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==== What are the best places to search for compiled genealogy collections? ==== | ==== What are the best places to search for compiled genealogy collections? ==== | ||
1. | 1. Go to [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org]<br> | ||
*Type in the name you are looking for, Click on Search. | *Type in the name you are looking for, Click on Search. | ||
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*If your person is found in Ancestral File or Pedigree Resource File, it means someone has researched and submitted a pedigree with this person in the file. | *If your person is found in Ancestral File or Pedigree Resource File, it means someone has researched and submitted a pedigree with this person in the file. | ||
2. Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/ | 2. Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] | ||
*Click on Surname Search | *Click on Surname Search | ||
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*If a book you really want to look at has not been filmed or digitized, try [[WorldCat_Online_Catalog|WorldCat]] to see if it is at a local library near you. | *If a book you really want to look at has not been filmed or digitized, try [[WorldCat_Online_Catalog|WorldCat]] to see if it is at a local library near you. | ||
3. Go to any of the Websites listed below. | 3. Go to any of the Websites listed below. They have collections of genealogies on their sites. Look for bulletin boards on these sites where you can post a query as well as search for your family name.<br> | ||
*[http://www.geneanet.org/ GeneaNet] | *[http://www.geneanet.org/ GeneaNet] This site is a European site and has a great collection of family records. You can also choose your language. | ||
*[http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ Rootsweb] | *[http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ Rootsweb] | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/category.aspx?cat=42&cj=1&netid=cj&o_xid=0001029688&o_lid=0001029688&o_sch=Affiliate+External Ancestry.com Family Trees] | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/category.aspx?cat=42&cj=1&netid=cj&o_xid=0001029688&o_lid=0001029688&o_sch=Affiliate+External Ancestry.com Family Trees] | ||
*[http://usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb.org/] | *[http://usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb.org/] | ||
*[http://www.gencircles.com/globaltree/ GenCircles] | *[http://www.gencircles.com/globaltree/ GenCircles] | ||
*[http://www.geneabios.com/ GeneaBios] | *[http://www.geneabios.com/ GeneaBios] a free genealogy biography database | ||
*[http://www.familytreeseeker.com/ Family Tree Seeker], | *[http://www.familytreeseeker.com/ Family Tree Seeker], | ||
*[http://www.geneanet.org/?lang=en GeneaNet.org] | *[http://www.geneanet.org/?lang=en GeneaNet.org] | ||
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*[https://www.gengophers.com/#/ Genealogy Gophers] | *[https://www.gengophers.com/#/ Genealogy Gophers] | ||
4. | 4. You might have success with a Google search, or any search engine, typing the name, along with the word "genealogy" or "family history," in the search box. | ||
5. If your family were early members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, go to the Wiki articles entitled, [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=trees "Family Group Records Collection."] | 5. If your family were early members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, go to the Wiki articles entitled, [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=trees "Family Group Records Collection."] | ||
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