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The First Transcontinental Railroad: Did Your Chin...

18 Jan, 2019
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Thousands of Chinese railroad workers helped build the First Transcontinental Railroad. As you celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Golden Spike ceremony that made the transcontinental railroad a reality, you can also explore the stories of your Chinese

17 Jan, 2019
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<![CDATA[ England Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms Over 65,000 exclusive new records covering the Diocese of Middlesbrough have been added to our collection of England Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms. The new additions cover 36 parishes across the county,

10 Jan, 2019
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FamilySearch expanded its free online archives in Decmber 2018 with over 55 million new indexed family history records and over 800,000 digital images from around the world. New historical records were added from Brazil, England, Ireland, Peru, South Afri

10 Jan, 2019
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<![CDATA[ There are more than 500,000 new records and newspapers articles available to search this Findmypast Friday, including: Kent Baptisms Over 23,000 new records covering Anglican and Wesleyan baptisms in Dover, Gravesend, Higham, Nettlestead and

10 Jan, 2019
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The United States has faithfully taken a census every 10 years since 1790. You may have used census records to build your family history or heard that they are super useful for genealogists—but do you know how the first U.S. census began? Search for

08 Jan, 2019
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“While temple and family history work has the power to bless those beyond the veil, it has an equal power to bless the living.”—President Russell M. Nelson, April 2010 General Conference Ordinances Ready is a new FamilySearch tool that simpl

04 Jan, 2019
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An exciting new search tool on the FamilySearch.org home page called “Learn about your family” combines the power of searching records—the most used feature on the website and app—with searching the FamilySearch Family Tree—a worldwide c

04 Jan, 2019
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Temple and family history work can be fun. And why shouldn’t it be? When we feel a real connection with our family (living or dead) we are energized, and we gain a clarity and purpose that shines a light on the joy inherent in the plan of salvation. Man

04 Jan, 2019
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The popular, free genealogy website, FamilySearch.org, has many plans for the new year, including enhanced record search and Family Tree search capabilities, new online discovery experiences, and more! In addition to over 300 million additional historical

04 Jan, 2019
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A great way to engage others in temple and family history work is to help them have experiences with their own family history that are meaningful to them personally. This kind of interaction, called a personalized family history experience, is an informal