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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 | |||
*Look at an image of the original record, if possible. The online index entry only lists the most basic information from a record; the original may contain further information which was not included in the index | *Look at an image of the original record, if possible. The online index entry only lists the most basic information from a record; the original may contain further information which was not included in the index | ||
*Save or print a copy of the image | *Save or print a copy of the image | ||
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*Continue to search the index for people with the same surname to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives | *Continue to search the index for people with the same surname to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives | ||
*Family members often appear on an individual's vital records, such as in the role of witnesses to a marriage | *Family members often appear on an individual's vital records, such as in the role of witnesses to a marriage | ||
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? === | === I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Try variations of given names and surnames. An individual might have been listed under a middle name, a nickname, or an abbreviation of their given name | *Try variations of given names and surnames. An individual might have been listed under a middle name, a nickname, or an abbreviation of their given name |