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'''Family History Library'''<br>35 N. West Temple St.<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84150<br>Telephone: 1-866-406-1830<br>Internet: http://www.familysearch.org  
'''Family History Library'''<br>35 N. West Temple St.<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84150<br>Telephone: 1-866-406-1830<br>Internet: http://www.familysearch.org  


=== Computer Networks and Bulletin Boards ===
=== Web Sites ===


Computers with modems are important tools for obtaining information from selected archives and libraries. In a way, computer networks themselves serve as a library. The Internet, certain computer bulletin boards, and commercial on-line services help family history researchers:  
You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from Maine in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost. Addresses on the Internet are subject to frequent changes. The following sites are important gateways linking you to many more sites:


*Locate other researchers
'''USGenWeb'''
*Post queries
*Send and receive E-mail
*Search large databases
*Search computer libraries
*Join in computer chat and lecture sessions
 
You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from Maine in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost. Addresses on the Internet are subject to frequent changes. The following sites are important gateways linking you to many more network and bulletin board sites:
 
=== USGenWeb ===


*http://www.usgenweb.com/
*http://www.usgenweb.com/
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A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country.  
A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country.  


=== Roots-L ===
'''Roots-L'''


*http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/
*http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/


A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly updated research coordination list.  
A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly updated research coordination list.<br>
 
For further details about using computer networks, bulletin boards, and news groups for family history research, see the United States Research Outline, 2nd ed., "[[United States Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]" section.


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