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United States, Panama Canal Zone, Employment Records and Sailing lists - FamilySearch Historical Records: Difference between revisions
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== Record Content == | == Record Content == | ||
<gallery | <gallery caption="Panama, Employment Records from the Panama Canal" widths="160px" heights="120px" perrow="3"> | ||
Image:Panama, Employment Records from the Panama Canal (13-0585) Service Record Card (front) DGS 100266593_1397.jpg|Service Record Card (front) | Image:Panama, Employment Records from the Panama Canal (13-0585) Service Record Card (front) DGS 100266593_1397.jpg|Service Record Card (front) | ||
Image:Panama, Employment Records from the Panama Canal (13-0585) Service Record Card (back) DGS 100266593_1398.jpg|Service Record Card (back) | Image:Panama, Employment Records from the Panama Canal (13-0585) Service Record Card (back) DGS 100266593_1398.jpg|Service Record Card (back) | ||
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To search the collection<br>⇒ Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page <br> ⇒ Select the "Record Description" which takes you to the images. | To search the collection<br>⇒ Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page <br> ⇒ Select the "Record Description" which takes you to the images. | ||
Search the collection by image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination. | Search the collection by image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination. | ||
As you are searching it is helpful to know such information as your ancestor’s given name and surname, some identifying information such as residence and age, and family relationships. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as your ancestor and that your ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times. | |||
==== Using the Information ==== | ==== Using the Information ==== | ||