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=== Image Visibility ===
=== Image Visibility ===
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== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
* Name of Vessel
* Name of Vessel
* Country of Origin
* Country of Origin
* Date of arrival
* Date of arrival
== Collection Content ==  
== Collection Content ==  
=== Sample Images ===
=== Sample Images ===
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Image:United States Vessels Arriving in Louisiana and Texas 1945 DGS 008505253_00219.jpg|1945 Vessel
Image:United States Vessels Arriving in Louisiana and Texas 1945 DGS 008505253_00219.jpg|1945 Vessel
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== How Do I Search This Collection? ==  
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==  
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:  
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:  
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=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===  
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===  
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].
== What Do I Do Next? ==
== What Do I Do Next? ==
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
*Add any new information to your records
*Use the information found in the record to find other records such as emigrations, port records, and ship’s manifests
*Use the information found in the record to find other records such as emigrations, port records, and ship’s manifests
*Use the record to learn the place of origin and find vital records such as birth, baptism, and marriage   
*Use the record to learn the place of origin and find vital records such as birth, baptism, and marriage   
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=== Research Helps ===
=== Research Helps ===
[[Beginning Research in United States Immigration and Emigration Records]]
[[Beginning Research in United States Immigration and Emigration Records]]
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of [[Louisiana, United States Genealogy|Louisiana]].
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of [[Louisiana, United States Genealogy|Louisiana]].
* [[GuidedResearch:Louisiana|Louisiana Guided Research]]
* [[GuidedResearch:Louisiana|Louisiana Guided Research]]
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* [[Texas Research Tips and Strategies|Research Tips and Strategies]]
* [[Texas Research Tips and Strategies|Research Tips and Strategies]]
* [[Step-by-Step Texas Research, 1880-Present|Step-by-Step Research]]
* [[Step-by-Step Texas Research, 1880-Present|Step-by-Step Research]]
== Citing This Collection ==  
== Citing This Collection ==  
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
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[[Category:Louisiana FamilySearch Historical Records]]
[[Category:Louisiana FamilySearch Historical Records]]
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