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'''What you might find in a survey of compiled records:'''
'''What you might find in a survey of compiled records:'''  


*Extend the pedigree
*Extend the pedigree  
*Find missing children in family groups
*Find missing children in family groups  
*Who else is working on your family tree
*Who else is working on your family tree


'''What are the best places to search for compiled genealogy collections?'''
'''What are the best places to search for compiled genealogy collections?'''  
 
1. Go to [http://www.familysearch.org FamilySearch.org]


1.&nbsp;Go to [http://www.familysearch.org FamilySearch.org]<br>


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2. Go to the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/framset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog]  
2. Go to the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/framset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog]


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3. Go to any of the Web sites listed below.&nbsp; They have collections of genealogies on their sites.&nbsp; Look for bulletin boards on these sites where you can post a query as well as search for your family name.
3. Go to any of the Web sites listed below.&nbsp; They have collections of genealogies on their sites.&nbsp; Look for bulletin boards on these sites where you can post a query as well as search for your family name.<br>
 
 


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| [http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/]&nbsp;
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*[http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/]&nbsp;
 
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| [http://boards.ancestry.com http://boards.ancestry.com]
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*[http://boards.ancestry.com http://boards.ancestry.com]
 
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| [http://usgenweb.org/ http://usgenweb.org/]
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*[http://usgenweb.org/ http://usgenweb.org/]
 
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| [http://wwwfamilychronicle.com/webpicks.htm http://wwwfamilychronicle.com/webpicks.htm] (Top 10 genealogy Web sites)
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*[http://wwwfamilychronicle.com/webpicks.htm http://wwwfamilychronicle.com/webpicks.htm] (Top 10 genealogy Web sites)
 
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4.&nbsp; 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.
4.&nbsp; 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 article entitled, [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Family_Group_Records_Collection "Family Group Records Collection."]&nbsp; or "LDS Genealogy"


5. If your family were early members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, go to the Wiki article entitled, [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Family_Group_Records_Collection "Family Group Records Collection."]
6. If you are looking for British lines, go to the article, [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/British_Sources_for_Previous_Research "British Sources for Previous Research"]  


6. If you are looking for British lines, go to the article, "British Sources for Previous Research UK"
A Related Article: Utah Genealogy, has more suggestions, such as PERSI, etc.
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