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Facts and Tips
The Internet is not the “be all/end all" of genealogy. It is just ONE of the tools in the genealogy toolbox.
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Clues found in multiple types of primary and secondary records, indexes and sources must be investigated.
[Basic Genealogy]
When it comes to spelling variations, be creative. Often clerks and government officials were unable to correctly record the names given them by unschooled immigrants not familiar with languages used in their port of entry. The surname was written down as the official heard it and the immigrant accepted that as the official American rendering of his name.
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