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The great advantage of the Knowles Collection is that it links together into family groups, thousands of individual Jews (over 300,000 as of October 2011). Until now, these records were available only at the Family History Library, or from private archives or individuals. | The great advantage of the Knowles Collection is that it links together into family groups, thousands of individual Jews (over 300,000 as of October 2011). Until now, these records were available only at the Family History Library, or from private archives or individuals. | ||
Current totals for the Knowles Collection (as of 3 Jan 2012) | |||
- Africa and the Orient 7,141 people | |||
- British Isles 124,666 people | |||
- Europe 49,698 people | |||
- North America 105,759 people | |||
- South America and the Caribbean 6,578 people | |||
Updates about the collection, and helpful clues for research can be found at [http://knowlescollection.blogspot.com/ knowlescollection.blogspot.com]. | Updates about the collection, and helpful clues for research can be found at [http://knowlescollection.blogspot.com/ knowlescollection.blogspot.com]. | ||
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Search this collection through the [http://histfam.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch Community Trees ]website. Look for the section on Knowles Collection. . | Search this collection through the [http://histfam.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch Community Trees ]website. Look for the section on Knowles Collection. . | ||
You can still download GEDCOM's of each part of this collection at the classic FamilySearch site. | |||
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp?page=home/welcome/site_resources.asp%3FwhichResourcePage=Jewish | |||
If you don't have the PAF software, download it for free by clicking on[[PAF and Other Genealogy Software|PAF v5.2 (Personal Ancestral File)]]. If you have another genealogy software program, open the collection by clicking the Gedcom Format link. | If you don't have the PAF software, download it for free by clicking on[[PAF and Other Genealogy Software|PAF v5.2 (Personal Ancestral File)]]. If you have another genealogy software program, open the collection by clicking the Gedcom Format link. | ||