Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Free Genealogical Websites Excluding North America & Western Europe


Researching Ancestry Outside
North America & Western Europe

Evelyn E. Smith

M. S. in Library Science, University of North Texas (2012)

Along with giving history a personal slant and giving children a better sense of their identity, tracing a family's tree can also serve as a basis for scholarships granted to individuals of particular ethnic groups.  

See the December 9, 2014 edition of 
for more information on either obtaining genealogically-based scholarships or tracing family history.

Oral History: Interviewing Family

Family history starts with individual stories that are then backed up by documentation.


Family History Sample Outline and Questions. (2014). UCLA Library. Center for Oral History Research. UC Regents. Retrieved from http://oralhistory.library.ucla.edu/familyHistory.html

Oral history & interviews >> general resources. (2014). Cyndi's List. Retrieved from http://www.cyndislist.com/oral/general/

Virtual Cemetery Records

Find a Grave. (2014). Retrieved from http://www.findagrave.com/

Users living in the United States, Canada, and England can add virtual cemetery records of family members free-of-charge, including, name, birth and death dates and places, biographical information (the user can cut and paste funeral announcements) and burial location. They can also search for burial records on the famous and infamous.

Official Documentation

Afghanistan Genealogy

Afghanistan genealogy & family history research. (2011). Kindred Trails, Inc. Retrieved from http://www.kindredtrails.com/afghanistan.html

African Genealogy

Africa. (2014). Cyndi's List. Retrieved from http://www.cyndislist.com/africa

Africa and African genealogy resources. (2014). Search Beat. Retrieved from http://society.searchbeat.com/africaroots.htm

Nigeria genealogy forum. (2012). GenForum. Genealogy.com Retrieved from http://genforum.genealogy.com/nigeria/

Zimbabwe. (2014). About Parenting. About.com. Retrieved from http://genealogy.about.com/od/zimbabwe/

Zimbabwe. (2014, January 21). FamilySearch. Retrieved from https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe, Death Records (FamilySearch Historic Records). (2014, September 23). FamilySearch. Retrieved from http://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Zimbabwe,_Death_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)

Albanian Genealogy

Albania. (2014, October 29). FamilySearch. Retrieved from https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Albania

Albanian Genealogy. (2014). Southern Sun Digital Media. Retrieved from http://www.genealogylinks.net/europe/albania/

Albania genealogy & family history resources. (2011). Kindred Trails, Inc. Retrieved from http://www.kindredtrails.com/albania.html

Albania genealogy forum. (2013). GenForum. Genealogy.com. Retrieved from http://genforum.genealogy.com/albania/

Argentinean Genealogy

Argentina. (2014, October 31). Family Search. Retrieved from https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Argentina


Argentina genealogy & family history resources. (2011). Kindred Trails, Inc. Retrieved from http://kindredtrails.com/argentina.html


Argentina genealogy forum. (2014). GenForum. Genealogy.com. Retrieved from http://www.genforum.genealogy.com/argentina/


Argentina genealogy resources. (2014). Meaning-of-Names.com. Retrieved from http://surnames.meaning-of-names.com/genealogy/argentina/


Buenos Aiires, Argentina genealogy forum. (2012). GenForum. Genealogy.com. Retrieved from http://genforum.genealogy.com/argentina/buenosaires/

Take the time to share your family's story with the next generation!
Austrian & Hungarian Genealogy

Alzo, Lisa A. (n. d.). 25 essential websites for Austro-Hungarian genealogy. Internet Genealogy. Retrieved from http://www.internet-genealogy.com/austriahungary25.htm

Austria. (2014, October 29). Family Search. Retrieved from https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Austria


Austria Genealogy. (2014). Southern Sun Digital Media. Retrieved from http://www.genealogylinks.net/europe/austria/


Austria genealogy forum (2014). GenForum. Retrieved from http://genforum.genealogy.com/austria/


Hungary. (2014, November 3). Family Search. Retrieved from https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Hungary


Hungary genealogy forum. (2014). GenForum. Retrieved from http://genforum.genealogy.com/hungary/


