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{{FamilySearch Communities}}<br>  
{{FamilySearch Communities}}<br> {{See also|Pages and Groups on Facebook|Surname Pages and Groups on Facebook}} <br> [[Image:F logo.png|right|F logo.png]] The FamilySearch-sponsored Genealogy Research Communities on Facebook were introduced in May 2011. Currently there are 106 Community pages with a total of over 37,790 Fans. Both the Fans and the volunteer administrators facilitate free research help on all the community pages. The three most common ways to participate include:  
{{See also|Pages and Groups on Facebook|Surname Pages and Groups on Facebook}}
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[[Image:F logo.png|right|F logo.png]] The FamilySearch-sponsored Genealogy Research Communities on Facebook were introduced in May 2011. Currently there are 106 Community pages with a total of over 37,790 Fans. Both the Fans and the volunteer administrators facilitate free research help on all the community pages. The three most common ways to participate include:  


:*ask your research questions,  
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! 49 Research Communities  
! 49 Research Communities  
! Language  
! Language  
! Region  
! Region
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| [https://www.facebook.com/pages/American-Samoa-Genealogy-Research/269901906429453 American Samoa]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/pages/American-Samoa-Genealogy-Research/269901906429453 American Samoa]  
| English  
| English  
| Pacific  
| Pacific
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| [https://www.facebook.com/familysearch.argentina Argentina]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/familysearch.argentina Argentina]  
| Spanish  
| Spanish  
| South America
| South America
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| [https://www.facebook.com/AustraliaGenealogy Australia]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/AustraliaGenealogy Australia]  
| English  
| English  
| Pacific  
| Pacific
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| [https://www.facebook.com/AustriaGenealogyResearch Austria]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/AustriaGenealogyResearch Austria]  
| English  
| English  
| Europe  
| Europe
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| [https://www.facebook.com/GenealogicaBrasil Brasil]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/GenealogicaBrasil Brasil]  
| Portuguese  
| Portuguese  
| South America  
| South America
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| [https://www.facebook.com/ChileGenealogy Chile]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/ChileGenealogy Chile]  
| Spanish  
| Spanish  
| South America  
| South America
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| [https://www.facebook.com/pages/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD-%E6%97%8F%E8%B0%B1-%E7%A0%94%E7%A9%B6-China-Genealogy-Research/334053793317868 China]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/pages/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD-%E6%97%8F%E8%B0%B1-%E7%A0%94%E7%A9%B6-China-Genealogy-Research/334053793317868 China]  
| Chinese  
| Chinese  
| Asia  
| Asia
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| [https://www.facebook.com/ColombiaGenealogy Colombia]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/ColombiaGenealogy Colombia]  
| Spanish  
| Spanish  
| South America  
| South America
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| [https://www.facebook.com/CzechoslovakiaGenealogy Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic)]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/CzechoslovakiaGenealogy Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic)]  
| English  
| English  
| Europe  
| Europe
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| [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Danmark-Sl%C3%A6gtsforskning/331893243592525 Danmark]
| [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Danmark-Sl%C3%A6gtsforskning/331893243592525 Danmark]  
| Danish
| Danish  
| Europe
| Europe
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| [https://www.facebook.com/DenmarkGenealogy Denmark]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/DenmarkGenealogy Denmark]  
| English  
| English  
| Europe  
| Europe
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| [https://www.facebook.com/EcuadorGenealogy Ecuador]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/EcuadorGenealogy Ecuador]  
| Spanish  
| Spanish  
| South America  
| South America
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| [https://www.facebook.com/EnglandGenealogy England]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/EnglandGenealogy England]  
| English  
| English  
| Europe  
| Europe
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| [https://www.facebook.com/FinlandGenealogy Finland]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/FinlandGenealogy Finland]  
| English  
| English  
| Europe  
| Europe
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| [https://www.facebook.com/pages/France-Genealogy-Research/374516879237899 France]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/pages/France-Genealogy-Research/374516879237899 France]  
| English  
| English  
| Europe  
| Europe
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| [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Recherche-G%C3%A9n%C3%A9alogique-en-France/128007843990247 France]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Recherche-G%C3%A9n%C3%A9alogique-en-France/128007843990247 France]  
| French  
| French  
| Europe  
| Europe
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| [https://www.facebook.com/GermanyGenealogy Germany/Prussia]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/GermanyGenealogy Germany/Prussia]  
