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'''Finding family records.''' Immediate or extended family members can be a rich resource of information. They may have access to family Bibles, photographs, letters, and personal histories, or they may know where you can go to find these records. | '''Finding family records.''' Immediate or extended family members can be a rich resource of information. They may have access to family Bibles, photographs, letters, and personal histories, or they may know where you can go to find these records. | ||
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| valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | '''Expert Tip:''' Many family histories can be accessed on the Internet. You can also request them at your local library through an interlibrary loan system, or they can be sent to a family history center. The following are great places to start your search for family histories: | ||
* [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=surnamesearch&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library Catalog Surname Search] | * [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=surnamesearch&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library Catalog Surname Search] | ||
* [http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/ BYU Family History Archives Online] | * [http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/ BYU Family History Archives Online] | ||