Wardell, Charles. (2014). AustriaGenWeb. Retrieved from http://www.austriagenweb.org

Australian Genealogy

Australian Family History and Genealogy Selected Websites. (n. d.). National Library of Australia. Retrieved from http://www.nla.gov.au/family-history/genealogy-selected-websites


Australia Genealogy. (2014). Southern Sun Digital Media. Retrieved from http://www.genealogylinks.net/australia/


Australia >> general records. (2014). Cyndi's List. Retrieved from http://www.cyndislist.com/australia/general/


Powell, Kimberly. (2014). Top databases & websites for Australian genealogy. About Parenting. About.com. Retrieved from http://genealogy.about.com/od/australia/tp/top_databases.-9b1.htm


Tester, Alona. (2011, February 18). 12 “must visit” free websites for researching Australian genealogy. Genealogy & History News. Retrieved from http://www.gouldgenealogy.com/2011/02/12-must-visit-free-websites-for-researching-australian-genealogy/

Brazilian Genealogy

Brazil genealogy. (2014, September 15). Family Search. Retrieved from http://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Brazil_Genealogy


Brazil genealogy & family history resources. (2011). Kindred Trails, Inc. Retrieved from http://www.kindredtrails.com/brazil.html


Brazil genealogy forum. (2009). GenForum. Genealogy.com. Retrieved from http://genforum.genealogy.com/brazil/

Bulgarian Genealogy

Bulgaria. (2014). Ancestry.com. Retrieved from http://search.ancestry.com/Places/Europe/Bulgaria/Default.aspx

Bulgaria. (2014, October 27). FamilySearch. Retrieved from https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Bulgaria

Bulgaria Genealogy. (2014). Southern Sun Digital Media. Retrieved from http://www.genealogylinks.net/europe/bulgaria/index.html

Bulgarian genealogy. (2014). Family Tree Magazine. Retrieved from http://www.familytreemagazine.com/articlelist/bulgarian

Bulgarian genealogy and family history. (2011). Kindred Trails, Inc. Retrieved from http://www.kindredtrails.com/bulgaria.html

Bulgarian genealogy forum. (2014). GenForum. Genealogy.com. Retrieved from http://genforum.genealogy.com/bulgaria/

Central & South America Genealogy

Selected-websites Central & South America. (2014). Cyndi's List. Retrieved from http://www.cyndislist.com/central-and-south-america/


Discovering family histories: America-South & Central. (2005, September 12). RootsWeb. Retrieved from http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~northing/placenames/am-so-cntrl.html


Powell, Kimberly. (n. d.). Mexico, Central America, and South America. Net Places. Online Genealogy. Retrieved from http://www.netplaces.com/online-genealogy/locate-records-abroad/mexico-central-america-and-south-america.htm

Cambodian Genealogy

Cambodian genealogy. (2011). Kindred Trails, Inc. Retrieved from http://www.kindredtrails.com/cambodia.html

Cambodian genealogy forum. (2011). GenForum. Genealogy.com. Retrieved from http://genforum.genealogy.com/cambodia/

Chilean Genealogy

Chile genealogy. (2014, March 18). Family Search. Retrieved from http://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Chile_Genealogy


Chile genealogy & family history resources. (2011). Kindred Trails, Inc. Retrieved from http://www.kindredtrails.com/chile.html


Chile genealogy forum (2009). GenForum. Genealogy.com. Retrieved from http://genforum.genealogy.com/chile/

White is the color of mourning in China rather than black.
Chinese Genealogy

China. (2014). About Parenting. About.com. Retrieved from http://genealogy.about.com/od/china/


Chinese Genealogy People's Republic of China. (2011). Kindred Trails, Inc. Retrieved from http://www.kindredtrails.com/china.html

House of Chinn. (n. d.). Retrieved from http://houseofchinn.com/ChineseGenealogy.html

Siyi genealogy. (2014). Chinese Genealogy. Retrieved from http://legacy1.net/


Hong Kong genealogy forum. (2014). GenForum. Genealogy.com. Retrieved from http://genforum.genealogy.com/hongkong/

