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Strategies for Ancestor Searching |  |
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Strategies for Ancestor Searching | |
Digging for ancestors could mean walking through a cemetery or contacting the sexton of a cemetery where an ancestor may be buried. It usually involves more effort and money than just looking at printed or electronic resources.
Step 1:Focus your search to one individual in one location with a specific date.
Step 2: Find out what records may be available for your specific location and date.
Check the Handybook for Genealogists.
Vital Records Information United States
Step 3: Find out where and how to write for copies of official records. Find out the cost and how to pay for the records you request.
Sample Listing from Handybook for Genealogists
Step 4: Use an index to help find an exact date.
Step 5: Send for the document you want.
Step 6: Extract the data and verify it.
Step 7: Go back to Fishing or Hunting with the new information you have found or keep on Digging.
1870 Census Record for Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
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