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 ''[[Jewish Genealogy Research|Jewish Genealogy&nbsp;]] &gt; Knowles Collection''<br>
-Use this record to find the genealogy of many Jews who appear in the records of the countries of Europe. The great advantage of the Knowles Collection is that it links together into family groups, thousands of individual Jews (over&nbsp;32,000 for this database&nbsp;as of&nbsp;February 2011). Until now, these records were available only at the Family History Library or through individual archives or private individuals.
+Use this record to find the genealogy of many Jews who appear in the records of the countries of Europe. The great advantage of the Knowles Collection is that it links together into family groups, thousands of individual Jews (over&nbsp;45,000 for this database&nbsp;as of&nbsp;October 2011). Until now, these records were available only at the Family History Library or through individual archives or private individuals.
 Among the many sources in this collection are a couple of very unique records.They are:
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 == Where to access the collection  ==
-Link to this collection through [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp?page=home/welcome/site_resources.asp%3FwhichResourcePage=Jewish Jewish Family History Resources]. Look for the section on Knowles Collection. The database was created in Personal Ancestral File (PAF). Select either [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/docs/KnowlesCollection-jun07.paf PAF Format: Knowles Collection] or [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/docs/KnowlesCollection-jun07.ged Gedcom Format: Knowles Collection].
+Search&nbsp;this collection through&nbsp;the [http://histfam.familysearch.org/  FamilySearch Community ]Trees website. Look for the section on Knowles Collection. The database was created in Personal Ancestral File (PAF). Select either [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/docs/KnowlesCollection-jun07.paf PAF Format: Knowles Collection] or [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/docs/KnowlesCollection-jun07.ged Gedcom Format: Knowles Collection].
 If you don't have the PAF software, download it for free by clicking on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/home/welcome/simplePAFRegistration.asp PAF v5.2 (Personal Ancestral File)]. If you have another genealogy software program, open the collection by clicking the Gedcom Format link.