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• 06 Aug, 2019
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FamilySearch expanded its free online archives in July of 2019 with over 7 million new indexed family history records from all over the world. New historical records were added from Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde, Colombia, Costa

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• 03 Aug, 2019
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When searching for your ancestors, have you ever needed help finding a birth or military record? Do you know what types of records were kept in your ancestors’ birth country and how to find these records? It would be great if you could look in one p

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• 02 Aug, 2019
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There is one thing that is easy to see when researching Mexican names—everyone seems to have more than one. Understanding the reason for multiple Mexican last names (apellidos) and other naming conventions will help you do your Mexican family histor

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• 02 Aug, 2019
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Are you trying to find your Mexican ancestors and begin your Mexican genealogy but don’t know where to start? One way to learn more about your ancestors is to search records for information about them. Thankfully, record keepers in Mexico have been

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• 02 Aug, 2019
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When you connect with your Mexican heritage, you discover that your ancestors are people you are related to and you can relate to. Your Mexican heritage could be eating pan de dulce together at the end of a long day, celebrating a Quinceañera in yo

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• 29 Jul, 2019
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Ordinance reservations require a date for at least one of the vital events of the person’s life (such as a birth, death, or marriage). Family Tree uses these dates—exact or estimated—to determ

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• 29 Jul, 2019
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Great blessings come from providing temple ordinances for our kindred dead. What follows are important updates to some of the tools, resources, and processes being developed to hasten t

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• 29 Jul, 2019
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Ordinances Ready is an automated service that searches FamilySearch.org and the temple reservation list to identify ancestors needing temple ordinances. For more information about Ordinances Ready, see this recent blog post.

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• 29 Jul, 2019
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You can now use your phone in the temple office to print ordinance reservation cards using a QR code or ID number found in the Family Tree app. Cell phones and electronic devices will be allowed in the temple office so temple workers can assist