Taiwan genealogy & family history resources. (2011). Kindred Trails, Inc. Retrieved from http://www.kindredtrails.com/taiwan.html


Taiwan genealogy forum. (2009). GenForum. Genealogy.com. Retrieved from http://genforum.genealogy.com/taiwan/

Prague cemetery
Czech Genealogy

Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International. (2014). Retrieved from http://www.cgsi.org/


Czech genealogy. (2014) Archives.com. Retrieved from http://www.archives.com/genealogy/family-heritage-czech.html


Czech Republic & Slovakia. (2014). Cyndi's List. Retrieved from http://www.cyndislist.com/czech/


Genealogical and family history research in the Czech Republic. (2014). Embassy of the Czech Republic in Washington, D. C. Retrieved from http://www.mzv.cz/washington/en/culture_events/cz_us_community/genealogy/


Powell, Kimberly. (2014). 5 places to begin a search for Czech ancestors. About Parenting. About.com. Retrieved from http://genealogy.about.com/od/europe/tp/czech-genealogy-online.htm

Estonian Genealogy

Free resources are available, although they may otherwise be on a subscription database, and they also might not have been translated into English.

Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia, & Lithuania. (2014). Cyndi's List. Retrieved from http://www.cyndislist.com/baltic/bmd/

Estonia. (2014). Ancestry.com. Retrieved from http://search.ancestry.com/Places/Europe/Estonia/Default.aspx

Estonia genealogy. (2011). Kindred Trails, Inc. Retrieved from http://www.kindredtrails.com/estonia.html

Estonia genealogy forum. (2013). GenForum. Genealogy.com. Retrieved from http://genforum.genealogy.com/estonia/

Estonia population registers, 1918-1944. (2014, October 30). Family Search. Retrieved from https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Estonia,_Population_Registers_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records


Haud, Urmas. (n. d.). How to find relatives in Estonia. Retrieved from http://www.aai.ee/~urmas/urm/vast.html

Useful links. (n. d.). Genealoogia. Retrieved from http://www.genealoogia.ee/English/links.html

Finnish Genealogy

Finland Genealogy. (2014). Southern Sun Digital Media. Retrieved from http://www.genealogylinks.net/europe/finland/index.html

Finland / Syomi. (2014). Cyndi's List. Retrieved from http://www.cyndislist.com/finland/

Mether, Leif. (2000, June). Finnish genealogy. Finnish American Reporter. Retrieved from http://www.genealogia.fi/emi/art/article215e.htm

Georgian Genealogy

Georgian Genealogy. (2014). Retrieved from http://www.geogen.ge/en/

Republic of Georgia genealogical forum. (2014). GenForum. Genealogy.com. Retrieved from http://genforum.genealogy.com/georgia/

Greek Orthodox christenin
Greek Genealogy

Catsakis, Lica. (n. d.). Greek genealogy – family history. Greek Genealogy.org. Retrieved from http://greekgenealogy.org/


D'Addezio, Illya James. (2014). Greek genealogy? Start here! Greek Heritage and Genealogical Home Page. Retrieved from http://www.daddezio.com/grekgen.html


Greece Genealogy. (2014). Southern Sun Digital Media. Retrieved from
http://www.genealogylinks.net/europe/greece/


Greece (Greek) genealogy & family history resources. (2011). Kindred Trails, Inc. http://www.kindredtrails.com/greece.html


Copy this Generation Pedigree Chart (Courtesy  Electric  Scotland).
Indian Genealogy

India [British India 1612 to 1947]. (2014). About Parenting. About.com. Retrieved from http://genealogy.about.com/od/india/

Indian genealogy. (2009, March 17). Family Search. Retrieved from https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/India_Genealogy

Indonesian Genealogy

Most of the once active Indonesian genealogy Websites are in need of a host.

