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Subject: Re: Trying to find out my background
Author: Sara Ruth   (Authenticated as Sara Ruth)
Date: March 14, 2008 at 6:38:58 AM
Reply to: Trying to find out my background by Christina
If you're interested in doing some research to find out more about your ancestors and where they came from, I can recommend two free websites.

http://www.familysearch.org/

http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/

Start searching by the name of the ancestors furthest back that you know (grandparents or great-grandparents) and see what you can find.

If you think your ancestors may have immigrated when Ellis Island was open (1892-1954), you might try the following site too.

http://www.ellisisland.org/

I hope this helps!

Sara

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