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EXPERIMENT WITH MATCH EXACTLY.

In your searches, you’ll have the option

of selecting Match All Terms Exactly. A

search with this option will return only

results that match the text in all fi elds

you fi lled in. This can be a useful option

if you’re trying to narrow down your results, but this can also

exclude relevant matches that contain spelling errors or simply

omit specifi c details.

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VISIT A FAMILY HISTORY CENTER.

FamilySearch.org plans to upload all of

its records within the next few years.

But in the meantime, you may need to

access records that haven’t yet been

digitized. Check with your local Fam-

ily History Center <www.familysearch.org/locations> to

see what resources they hold. These repositories, scattered

Andrew Koch is the editor in chief of Family Tree Magazine. He’s not

superstitious, but he is a little stitious.

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Our records checklist (which you can fi nd

in the July/August 2019 issue of Family Tree

Magazine or in our downloadable collection

of forms <www.familytreemagazine.com/

store/essential-family-tree-forms-library-

r6717>) will help you keep track of what

records you’ll fi nd for each ancestor.

throughout the world, often hold valuable records in book,

microfi lm and microfi che formats. Staff members at the

facilities will also be happy to help you look for records,

and may know key information about local history and

record sets.