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Friday Family History: Using FamilySearch

Last week I wrote a bit about ancestry.com.  This week, I thought an introduction of familysearch.org was in order.  Here's a short video that does a good job explaining the site:



Did you pick up on the fact that familysearch is a free site? 

The internet does a great job of connecting people all over the world with each other; when used for family history research, not only does the internet connect us over distances, but through time as well.

I'm curious.  If I go to www.familysearch.org and type in the names of my grandparents, I find records of them.  Can you find your grandparents? 

Thanks for familysearch, and the lives of those who have gone before us.


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  1. NancySeptember 28, 2012 at 9:56 AM

    Oooh, that is going to be a fun site to explore. Thanks!

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  2. DebbieSeptember 28, 2012 at 6:31 PM

    What an interesting site! Thank you for sharing.

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