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''[[Jewish Genealogy Research|Jewish Genealogy ]] > Knowles Collection''<br> | ''[[Jewish Genealogy Research|Jewish Genealogy ]] > Knowles Collection''<br> | ||
Use this record to find the genealogy of many Jews of the Americas. This database deals with the Jewish people who appear in the records of North America, and Canada. The great advantage of the Knowles Collection is that it links together into family groups, thousands of individual Jews (over | Use this record to find the genealogy of many Jews of the Americas. This database deals with the Jewish people who appear in the records of North America, and Canada. The great advantage of the Knowles Collection is that it links together into family groups, thousands of individual Jews (over 390,000 in this database as of April 2014). Until now, these records were available only as individual sources available either through The Family History Library or through archives and individuals from throughout the world. | ||
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*Notes where available | *Notes where available | ||
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== Major North American Record Sets in the Collection == | |||
*Over 125 family histories.<br> | |||
*A large collection of cemetery records, including records from Louisiana, New York, Chicago, Boston and Philadelphia. | |||
*Immigration records into the Philadlphia. | |||
*Census records from Canada and the United States. | |||
== Before using this record know == | == Before using this record know == | ||
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== Where to access the collection == | == Where to access the collection == | ||
Search this collection through the [http://histfam.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch Community Trees ]website. Look for the section on Knowles Collection. More information on the Knowles Collection can be found at [http://knowlescollection.blogspot.com/ knowlescollection.blogspot.com].<br> | Search this collection through the [http://histfam.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch Community Trees ]website. Look for the section on Knowles Collection. More information on the Knowles Collection can be found at [http://knowlescollection.blogspot.com/ knowlescollection.blogspot.com].<br> | ||
== How to search the record == | == How to search the record == | ||