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Where did the Jewish people originate?
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Has anyone done Michael Collins family tree and is there a Web site on it?
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How can you locate someone you can't find?
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What is a 'freeman' and a 'husbandman'?
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How do you find US immigration records?
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How do you find birth certificate records for genealogical research?
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How do you confirm a 19th Century family relationship?
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Where can you find old plat maps?
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How long do funeral homes keep records?
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Where can you start your Chicago genealogy research?
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How do you find out if an immigrant is really a US citizen?
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How do you find marriage records for genealogical research?
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How do you find US Census information for genealogy research?
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How do you find passenger ship lists?
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How many Americans are of Scottish descent?
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How do you find death records for genealogical research?
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How do you find records on someone who disappeared in the early 1900's?
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Who was Samantha Poe?
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Who was father of Adam Brouwer Berkhoven a Dutch West Indies soldier who settled in New Amsterdam in 1642?
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Are there any really good free web sites to find a lost family member?
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Are there maps you can use in conjunction with census records to determine a precise address for an ancestor and where can you find them?
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How can you research a family crest?
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Before and after 1900 were any photos of Italian immigrants taken for passports or other processing and if so are they retrievable?
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How do you find all the family listings of Cardinal Michael Logue?
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Where can you find persons who would like to collaborate on research on the genealogy of the Andresen or Paulsen surnames?
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How would you find out if two people are related?
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Were there any 'famous' or 'important' Brundige-Brundge-Brundages?
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Where did the surname Leetham originate?
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Where can you find information about family members in the 1920s to 1950s?
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How does an adopted male affect a family genealogy lineage?
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Where can you find the Clack family crest?
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Who is Jesse Chambliss born 1793?
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What relationship is your great-grandmother's first cousin to you?
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How do you find a piece of your family in another country?
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What is the family relationship between your grandmother's brother and you?
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How do you find out if one of your relatives served in the Scots Guards 1890 - 1920?
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How would you locate a US Navy sailor who served in World War 2 if you have pictures and medals you would like to return to him or his relatives?
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Where can one find resources to research for an Irish named family on St. Maarten's Dutch West Indies?
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How do you begin research on ancestors who immigrated to Strathroy Ontario Canada from Scotland with the last name of McKellar?
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Information on the name Langhorne?
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Where can you find online photographs of your ancestors?
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Where could you find information on Lemuel Pierce World War 2 veteran in Okinawa?
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Did Linden Hill Cemetery at 4314 4th Ave get moved after 1928 and if so to where?
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Where can you find information about a relative who was working as an administrator at Manhattan General Hospital in the 50's?
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Does anyone have info on the name Wheelbarger?
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Where can you find information about someone who is no longer alive who served in World War 2?
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How could you find family members of Willis H Lamberson PFC 205 Prch Inf 82 ABN Div who was killed on Jan 3 1945 and is buried in Belgium?
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What is genealogy of Dr John Clarke of Clarke's Wharf where Paul Revere's shop was located?
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Did the Collins name change to Callan when they moved to the north of England?
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How do you find genealogy information on an Apalachee Indian who had no known last name?
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How do you find medical records on someone who died in early 1900's?
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When recording birth place on a family tree is it the town the person lives in or the town of the hospital where he was born?
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How do you go about finding somebody without knowing their birth-date or social security number?
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How can you find a birth certificate with only a first name and date of birth and village?
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How do you find a Bohemian coat of arms?
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How would you find a geneticist who would be interested in doing genetic mapping on your family for research and discovery purposes?
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How do you research a family member who fought in the German army in World War 2?
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Where can patient records from the year 1943 from Manhattan General Hospital be located?
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How can a person find US Army discharge dates for World War 2?
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What is the genealogy of Jesus?
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How can you find information on Eugene or Ken or Daryl Davis around Davisville Missouri?
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Where can you find information on the Collins family tree including Michael Collins?
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What are good web sites to look at for information on genealogy?
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How would you find out if a person serving on the USS Heron during World War 2 who is commemorated on a memorial in Auckland New Zealand is related to you?
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What is the Gnutella network?
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Could an Aryan have had brown or black hair and blue eyes?
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How do you prove your American Indian heritage?
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Where can you find members of the Powanz family?
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How do you say great grandfather with 16 greats?
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How do you find out which cemetery someone is buried?
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