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 == Records Not Yet In FamilySearch Collections  ==
-=== Religious Records  ===
+After years of effort, FamilySearch has been able to collect only a fraction of the world's vital records. The records you need are probably being safely kept somewhere in the world. Writing and emailing for records will always be an important part of doing family history. Suggestions for getting records from other jurisdictions and archives are below.
-Religious organizations like parishes and synagogues worldwide are often on the Internet today. Contact them directly by email or by letter. Often they do not have set procedures for obtaining recent records, but most will try to help you find information about your immediate family members and direct ancestors in the {{H:title|About 1600 to 1900| middle period}}.
-=== Governmental Vital Records  ===
-Governmental vital records were kept in some jurisdictions during the {{H:title|About 1600 to 1900| middle period}}. If they are not in the FamilySearch collections, then you must determine where the records are kept and how to access them:
-*Records still being kept by the original governmental jurisdiction. Instructions for getting vital records from the government agencies of most countries can usually be found easily on the Internet. Records from the {{H:title|About 1600 to 1900| middle period}} are often classified as "genealogical records" and available at a lower cost without providing verification of relationship. Example: [http://cookcountygenealogy.com/ Cook County Genealogy (Illinois)].
-*Records moved to an archive. Laws and practices for archiving vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and country to country. It is common for older records to be move to an archive. Example: [http://www.archives.gov/ U.S. National Archives and Records Service].
-=== Letter Writing Guides  ===
-If you need information from a foreign country, search this FamilySearch Wiki for "Letter Writing Guide" along with the name of the country in which you are searching.
 == Records Mis-Indexed  ==
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 = Suggestions  =
+== Write For Records  ==
+=== Religious Records  ===
+Religious organizations like parishes and synagogues worldwide are often on the Internet today. Contact them directly by email or by letter. Often they do not have set procedures for obtaining recent records, but most will try to help you find information about your immediate family members and direct ancestors in the {{H:title|About 1600 to 1900| middle period}}.
+=== Governmental Vital Records  ===
+Governmental vital records were kept in some jurisdictions during the {{H:title|About 1600 to 1900| middle period}}. If they are not in the FamilySearch collections, then you must determine where the records are kept and how to access them:
+*Records still being kept by the original governmental jurisdiction. Instructions for getting vital records from the government agencies of most countries can usually be found easily on the Internet. Records from the {{H:title|About 1600 to 1900| middle period}} are often classified as "genealogical records" and available at a lower cost without providing verification of relationship. Example: [http://cookcountygenealogy.com/ Cook County Genealogy (Illinois)].
+*Records moved to an archive. Laws and practices for archiving vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and country to country. It is common for older records to be move to an archive. Example: [http://www.archives.gov/ U.S. National Archives and Records Service].
+=== Letter Writing Guides  ===
+If you need information from a foreign country, search this FamilySearch Wiki for "Letter Writing Guide" along with the name of the country in which you are searching.
 == Use Alternate Sources  ==