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*IGI = [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_IGI.asp&clear_form=true '''International Genealogical Index''']<br> | *IGI = [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_IGI.asp&clear_form=true '''International Genealogical Index''']<br> | ||
*LDS = '''[http://www.lds.org Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints]''' | *LDS = '''[http://www.lds.org Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints]''' | ||
*LOC = Library of Congress | *LOC = [http://www.loc.gov/index.html Library of Congress]; Oldest cultural institution in the United States and the research arm of the US Congress. Digital collections include historic newspapers, photographs, family genealogies, biographies and other items of interest to family history researchers.<br> | ||
*PAF = '''[http://www.familysearch.org Personal Ancestral File]'''; freeware genealogy software available at [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp FamilySearch.org]. <br> | *PAF = '''[http://www.familysearch.org Personal Ancestral File]'''; freeware genealogy software available at [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp FamilySearch.org]. <br> | ||
*PRF = '''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=prf/search_PRF.asp&clear_form=true Pedigree Resource File]''' (a database within FamilySearch.org)<br> | *PRF = '''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=prf/search_PRF.asp&clear_form=true Pedigree Resource File]''' (a database within FamilySearch.org)<br> | ||
*PRO = Public Records Office; [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/default.htm National Archives] repository for official public records (birth, marriage, death, census, etc.) for the United Kingdom.<br> | *PRO = Public Records Office; [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/default.htm National Archives] repository for official public records (birth, marriage, death, census, etc.) for the United Kingdom.<br> | ||
*SSDI = [[ | *SSDI = [[Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Social Security Death Index]]; master file of US death records reported to the [http://www.ssa.gov/ Social Security Administartion] available for free on-line through [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=ssdi/search_ssdi.asp&clear_form=true FamilySearch.org], [http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com], [http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/ssdi/ genealogybank.com] and other web sites.<br> | ||
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