0
edits
no edit summary
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 22: | Line 22: | ||
=== Tips === | === Tips === | ||
:Place Search | |||
::• Search all jurisdictions | |||
:::- If a record contains information for two or more towns the record will be found on the county level. | |||
:::- If a record contains information for two or more counties the record will be found on the state level. | |||
:::- If a record contains information for two or more states the record will be found on the country level. | |||
::• Do not type the word 'county' when doing a place search or you will get zero results. | |||
::• Determine the ancestry of a county. You need to determine which county was over the area where your ancestor lived when the ancestor lived there. See [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=545087&disp=Map+guide+to+the+U.S.+Federal+census%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920] or [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=611946&disp=Ancestry%27s+red+book%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Ancestry's Red Book : American State, County & Town Sources.] | |||
=== What to do next === | === What to do next === | ||