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 To begin your search you should know the following:
-*The person’s name
+*The person’s name.
-*The approximate location of an event
+*The approximate location of an event.
+*An approximate time frame of an event.
+*Indexes are available on some of these groups of images. If indexes are available, check these for the name first. Indexes are usually located at the beginning or end of a group of images. Find your ancestor’s name and look for the locator information next to the name (such as page, entry, or certificate number). This will help you find the record you are looking for in the collection.
+*Some record sets have indexes; these indexes were created at the end of the year. Copy errors could have been made in the index, so you want to find the actual record to verify the information is correct.
 Keep in mind:
 *There may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
 *You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name.
-*Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life.
+*The information in records is usually reliable, but depends upon the knowledge of the informant.
+*Regarding marriage and death records, name changes, shortened names, or nicknames may have been used by your ancestors, so pay attention to other relationships (parents, spouse, siblings, children, etc.) that can confirm whether you have the right person/record.
+* When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct.
 ===Search the Collection===
-To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links:<br>
+To browse the collection you will need to follow this series of links:<br>
 ⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page <br>
 ⇒ Select the 'Provincia' (Province) category<br>
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 Look at the images and compare the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination.
-===Using the Information===
+====Using the Information====
+*Use the marriage date and place as the basis for compiling a new family group or for verifying existing information.
+*Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth of each partner to find a couple's birth records and parents' names.
+*Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth to find the family in census records.
+*Use the residence and names of the parents to locate church and land records.
+*Use the parents' birth places to find former residences and to establish a migration pattern for the family.
+*The name of a marriage officiator is a clue to their religion or area of residence in the county. However, ministers may have reported marriages performed in other counties.
+*Compile the marriage entries for every person who has the same surname as the bride or groom; this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual.
+*Continue to search the marriage records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives of the bride and groom who may have married in the same county or nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family or even the second marriage of a parent. Repeat this process for each new generation you identify.
+*Use the marital status/marriage number (how many times a person was married) to identify previous marriages.
+*When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct.
+*Witnesses often were relatives of the parents.
+* Continue to search the indexes and records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives who may have lived in the same area or a nearby area.
-Examples of what to put in this section:
+=== Unable to Find Your Ancestor? ===
-*Use the estimated age to calculate a birth date.
-*Use the soldier’s age and location of the military unit to find his family in census, church, and land records.
-*Use the county code and the certificate number to obtain a copy of the original death certificate from the county.
-=== Unable to Find Your Ancestor? ===
+A boundary change could have occurred and the record of you ancestor is now in a neighboring state or region, or your ancestor immigrated to another country. Search the records of nearby areas or immigration/emigration records.
-Examples of what to put in this section:
-*Check for variant spellings of the names.
-*Look for an index. There are often indexes at the beginning of each volume. In addition local genealogical and historical societies often have indexes to local records.
-*Search the records of nearby localities.
-===General Information About These Records===
-These records may mostly be hand-written (not on type-written forms), and may be difficult to read.
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