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  1. Tim
    Sticky

    FindMyPast

    Tim, Mar 14, 2013
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    Ian
    Nov 24, 2013
  2. Tim

    Artificial Intelligence (AI)

    Tim, Jun 2, 2025
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    12
    Views:
    732
    peter
    Jul 2, 2025 at 11:18 PM
  3. cfbandit

    Finding Notices for Recent Deaths (2010s-2020s)

    cfbandit, Oct 10, 2024
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    6
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    1,568
    webwiz
    Nov 1, 2024
  4. NikkiM

    Adoption Records - birth parents known

    NikkiM, Oct 8, 2024
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    444
    NikkiM
    Oct 9, 2024
  5. lindy

    1911 census and my search for the schedule number

    lindy, Jan 31, 2021
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    7
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    1,585
    DavidF
    Sep 9, 2024
  6. Angel54

    Searching from hearsay

    Angel54, Apr 3, 2024
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    8
    Views:
    1,599
    Angel54
    Apr 7, 2024
  7. Tim

    Fan Trees

    Tim, Oct 27, 2023
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    1,759
    jorghes
    Nov 3, 2023
  8. Karen1

    Newsletter - Putting theory into practice -Elizabeth Keehner

    Karen1, Oct 10, 2023
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    1
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    646
    peter
    Oct 10, 2023
  9. Stephen L
    Thanks! x 5

    Breaking down a brick wall starting with a lack of full truth from an ancestor

    Stephen L, Jan 7, 2023
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    1,801
    Stephen L
    Jan 7, 2023
  10. Tim
    Good tip x 5

    Viewing Newspapers.com without subscribing

    Tim, Sep 3, 2022
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    1,218
    Tim
    Sep 3, 2022
  11. canadianbeth

    No piece # on 1911 census

    canadianbeth, Nov 4, 2021
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    14
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    1,908
    peter
    Nov 13, 2021
  12. canadianbeth

    Looking for specific area in a census?

    canadianbeth, Apr 24, 2021
    Replies:
    15
    Views:
    2,087
    At home in NZ
    Apr 27, 2021
  13. canadianbeth

    No Schedule # on 1911 census

    canadianbeth, Jan 19, 2021
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    4
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    1,207
    peter
    Jan 20, 2021
  14. A. Muse

    Help searching the 1911 Census?

    A. Muse, Oct 25, 2020
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    8
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    1,232
    A. Muse
    Jan 17, 2021
  15. Val
    Good tip x 3

    Searching for exact New Zealand dates of birth, death, marriage

    Val, Jan 14, 2021
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    2
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    922
    Val
    Jan 15, 2021
  16. Bob Spiers

    The importance of a middle name when researching a lost relative

    Bob Spiers, Jan 4, 2020
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    1,179
    Val
    Dec 20, 2020
  17. John Dancy

    Ancestry Parish Records - There is more than they tell you

    John Dancy, Dec 17, 2020
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    872
    John Dancy
    Dec 17, 2020
  18. At home in NZ

    Searching pre-1911 birth indexes

    At home in NZ, Nov 15, 2020 ... 2
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    22
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    3,930
    peter
    Nov 30, 2020
  19. Peter356

    Family Search British Batches

    Peter356, Nov 25, 2015
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    2
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    2,158
    Britjan
    Mar 17, 2020
  20. lindy
    Thanks! x 3

    1939 register: FMP v Ancestry

    lindy, Feb 13, 2020
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    885
    lindy
    Feb 13, 2020
  21. Heather

    Look out for the arrows

    Heather, Jan 18, 2020
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    1
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    1,018
    peter
    Jan 18, 2020
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