| English  
| English  
| Europe  
| Europe
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| [https://www.facebook.com/GuatemalaGenealogy Guatemala]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/GuatemalaGenealogy Guatemala]  
| Spanish  
| Spanish  
| Central America  
| Central America
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| [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Investigaci%C3%B3n-Geneal%C3%B3gica-en-Honduras/211448302294702 Honduras]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Investigaci%C3%B3n-Geneal%C3%B3gica-en-Honduras/211448302294702 Honduras]  
| Spanish  
| Spanish  
| Central America  
| Central America
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| [https://www.facebook.com/HongKongGenealogy Hong Kong]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/HongKongGenealogy Hong Kong]  
| Chinese  
| Chinese  
| Asia  
| Asia
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| [https://www.facebook.com/IndiaGenealogy India]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/IndiaGenealogy India]  
| English  
| English  
| Asia  
| Asia
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| [https://www.facebook.com/IrelandGenealogy Ireland and Northern Ireland]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/IrelandGenealogy Ireland and Northern Ireland]  
| English  
| English  
| Europe  
| Europe
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| [https://www.facebook.com/ItalyGenealogy Italy]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/ItalyGenealogy Italy]  
| English  
| English  
| Europe  
| Europe
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| [https://www.facebook.com/JapanGenealogyResearch Japan]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/JapanGenealogyResearch Japan]  
| English  
| English  
| Asia  
| Asia
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| [https://www.facebook.com/MexicoGenealogyResearch Mexico]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/MexicoGenealogyResearch Mexico]  
| Spanish  
| Spanish  
| Central America  
| Central America
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| [https://www.facebook.com/NetherlandsGenealogy Netherlands]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/NetherlandsGenealogy Netherlands]  
| English  
| English  
| Europe  
| Europe
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| [https://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Zealand-Genealogy-Research/202148613221374 New Zealand]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Zealand-Genealogy-Research/202148613221374 New Zealand]  
| English  
| English  
| Pacific  
| Pacific
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| [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nigeria-Genealogy-Research/429364087077554 Nigeria]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nigeria-Genealogy-Research/429364087077554 Nigeria]  
| English  
| English  
| Africa  
| Africa
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| [https://www.facebook.com/IrelandGenealogy Northern Ireland and Ireland]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/IrelandGenealogy Northern Ireland and Ireland]  
| English  
| English  
| Europe  
| Europe
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| [https://www.facebook.com/NorwayGenealogy Norway]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/NorwayGenealogy Norway]  
| English  
| English  
| Europe  
| Europe
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| [http://www.facebook.com/PanamaGenealogy Panama]  
| [http://www.facebook.com/PanamaGenealogy Panama]  
| Spanish  
| Spanish  
| Central America  
| Central America
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| [http://www.facebook.com/ParaguayGenealogy Paraguay]  
| [http://www.facebook.com/ParaguayGenealogy Paraguay]  
| Spanish  
| Spanish  
| South America  
| South America
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| [https://www.facebook.com/PeruGenealogy Investigación Genealógica en Perú]
| [https://www.facebook.com/PeruGenealogy Investigación Genealógica en Perú]  
| Spanish
| Spanish  
| South America
| South America
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| [https://www.facebook.com/PolandGenealogy Poland]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/PolandGenealogy Poland]  
| English  
| English  
| Europe  
| Europe
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| [http://www.facebook.com/PuertoRicoGenealogy Puerto Rico]  
| [http://www.facebook.com/PuertoRicoGenealogy Puerto Rico]  
| Spanish  
| Spanish  
| Caribbean  
| Caribbean
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| [https://www.facebook.com/RussiaGenealogy Russia]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/RussiaGenealogy Russia]  
| English  
| English  
| Europe  
| Europe
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| [https://www.facebook.com/pages/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%89%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE-%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D1%80%D1%83%D1%81%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9-%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%B8/283429521712516 Russia]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/pages/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%89%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE-%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D1%80%D1%83%D1%81%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9-%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%B8/283429521712516 Russia]  
| Russian  
| Russian  
| Europe  
| Europe
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| [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Samoa-Western-Genealogy-Research/356619414380652 Samoa (Western)]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Samoa-Western-Genealogy-Research/356619414380652 Samoa (Western)]  
