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''[[Jewish Genealogy Research|Jewish Genealogy ]] > Knowles Collection''<br> | ''[[Jewish Genealogy Research|Jewish Genealogy ]] > Knowles Collection''<br> | ||
The Knowles Collection is | The Knowles Collection is six databases that include records of the Jewish people. The six databases are: | ||
*[[The Knowles Collection: the Jews of the British Isles|Jews of The British Isles]] | *[[The Knowles Collection: the Jews of the British Isles|Jews of The British Isles]] | ||
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*[[The Knowles Collection: Jews of Europe|Jews of Europe]] | *[[The Knowles Collection: Jews of Europe|Jews of Europe]] | ||
*[[The Knowles Collection: Jews of The Caribbean|Jews of South America and The Caribbean]] | *[[The Knowles Collection: Jews of The Caribbean|Jews of South America and The Caribbean]] | ||
*[[The Knowles Collection: Jews of Africa and the Orient|Jews of Africa and the Orient.]] | *[[The Knowles Collection: Jews of Africa and the Orient|Jews of Africa and the Orient.]] | ||
*Jews of the South Pacific | |||
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The great advantage of the Knowles Collection is that it links together into family groups, thousands of individual Jews (over | The great advantage of the Knowles Collection is that it links together into family groups, thousands of individual Jews (over 600,000 as of January 2013). 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 | Current totals for the Knowles Collection (as of 1 Feb 2013) | ||
*Africa and the Orient - | *Africa and the Orient - 15,936 people | ||
*British Isles - | *British Isles - 157,249 people | ||
*Europe - | *Europe - 158,015 people | ||
*North America - | *North America - 246,579 people | ||
*South America and the Caribbean - | *South America and the Caribbean - 18,922 people | ||
*South Pacific Islands - 18,707 | |||
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. . | ||
A link to the Community trees website is also available at [[knowlescollection.blogspot.com|knowlescollection.blogspot.com]]<br> | |||
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== How to search the record == | == How to search the record == | ||