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== '''Participate in a Family or Surname Association''' == | == '''Participate in a Family or Surname Association''' == | ||
Others may be searching for the same families you are researching or may have found information they wish to share. | Others may be searching for the same families you are researching or may have found information they wish to share. A family or surname association can be an excellent way to communicate with interested persons. Family associations often focus on the descendants of a specific person or couple while surname organizations are interested in all those sharing a specific surname. Such associations can also provide funding and support for further research. They often hold reunions or publish newsletters where information is readily shared. | ||
Hundreds of such associations are listed in— | |||
Bentley, Elizabeth Petty, and Deborah Ann Carl. ''Directory of Family Associations''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 2001. [FHL book 973 D24benb] | |||
''Family Associations and Organizations'' in FamilySearch.org at http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/WebSites/frameset_websites.asp?PAGE=browsesurnameandfamilyorg.asp [accessed 27 May 2008]. Organized by state or nation. | |||
''Directory of Family Associations'' [Internet site] at http://www.family-association.com/ [accessed 27 May 2008]. Links to family organizations can be added online. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | |||
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== '''Donate Your Files''' == | == '''Donate Your Files''' == | ||