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| Announcement Title = Things to Know Before Arriving | | Announcement Title = Things to Know Before Arriving | ||
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*Please bring your own USB flash drive to save any documents your might be able to download. | *Please bring '''your own USB flash drive''' to save any documents your might be able to download. | ||
*'''If you already have a FamilySearch account, please be sure to bring your user name and password. You will need it (and for any other accounts you may have, i.e. Ancestry, MyHeritage, etc.)''' | *'''If you already have a FamilySearch account, please be sure to bring your user name and password. You will need it (and for any other accounts you may have, i.e. Ancestry, MyHeritage, etc.)''' | ||
*No food is allowed. You may bring your own bottled water. | *No food is allowed. You may bring your own bottled water. | ||
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'''The Family History Center Portal''' gives us free access (using FHC computers) to premium family history software and websites that generally charge a subscription fee. Some of these include: | '''The Family History Center Portal''' gives us free access (using FHC computers) to premium family history software and websites that generally charge a subscription fee. Some of these include: | ||
* [https://americanancestors.org AmericanAncestors | * [https://americanancestors.org AmericanAncestors] (New England Historic Genealogical Society) | ||
* [https://www.ancestry.com Ancestry] (Largest commercial genealogy site) | * [https://www.ancestry.com Ancestry] (Largest commercial genealogy site) | ||
* [https://www.arkivdigital.net Arkivdigital] (Swedish Database) | * [https://www.arkivdigital.net Arkivdigital] (Swedish Database) | ||
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* [https://www.fold3.com Fold3] (Military records) | * [https://www.fold3.com Fold3] (Military records) | ||
* [https://en.geneanet.org Geneanet] (France, Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden, and Germany) | * [https://en.geneanet.org Geneanet] (France, Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden, and Germany) | ||
* [https://www.johngrenham.com Irish Ancestors] (Irish ancestral research by surnames) | |||
* [https://www.myheritage.com MyHeritage] (Strong in European records) | * [https://www.myheritage.com MyHeritage] (Strong in European records) | ||
* [https:// | * [https://newspaperarchive.com NewspaperArchive] (historical newspapers) | ||
* [https://puzzilla.org Puzzilla] (Decendant lines in Family Tree) | |||
''You can read more about premium sites on the [[FHC Portal|Family History Center Portal]] page.'' | ''You can read more about premium sites on the [[FHC Portal|Family History Center Portal]] page.'' | ||
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*[[Naperville Illinois FHC Microfilm and Microfiche|Listings of Microfilm and Microfiche at Naperville FHC]] | *[[Naperville Illinois FHC Microfilm and Microfiche|Listings of Microfilm and Microfiche at Naperville FHC]] | ||
*Chicago Catholic Church records and other Cook County Illinois records can be found in the above listings. | *Chicago Catholic Church records and other Cook County Illinois records can be found in the above listings. | ||
*Listing of books available for viewing only. | |||