| English  
| English  
| Pacific  
| Pacific
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| [https://www.facebook.com/ScotlandGenealogy Scotland]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/ScotlandGenealogy Scotland]  
| English  
| English  
| Europe  
| Europe
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| [https://www.facebook.com/CzechoslovakiaGenealogy Slovakia and Czech Republic]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/CzechoslovakiaGenealogy Slovakia and Czech Republic]  
| English  
| English  
| Europe  
| Europe
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| [https://www.facebook.com/SouthAfricaGenealogy South Africa]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/SouthAfricaGenealogy South Africa]  
| English  
| English  
| Africa  
| Africa
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| [https://www.facebook.com/SpainGenealogy Spain]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/SpainGenealogy Spain]  
| Spanish  
| Spanish  
| Europe  
| Europe
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| [https://www.facebook.com/SwedenGenealogy Sweden]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/SwedenGenealogy Sweden]  
| English  
| English  
| Europe  
| Europe
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| [https://www.facebook.com/SlaktforskningOmSverige Sweden]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/SlaktforskningOmSverige Sweden]  
| Swedish  
| Swedish  
| Europe  
| Europe
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| [https://www.facebook.com/SwitzerlandGenealogy Switzerland]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/SwitzerlandGenealogy Switzerland]  
| English  
| English  
| Europe  
| Europe
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| [https://www.facebook.com/TaiwanGenealogy Taiwan]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/TaiwanGenealogy Taiwan]  
| Chinese  
| Chinese  
| Asia  
| Asia
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| [https://www.facebook.com/ThailandGenealogy Thailand]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/ThailandGenealogy Thailand]  
| Thai  
| Thai  
| Asia  
| Asia
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| [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tonga-Genealogy-Research/302442853157108 Tonga]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tonga-Genealogy-Research/302442853157108 Tonga]  
| English  
| English  
| Pacific  
| Pacific
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| [https://www.facebook.com/pages/%D0%A3%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%97%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D1%96%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%85-%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C-Ukraine-Genealogy-Research/307439229321561 Ukraine]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/pages/%D0%A3%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%97%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D1%96%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%85-%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C-Ukraine-Genealogy-Research/307439229321561 Ukraine]  
| English  
| English  
| Europe  
| Europe
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| [https://www.facebook.com/Genealogica.en.Venezuela Venezuela]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/Genealogica.en.Venezuela Venezuela]  
| Spanish  
| Spanish  
| South America  
| South America
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| [https://www.facebook.com/VenezuelaGenealogy Venezuela]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/VenezuelaGenealogy Venezuela]  
| English  
| English  
| South America  
| South America
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| [https://www.facebook.com/WalesGenealogy Wales]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/WalesGenealogy Wales]  
| English  
| English  
| Europe  
| Europe
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== North America Research Communities ==
== North America Research Communities ==


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| [https://www.facebook.com/AfricanAmericanGenealogy African American]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/AfricanAmericanGenealogy African American]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/AlabamaGenealogy Alabama]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/AlabamaGenealogy Alabama]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/AmericanIndian.se.Genealogy American Indian]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/AmericanIndian.se.Genealogy American Indian]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/ArizonaGenealogy Arizona]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/ArizonaGenealogy Arizona]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/ArkansasGenealogy Arkansas]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/ArkansasGenealogy Arkansas]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/CaliforniaGenealogy California]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/CaliforniaGenealogy California]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/CanadaGenealogy Canada]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/CanadaGenealogy Canada]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/CanadaFirstNationsGenealogy Canada First Nations]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/CanadaFirstNationsGenealogy Canada First Nations]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/ColoradoGenealogy Colorado]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/ColoradoGenealogy Colorado]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/ConnecticutGenealogy Connecticut]
