Use these tips and resources when deciphering Elizabethan secretary hand from the 1500s.

The Social Security Death Index (SSDI) is a record collection on FamilySearch.

Find a list of resources that can help you translate documents about your ancestors.

Not all IGI community contributions have listed source information. Availability of submitter details depends on the submission date.

Learn what you can do about errors in the Social Security Death index.

Learn exactly how we use the Social Security Death Index (SSDI) in terms of legal privacy rights.

You can enter data in multiple languages by changing the language (the input language) in which you type. Input languages are included with Windows, but you need to add them to your list of languages before you can use them. You also need to change the keyboard layout to type the language you desire. The available languages and the method of changing the language and the keyboard layout will vary according to the version of Windows you have. Not all language fonts are installed by default on computers.

You can edit or delete a correction that you submitted to fix an indexing error in a historical record.

In Family Tree, you can attach an unindexed image that you find as a source about a person.

You can search the contributed International Genealogical Index from within the Genealogies section of FamilySearch.