A historical record is a document that provides a record of past events or information. There are many different types of records, and the term “record type” describes the type of record you are looking at.

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When you index, you can clear or delete an entire indexing field or record.

Use these steps to help resolve an error message on historical record images.

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FamilySearch has a large collection of Chinese jiapu and other records from China. You can find the Chinese records using our Explore Images feature.

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Try these solutions when the record details page links to the wrong image (the index and the image are mismatched).