Family Detectives have a passion for researching their roots (Rosen)
lOnline resources are proliferating (both free and commercial)
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lwww.Ancestry.com  – most widely used – 800,000 paying subscribers and 14 million registered users. Based in Provo, Utah.
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lwww.geni.com – Former Paypal COO, David O. Sacks – inspired by family history interest – designed this site combining genealogy software with the ability to network with relatives (like a family Facebook). >500,000 users since January 07 launch. Users can create family trees, post photos, send messages and write free profiles. Viral growth powers this site when users invite others to join.
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lwww.castlegarden.org – recent addition provides free online access to U.S. immigrants to NY in early 1800s to 1890, where www.ellisisland.org takes over.  I had been waiting for this project – to locate my husband’s immigrants in 1870s from Alsace-Lorraine, France. Successful search: several Dontenville family members located, var. sp.
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lKralman-Lambert, Linda. “Genealogy Forum Beginner's Center - Printable Forms.” 2005. <http://www.genealogyforum.com/gfaol/beginners/forms.htm>
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