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''[[United States|[[Image:Hand and keyboard.jpg|thumb|right | ''[[United States|[[Image:Hand and keyboard.jpg|thumb|right]]United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Major_Databases_for_Beginning_United_States_Research|Major Databases for Beginning United States Research]]'' | ||
Value of databases, strategies for using them, and a list of significant U.S. genealogical databases on the Internet with brief descriptions of each. | Value of databases, strategies for using them, and a list of significant U.S. genealogical databases on the Internet with brief descriptions of each. | ||
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[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8755 • ''Freedman’s Bank Records'' ](compact disc, and online) | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8755 • ''Freedman’s Bank Records'' ](compact disc, and online) | ||
• ''Vital Records Index—North America'' (compact disc) | •[http://www.amazon.com/Vital-Records-Index-North-America/dp/B000ES0HTW ''Vital Records Index—North America''] (compact disc) | ||
'''Value of Databases.'''Genealogists use databases to quickly find compiled genealogies and original and derivative records. The primary advantage of using databases early in the research process is their ease of use. As a result of the rapid growth of the Internet and genealogical databases, it is likely that many of our American ancestors in the 1800s and earlier will be found in at least one database. | '''Value of Databases.'''Genealogists use databases to quickly find compiled genealogies and original and derivative records. The primary advantage of using databases early in the research process is their ease of use. As a result of the rapid growth of the Internet and genealogical databases, it is likely that many of our American ancestors in the 1800s and earlier will be found in at least one database. | ||
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