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== 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 age to calculate a birth year | *Use the age to calculate a birth year | ||
*Look at an image of the original record. The original may contain information that was not recorded in the index or transcription. To find a copy of the original record, visit the [http://www.greenwichlibrary.org/research-resources/local-history-collection/ Greenwich Library - Local History & Genealogy] page | *Look at an image of the original record. The original may contain information that was not recorded in the index or transcription. To find a copy of the original record, visit the [http://www.greenwichlibrary.org/research-resources/local-history-collection/ Greenwich Library - Local History & Genealogy] page | ||
*Use the calculated birth year to search for a birth record | *Use the calculated birth year to search for a birth record | ||
*If the record is an obituary check for death records, wills and probates, land and property records, cemetery records and information on relatives mentioned | *If the record is an obituary check for death records, wills and probates, land and property records, cemetery records and information on relatives mentioned | ||
=== I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now? === | === I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Consider looking in the "illegible surname" category in browse | *Consider looking in the "illegible surname" category in browse |