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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 Europe. The great advantage of the Knowles Collection is that it links together into family groups, thousands of individual Jews (over&nbsp;18000 for this database&nbsp;as of&nbsp;Jan 2010). Until now, these records were available only at the Family History Library or through individual archives or private individuals.
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 == Tips  ==
-There are three types of records in the collection:
+There are&nbsp;two types of records in the collection:
-#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”.
+#Original records which have been added by Todd Knowles. In the Notes field, each item is categorized under“Research 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.