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FamilySearch
/ Family History Center News
FamilySearch Record Search has been recently updated but I still recommend
you use
Record
Search Pilot (their earlier platform) because it works much
better.
Occasionally it will insist you go to the new version and sign in (you have
to register but its free)
to see a particular image but for most searching stay in the Pilot for best
results
List of current indexing projects
We will soon be able to order film
ONLINE by using a PayPal account. It will still come to the local family
history library for you to read it there but you can decide what you want at
home using the catalog and don't have to show up till it arrives.
Ancestry News
Ancestry has GREATLY improved their New Search page so those of you who use
their OLD SEARCH may want to use it at least some of the time.
Ancestry has begun its own volunteer indexing project and the records that
are being indexed this way are free. You must register with Ancestry
for a free account to use them but a sizable group of databases are now open
to all.
How to find ALL the free content
Under the Search Tab choose CARD CATALOG
Under keyword type FREE
You will see hundreds of databases you may access without paying for a
subscription
to narrow your search stay in the card catalog and type terms WITH free
i.e.
California free
Marriages free
Germany free
Also remember that all family trees can be viewed on Ancestry without
a subscription and you can BUILD a family tree online or upload a gedcom
with simple registration that doesn't cost anything. Since Ancestry is
the largest genealogy site on the web this is a great way to connect to
others working on your family and you only need to upload as much as you
want. You can build a tree with just one groupsheet if that is what
you want to do but it might pay off later when someone contacts you!
Newspapers are the big news on the web. Historical newspapers
are everywhere but finding them can be a challenge.
Ohio Death Certificate Index
now lets you order a death certificate for only $7.00
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