Indonesia (Indonesian) genealogy & family history. (2011). Kindred Trails, Inc. Retrieved from http://www.kindredtrails.com/indonesia.html

Iraqi Genealogy

Iraq genealogy & family history resources. (2011). Kindred Trails, Inc. Retrieved from http://www.kindredtrails.com/iraq.html

Iraq genealogy forum. (2011). GenForum. Genealogy.com. Retrieved from http://genforum.genealogy.com/iraq/

Iraq and Syria. (n. d.). SephardicGen. Retrieved from http://www.sephardicgen.com/iraq_sites.htm

Israeli Genealogy*

Israel genealogy & family history resources. (2011). Kindred Trails, Inc. Retrieved from http://www.kindredtrails.com/israel.html

Israel genealogy forum. (2014). GenForum. Genealogy.com. Retrieved from http://genforum.genealogy.com/israel/

Israel Genealogy Society. (n. d.). Retrieved from http://www.isragen.org.il/

Israel Genealogy Research Association. (2014). Retrieved from http://genealogy.org.il/

*See also Israeli Genealogy.

Jewish wedding ceremony
Japanese Genealogy

Japan. (2014). About Parenting. About.com. Retrieved from http://genealogy.about.com/od/japan/

Japan GenWeb. (2007). RootsWeb. Retrieved from http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jpnwgw
Japanese Birth Certificate
Jewish Genealogy*

JewishGen. (2014). Retrieved from http://www.jewishgen.org/

Jewish genealogy research. (2014, July 26). FamilySearch. Retrieved from https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Jewish_Genealogy_Research


Jewish Genealogical Society. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.jgsny.org/


Rich, Tracey R. (2012). Jewish genealogy. Judaism 101. Retrieved from http://www.jewfaq.org/genealogy.htm

*See also Israeli Genealogy.
Korean wedding

Korean Genealogy

Korean genealogy. (n. d.). Retrieved from http://koreangenealogy.org/

South Korea GenWeb Project. (2007). RootsWeb. Retrieved from http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~korwgw-s/
Latvian Genealogy

Latvia. (2014). Ancestry.com. Retrieved from http://search.ancestry.com/Places/Europe/Latvia/Default.aspx

Latvia genealogy forum. (2014) GenForum. Genealogy.com. Retrieved from http://genforum.genealogy.com/latvia/

Latvia Genealogy. (2014). Southern Sun Digital Media. Retrieved from http://www.genealogylinks.net/europe/latvia/

Latvia [Latvian] genealogy & family history resources. (2011). Kindred Trails, Inc. Retrieved from http://www.kindredtrails.com/latvia.html

Latvia vital records of the late 19th, early 20th centuries. (2013, September 18). Free Genealogy Tools. Retrieved from http://www.freegenealogytools.com/2009/09/latvia-vital-records-of-late-19th-early.html

Lithuanian Genealogy

Lithuania family history & genealogy. (2014). About Parenting. About.com. Retrieved from http://genealogy.about.com/od/lithuania/

Lithuania genealogy forum. (2014). GenForum. Genealogy.com. Retrieved from http://genforum.genealogy.com/lithuania/

Lithuania Global Genealogical Society. (2013, March 26). Retrieved from http://www.lithuaniangenealogy.org/

Lithuanian online genealogy records. (2013, July 25). Family Search. Retrieved from http://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Lithuania_Online_Genealogy_Records

Malaysian Genealogy

Asia & the Pacific >> libraries, archives & museums. (2014). Cyndi's List. Retrieved from http://www.cyndislist.com/asia/libraries/

Category: Malaysian Family History Centres. (2011, May 1). FamilySearch. Retrieved from https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Category:Malaysia_Family_History_Centres

Malaysia genealogical forum. (all messages). (2014). GenForum. Genealogy.com. Retrieved from http://genforum.genealogy.com/malaysia/all.html

A Muslim bridal gown
Middle Eastern Genealogy

Bennett, Sandra Hasser. (2000). Researching your Lebanese or Syrian ancestry. Genealogy Today. Retrieved from http://www.genealogytoday.com/family/syrian/

