{"id":1512,"date":"2012-07-04T16:56:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-04T16:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/genealogytipoftheday.wordpress.com\/2012\/07\/04\/an-index-entry-is-a-start-not-an-end"},"modified":"2012-07-04T16:56:00","modified_gmt":"2012-07-04T16:56:00","slug":"an-index-entry-is-a-start-not-an-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genealogytipoftheday.com\/index.php\/2012\/07\/04\/an-index-entry-is-a-start-not-an-end\/","title":{"rendered":"An Index Entry is a Start Not an End"},"content":{"rendered":"

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