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*Whom do I know that still reads and writes Arabic? | *Whom do I know that still reads and writes Arabic? | ||
*What family members are living in the US? | *What family members are living in the US? | ||
*You want to go to the website below with the US-Phone listings entering your surname | *You want to go to the website below with the US-Phone listings entering your surname | ||
*http://switchboard.intelius.com http://switchboard.intelius.com] | *http://switchboard.intelius.com http://switchboard.intelius.com] | ||
*There are ways to find the addresses of family members | *There are ways to find the addresses of family members | ||
*What do I want/not want to express in a letter to family members that I am not close to anymore? | *What do I want/not want to express in a letter to family members that I am not close to anymore? | ||
*INTERNATIONAL | *INTERNATIONAL GENALOGICAL INDEX (IGI) | ||
Please, don’t underestimate the IGI | Please, don’t underestimate the IGI | ||
Revision as of 18:07, 25 November 2008
Ask yourself the following questions:[edit | edit source]
- Who of the family still lives in the Mid East?
- Whom do I know that still reads and writes Arabic?
- What family members are living in the US?
- You want to go to the website below with the US-Phone listings entering your surname
- http://switchboard.intelius.com http://switchboard.intelius.com]
- There are ways to find the addresses of family members
- What do I want/not want to express in a letter to family members that I am not close to anymore?
- INTERNATIONAL GENALOGICAL INDEX (IGI)
Please, don’t underestimate the IGI
Go to www.familysearch.org
Click on ‘Search’ -Click on ‘Search For Ancestors’
Type in only the Arabic surname
Click on ‘Exact Spelling’ and ‘Enter’
Check how many of those names listed are part of your ancestry Should you find one or more of those listed might be of your own family glean and add the information to your data/records.