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 ==Background==
-From the beginning of record keeping, record loss has been a factor. Fire, flood, insects, weather, and more impacted those fragile paper copies. Below you will find records which can fill in the gaps left by record loss. In fact, it is wise and valuable to use them in your research whether or not there is record loss.
+From the beginning of record keeping, record loss has been a factor. Fire, flood, insects, weather, and more impacted those fragile paper copies. Below are records that can be used in place of the missing records.
+*Substitute records can include additional details about an ancestor and clues regarding record loss
+*Use records of neighboring counties to help when there is county record loss
 == Substitutes for Birth, Marriage, or Death Records ==