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Changed layout to 2-column format. Can't find a way to nest a table within a table, so I didn't add the Browse by Country table to the 2-column layout.
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* Just because an ancestor always spelled his name the same way does not guarantee it was always spelled that way by a clerk or by an indexer. If your first search fails to find an ancestor, consider the possibility the name is spelled differently than you expect. [[Guessing a Name Variation|Read more...]]<br> | |||
* The first permanent German settlement in America was Germantown, Pennsylvania, which was settled in 1683. Since that time Germany has been one of the leading countries in providing emigrants to the United States. To trace your ancestor in the German records, you must know his or her town of birth. [[Determining a Place of Origin in Germany|Read more...]]<br> | |||
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* '''The Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy''' 7 to 11 January 2008 consists of nine courses of study with twenty classes per course. Learn for five days from some of the best genealogists in the United States. Specific localities covered include Scandinavia, France, Wales, United States. For more information visit [https://www.infouga.org/members/choose_event.php UGA Institute]. | |||
* '''Free Ancestry.com Access at Major Family History Centers'''. 21 Dec 2007--FamilySearch and The Generations Network, Inc., announced an agreement that provides free access of Ancestry.com to patrons of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and the 13 largest regional family history centers. [[News and Events|Read on....]]<br> | |||
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* [[Canada]] | * [[Canada]] | ||
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* [[France]] | * [[France]] | ||
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* [[Greece]]<br> | * [[Greece]]<br> | ||
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* [[Indonesia]] | * [[Indonesia]] | ||
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* [[Ireland]]<br> | * [[Ireland]]<br> | ||
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* [[Scotland]] | * [[Scotland]] | ||
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* [[United States of America|United States]] | * [[United States of America|United States]] | ||
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