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 ''[[Jewish Genealogy Research|Jewish Genealogy&nbsp;]] &gt; Knowles Collection''<br>
-Use this record to find the genealogy of many Jews from the British Isles. The great advantage of the Knowles Collection is that it links together into family groups, thousands of individual Jews (over 75000 as of&nbsp;Jan 2010). Until now, these records were available only at the Family History Library through a complex indexing system devised by the late Isobel Mordy whose collection forms the basis of the Knowles Collection.
+Use this record to find the genealogy of many Jews of the Americas. The great advantage of the Knowles Collection is that it links together into family groups, thousands of individual Jews (over 10,000 in this databse as of&nbsp;July 2010). 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.
 == This record contains  ==
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 *Source citations where available
 *Notes where available
-*Mordy number, where applicable
 == Before using this record know  ==
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 == Tips  ==
-There are three types of records in the collection:
+There are two types of records in this database:
-#Those which were part of the Mordy collection.These have the original Mordy Index numbers included in the Custom ID field, e.g., ML 31.10.52. In the Notes field, each item is categorized under“General Notes”.
 #Those which have been added by Todd Knowles.In the Notes field, each item is categorized under“Research Notes”.
 #Items contributed to the site by others, who are acknowledged.