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Reference materials, including dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other how-to books, can be tremendously helpful in finding and interpreting historical documents. Many of these books can help you learn where to look for more information and how to use what you've already found to uncover more clues.
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Dictionaries and reference materials are books and articles written to help you in your research. They may include lists of words and their definitions, descriptions of people or places, and other research guidance.
Dictionaries and reference materials may include lists of words and their definitions, descriptions of people or places, and other research guidance.
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Once you find a matching Reference Materials & Finding Aids record, save it to your family tree—that way you can provide evidence to back up the info in your family tree, easily share your discovery with your family, and quickly find the historical record again later.
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