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Connect with Your Brazilian Roots

  • 01 Nov, 2019
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Do you have a family brigadeiro recipe or love Brazilian cheese bread? Or maybe some of your ancestors came from Brazil but you don’t know much about them? Knowing the history of our ancestors’ lives, the places where they lived, what they bel

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New Records on FamilySearch from October 2019

  • 30 Oct, 2019
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FamilySearch expanded its free online archives in October of 2019 with over 14.8 million new indexed family history records and over 400 thousand digital images from all over the world. New historical records were added from American Samoa, Argentina

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How to Use the Family Tree

  • 29 Oct, 2019
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The FamilySearch Family Tree is an incredible tool that can help you organize information about your family and learn more about them along the way. To help you make the most of Family Tree, we’ve provided several easy-to-follow guides on how to use

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Correct Mistakes on the FamilySearch Family Tree

  • 29 Oct, 2019
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Our goal at FamilySearch is not only to connect individual families, but to connect the human family. In order to accomplish that goal, we need everyone’s help. For this reason, FamilySearch Family Tree is a shared tree, which means that it is open

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Vintage Halloween Costumes Your Grandparents Wore

  • 24 Oct, 2019
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If you’ve never asked your grandma or grandpa what they wore for Halloween, you’re missing out. Sometimes we think that all those old photos are stiff and unsmiling, but hidden among your ancestors’ memories, you might find some great id

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Meet the German and Slavic Research Team!

  • 21 Oct, 2019
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Many who have looked into tracing their German or Slavic family lines have quickly learned that they have their work cut out for them. Germany itself was once made up of over 300 countries, and sifting through the confusing mix can be a headache! But unco

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Discover Fun Facts about Yourself

  • 15 Oct, 2019
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Most of us know what it’s like to scramble for something interesting to say when someone asks the classic question, “Tell me something about yourself.” It’s similar to the feeling when you’re asked to share a fun fact about y

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Meet the Latin America Research Team!

  • 14 Oct, 2019
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Latin American research presents a variety of challenges, especially if you can’t understand the different languages that the records are written in. Thankfully, the Family History Library Latin America research team is here to help! The purpose of

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