Egypt genealogy forum. (2014). GenForum. Genealogy.com Retrieved from http://genforum.genealogy.com/egypt/

Hart, Anne. (2014). How to trace genealogy in the Middle East or Eastern Europe. Assyrian International News Agency. Retrieved from http://www.aina.org/ata/20101028214412.html

Lebanon Genealogy Forum. (2014). GenForum. Genealogy.com. Retrieved from http://genforum.genealogy.com/lebanon/

Middle East. (2014). Cyndi's List. Retrieved from http://www.cyndislist.com/middle-east

Marriage license printed in Arabic
New Zealand Genealogy

Genealogy links. New Zealand History. (2014, September 8). Ministry for Culture & Heritage. Retrieved from http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/hands/links-genealogy/genealogy-links

New Zealand Genealogical Forum. (2014). GenForum. Retrieved from http://genforum.genealogy.com/newzealand/

New Zealand Genealogy. (2014). Southern Sun Digital Media. Retrieved from http://www.genealogylinks.net/newzealand/

Filipino Genealogy

Philippines. (2014, October 1). Family Search. Retrieved from https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Philippines

Philippines genealogical forum. (2013). GenForum. Genealogy.com. Retrieved from http://genforum.genealogy.com/philippines/

Snow, Barb. (2010, October 17). Your Guide to Researching Filipino Ancestors. Retrieved from http://www.barbsnow.net/Philippines.html


Pakistani Genealogy

Pakistan genealogy. (2010, August 6). FamilySearch. Retrieved from http://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Pakistan_Genealogy


Pakistan genealogy & family history resources. (2011). Kindred Trails, Inc. Retrieved from http://www.kindredtrails.com/pakistan.html

Pakistan genealogy forum. (2013). GenForum. Genealogy.com. Retrieved from http://genforum.genealogy.com/pakistan/

Pakistan Genealogy Resources. (2009, July 12). Lonely Planet Publications. Retrieved from http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pakwgw/

Polish Genealogy

Poland. Polska. (2014). Cyndi's List. Retrieved from http://www.cyndislist.com/poland/

Polish genealogy & family history. (n. d.). About Parenting. About.com. Retrieved from http://genealogy.about.com/od/poland/

Polish Genealogy Project. (2008). Retrieved from http://polishgeno.com/

Polish Genealogical Society of America. (2014). Retrieved from http://pgsa.org/

Polish Roots. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.polishroots.org/

Powell, Kimberly. (2014). Polish genealogical daatabases online. About Parenting. About.com. Retrieved from http://genealogy.about.com/od/poland/tp/Polish-Genealogy-Databases-Online.htm

Romanian Genealogy

Along with databases that require a subscription, Ancestry.com also furnishes free resources. All Romanian reserchers whether Jewish or not should also browse the Romanian Jewish Family History Research Guide, which contains some very informative URL links.

Romania. (2014). Ancestry.com. Retrieved from http://search.ancestry.com/Places/Europe/Romania/Default.aspx

Romania Genealogy. (2014). Southern Sun Digital Media. Retrieved from http://www.genealogylinks.net/europe/romania/index.html

Romania genealogy forum. (2014). GenForum. Genealogy.com. Retrieved from http://genforum.genealogy.com/romania/

Romanian Jewish Family History Research Guide. (2011). Ackman & Ziff Family Genealogy Institute. Retrieved from http://researchguides.cjh.org/RomaniaGuide.pdf

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Russian Genealogy

Russia. (2014). Ancestry.com. Retrieved from http://search.ancestry.com/Places/Asia/Russia/Default.aspx


Russian genealogy & family history. (2014). About Parenting. About.com. Retrieved from http://genealogy.about.com/od/russia/

Russian genealogy. (2014). Southern Sun Digital Media. Retrieved from http://www.genealogylinks.net/europe/russia/

Russian wedding
Singapore Genealogy 

Genealogy records at the National Archives of Singapore. (3024, November 5). FamilySearch. Retrieved from
http://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Genealogy_Records_at_the_National_Archives_of_Singapore


