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=== Selecting More Than One Record === | === Selecting More Than One Record === | ||
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Most records you search have jurisdictional limitations. That is, they apply only to a certain geographic area and to certain events and/or families. For example, marriage records in the United States are usually recorded by each different county. Many different jurisdictions exercise authority over what records are created or kept about our ancestors. For example, in the United States, naturalization records were kept by the federal, state, city and county jurisdictions. You must know which jurisdictions kept the records you are seeking in order to select the best records.<br> | Most records you search have jurisdictional limitations. That is, they apply only to a certain geographic area and to certain events and/or families. For example, marriage records in the United States are usually recorded by each different county. Many different jurisdictions exercise authority over what records are created or kept about our ancestors. For example, in the United States, naturalization records were kept by the federal, state, city and county jurisdictions. You must know which jurisdictions kept the records you are seeking in order to select the best records.<br> | ||
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=== '''Some Modern Government Jurisdictions''' === | === '''Some Modern Government Jurisdictions''' === | ||
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| bgcolor="#66ffff" align="center" colspan="5" | '''Some Modern Government Jurisdictions'''<br> | | bgcolor="#66ffff" align="center" colspan="5" | '''Some Modern Government Jurisdictions'''<br> | ||