| [https://www.facebook.com/ConnecticutGenealogy Connecticut]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Delaware-Genealogy-Research-Community/392767884085218 Delaware]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Delaware-Genealogy-Research-Community/392767884085218 Delaware]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/DistrictofColumbiaGenealogy District of Columbia]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/DistrictofColumbiaGenealogy District of Columbia]  
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| Help needed
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| [https://www.facebook.com/FloridaGenealogy Florida]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/FloridaGenealogy Florida]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/GeorgiaGenealogy Georgia]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/GeorgiaGenealogy Georgia]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hawaii-Genealogy-Research-Community/282281345138235 Hawaii]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hawaii-Genealogy-Research-Community/282281345138235 Hawaii]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/HispanicGenealogy Hispanic (Americas)]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/HispanicGenealogy Hispanic (Americas)]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/IdahoGenealogyResearch Idaho]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/IdahoGenealogyResearch Idaho]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/IllinoisGenealogy Illinois]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/IllinoisGenealogy Illinois]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/IndianaGenealogy Indiana]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/IndianaGenealogy Indiana]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/IowaGenealogy Iowa]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/IowaGenealogy Iowa]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/KansasGenealogy Kansas]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/KansasGenealogy Kansas]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/KentuckyGenealogy Kentucky]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/KentuckyGenealogy Kentucky]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/LouisianaGenealogy Louisiana]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/LouisianaGenealogy Louisiana]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/MaineGenealogyCommunity Maine]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/MaineGenealogyCommunity Maine]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/MarylandGenealogy Maryland]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/MarylandGenealogy Maryland]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/MassachusettsGenealogyResearch Massachusetts]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/MassachusettsGenealogyResearch Massachusetts]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/MichiganGenealogy Michigan]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/MichiganGenealogy Michigan]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/MinnesotaGenealogy Minnesota]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/MinnesotaGenealogy Minnesota]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/MississippiGenealogy Mississippi]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/MississippiGenealogy Mississippi]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/MissouriGenealogy Missouri]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/MissouriGenealogy Missouri]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/MontanaGenealogy Montana]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/MontanaGenealogy Montana]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/NebraskaGenealogy Nebraska]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/NebraskaGenealogy Nebraska]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nevada-Genealogy-Research-Community/234071976689946 Nevada]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nevada-Genealogy-Research-Community/234071976689946 Nevada]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/NewHampshireGenealogy New Hampshire]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/NewHampshireGenealogy New Hampshire]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/NewJerseyGenealogy New Jersey]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/NewJerseyGenealogy New Jersey]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Mexico-Genealogy-Research/278353502243281 New Mexico]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Mexico-Genealogy-Research/278353502243281 New Mexico]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/NewYorkGenealogy New York]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/NewYorkGenealogy New York]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/NorthCarolinaGenealogy North Carolina]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/NorthCarolinaGenealogy North Carolina]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/NorthDakotaGenealogy North Dakota]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/NorthDakotaGenealogy North Dakota]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/OhioGenealogyResearch Ohio]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/OhioGenealogyResearch Ohio]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/OklahomaGenealogy Oklahoma]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/OklahomaGenealogy Oklahoma]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/OregonGenealogy Oregon]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/OregonGenealogy Oregon]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/VermontGenealogy Vermont]  
| [https://www.facebook.com/VermontGenealogy Vermont]  
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| [https://www.facebook.com/VirginiaGenealogy Virginia]  
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