094 http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=4313&amp;o_xid=0022478094&amp;o_lid=0022478094&amp;o_xt=22478094]
Check the following to read more about using the Social Security Death Index: (note that the URL's are long, therefore the option to click on it, instead of typing in the complete web site address.  


3. George G. Morgan's article "Using Social Security Number Application Forms for Genealogy" at Ancestry.com click here or type the URL [http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=919&o_xid=0022478094&o_lid=0022478094&o_xt=22478094 http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=919&amp;o_xid=0022478094&amp;o_lid=0022478094&amp;o_xt=22478094]  
#1. Dear Myrtle: http://www.dearmyrtle.com/05/0517.htm
 
#2. Dick Eastman's article "Using the Social Security Death Index" at Ancestry.com&nbsp;- [http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=4313&o_xid=0022478094&o_lid=0022478094&o_xt=22478094 http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=4313&amp;o_xid=0022478094&amp;o_lid=0022478094&amp;o_xt=22478094]
4. George G. Morgan's article "Even More About Social Security Records" at Ancestry.com.  
#3. George G. Morgan's article "Using Social Security Number Application Forms for Genealogy" at Ancestry.com click here or type the URL [http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=919&o_xid=0022478094&o_lid=0022478094&o_xt=22478094 http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=919&amp;o_xid=0022478094&amp;o_lid=0022478094&amp;o_xt=22478094]  
 
#4. George G. Morgan's article "Even More About Social Security Records" at Ancestry.com.  
5. George G. Morgan's article "Using the Social Security Death Index" at Ancestry.com  
#5. George G. Morgan's article "Using the Social Security Death Index" at Ancestry.com  
 
#6. Kathi Sittner's article "U.S. Social Security Death Index" at Ancestry.com  
6. Kathi Sittner's article "U.S. Social Security Death Index" at Ancestry.com  
#7. Ancestry.com Quick Tip "Social Security Index A Useful Search Tool  
 
#8. Ancestry.com Quick Tip "Cross-Checking to Save Money with the Social Security Death Index"  
7. Ancestry.com Quick Tip "Social Security Index A Useful Search Tool  
#9. DeathRecords.net web site http://www.death-records.net/ssdi.htm  
 
#10. The SS-5 Form - Michael John Neill's website  
8. Ancestry.com Quick Tip "Cross-Checking to Save Money with the Social Security Death Index"  
#11. SSDI Guide - RootsWeb's Guide to Tracing Family Trees  
 
#12. How to use the SSDI - by Kimberly Powell  
9. DeathRecords.net web site http://www.death-records.net/ssdi.htm  
#13. Additional Articles about the SSDI - ProGenealogists.com  
 
#14. CyndisList for US Social Security: http://www.cyndislist.com/socsec.htm
10. The SS-5 Form - Michael John Neill's website  
#16. The official website of the U.S. Social Security Administration http://www.ssa.gov/  
 
#17. The History of Social Security http://www.ssa.gov/history  
11. SSDI Guide - RootsWeb's Guide to Tracing Family Trees  
#18. Social Security Administration's guide to ordering your ancestor's application [http://www.ssa.gov/foia/foia_guide.htm www.ssa.gov/foia/foia_guide.htm]
 
12. How to use the SSDI - by Kimberly Powell  
 
13. Additional Articles about the SSDI - ProGenealogists.com  
 
14. CyndisList for US Social Security: http://www.cyndislist.com/socsec.htm  
 
15. FamilySearch.org Tips on Searching SSDI: click here
 
16. The official website of the U.S. Social Security Administration http://www.ssa.gov/  
 
17. The History of Social Security http://www.ssa.gov/history  
 
18. Social Security Administration's guide to ordering your ancestor's application [http://www.ssa.gov/foia/foia_guide.htm www.ssa.gov/foia/foia_guide.htm]  


=== Obtaining More Information&nbsp;from the SSDI  ===
=== Obtaining More Information&nbsp;from the SSDI  ===
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