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Family History Library British Isles Research Team

09 Sep, 2019
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The purpose of the British Isles research team is to help you discover, gather, and connect your family from areas such as Australia, New Zealand, and, of course, the British Isles. If there is anyone who understands the challenges and triumphs you’

08 Sep, 2019
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Let’s admit that certain aspects of family history can be confusing or even—dare we say it?—boring to children and youth. Scouring 17th-century British tax records for a seventh great-uncle’s middle name might not hold their

07 Sep, 2019
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If you’ve tried Ordinances Ready or have been asked about it by members of your ward, branch, or stake, you may be looking for answers about how this feature works or why it works in certain ways. Here are some answers to frequently asked questions

07 Sep, 2019
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Relative Race is a compelling, heartwarming, and unscripted TV series that follows four teams racing across the country to find their relatives. All contestants walk away with complimentary DNA research and a discovery of relatives they didn’t know

07 Sep, 2019
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With methodical research, you can often find slave records to fill out the story of ancestors. FamilySearch holds many such online records and provides links to African American Genealogy pages for each state and to records on their own website and other

07 Sep, 2019
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Do you have a favorite name for your grandparents? Maybe it was Maw Maw and Paw Paw, or Nana and Pop, or the classic Grandma and Grandpa. While many families have their own unique names for their grandparents, here some common names people around the worl

06 Sep, 2019
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Want to learn more about your ancestors who came to North America? Maybe they fought in the Revolutionary War, or perhaps your ancestors were part of Canada’s French colonies. Either way, the Family History Library’s United States and Canada r

06 Sep, 2019
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Did you know that before FamilySearch was the organization we know today, it was called the Genealogical Society of Utah? On November 13, 1894, the Genealogical Society of Utah (GSU) was founded by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with the

05 Sep, 2019
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Our goal at FamilySearch is to help you discover your family and, in turn, discover a bit about yourself. Our website provides many resources to help you achieve this goal, including wiki pages on both Ireland Genealogy and United Kingdom Genealogy. Both

04 Sep, 2019
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You know that you can search records and family trees on FamilySearch.org—but did you know that you can also search books? And now, thanks to LIMB Gallery, searching books is that much easier and more effective. What Is LIMB Gallery? “What is