Genealogy Society Singapore. (2012). Retrieved from http://singaporegenealogy.org/



Singapore genealogical forum. (2014). GenForum.Retrieved from http://www.genforum.genealogy.com/singapore/



South African Genealogy


Mercer, Conrod. (2000, March 26). South African Genealogy. Retrieved from http://home.global.co.za/~mercon/



South African Family History. (2014). Retrieved from http://southafricanfamilyhistory.com/



South Africa /Suid Afrika>> general. Cyndi's List. Retrieved from http://www.cyndislist.com/south-africa/general/

Warr, Sharon. (n. d.). South African Genealogy. Retrieved from http://www.sagenealogy.co.za/


Syrian Genealogy 

Syria genealogy resources. (2014). Meaning-of-Names.com. Retrieved from http://surnames.meaning-of-names.com/genealogy/syria/

Thai Genealogy

Thailand genealogy. (2013, August 31). Family Search. Retrieved from http://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Thailand_Genealogy


Thailand genealogy forum. (2012). GenForum. Genealogy.com. Retrieved from http://genforum.genealogy.com/thailand/

Thai marriage ceremon
Turkish Genealogy

Dibs, Raymond Maurice K. H. (1998). Turkey geneo[a]logy Web. Roots Web. Retrieved from http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~turwgw/


Genealogy of Turkey-Turkey historical resources. (201). Meaning-of-Names.com. Retrieved from http://surnames.meaning-of-names.com/genealogy/turkey/


Turkey (Turkish) genealogy & family history. (2011). Kindred Trails, Inc. Retrieved from http://www.kindredtrails.com/turkey.html

Ukrainian Genealogy



Bielawa, Matthew. (2002, April). Genealogy of Halychyna/Eastern Galicia. Retrieved from http://www.halgal.com/index.htm


Genealogy. (2014). Ukraine.com. New Media Holdings. Retrieved from http://www.ukraine.com/forums/genealogy/


JewishGen, Ukraine database. (2014). JewishGen. Retrieved from http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Ukraine/


Ukraine. (2014, October 27). FamilySearch. Retrieved from https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Ukraine


Ukraine genealogy & family history. (2014). About Parenting. About.com. Retrieved from http://genealogy.about.com/od/ukraine/

Ukraine genealogy forum. (2014). GenForum. Genealogy.com. Retrieved from http://genforum.genealogy.com/ukraine/

Ukrainian Genealogical Society. (2002, August 22). Lighthouse Genealogy Service. Retrieved from http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ukrgs/index.htm


Vietnamese Ancestry

Vietnam GenWeb. (2007, August 25). AsianGenWeb. Retrieved from http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vnmwgw/
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If you need additional genealogical advice, go to
Free Genealogical Websites. (2013, February 13). McGregor, Texas, McGinley Memorial Public Library Books and Friends. Retrieved from http://evelynelainesmith.blogspot.com/2013/02/free-genealogical-web-sites.htm
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Teaching Children Family History

An appreciation for family history often starts in childhood!
Family history for children. (2014, October 1). FamilySearch. Retrieved from https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Family_History_Activities_for_Children:_3-11

Family history ideas for children. (n. d.). RootsWeb. Retrieved  from
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rumykin4/fhc2.htm

Holik, Jennifer. (2014, September 3). Teaching genealogy in the classroom: Tips for teachers. Archives. Retrieved from http://www.archives.com/experts/holik-urban-jennifer/teaching-genealogy-in-the-classroom.html

Powell, Kimberly. (2014). Family history in the classroom. About Parenting. About.com. Retrieved from http://genealogy.about.com/od/lesson_plans/a/family_tree_projects.htm

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Genealogy as a History Fair Project

American History & Genealogy Project. (2014, November 11). Retrieved from http://www.ahgp.org/

Regional family history & genealogy fair. (2014, September 27). The Journal Times. Retrieved from http://journaltimes.com/calendar/community/regional-family-history-genealogy-fair/event_dff896b2-3833-11e4-a127-10604b9f2f3c.html

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