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Who Do You Know You Are? Exploring Your Family & Personal History

America is riveted right now by NBC’s hit show “Who Do You Think You Are?” which, in partnership with Ancestry.com, shares the genealogical history of well known entertainment personalities Spike Lee, Brooke Shields, Susan Sarandon, Lisa Kudrow (who is also the Executive Producer), Sarah Jessica Parker & husband Matthew Broderick as well as Emmitt Smith. It airs on Fridays at 8/7 PM. You can find more information about the show including the schedule and full episodes at NBC’s website.

Genealogy is hot right now. The ease of online databases such as Ancestry.com, World Vital Records and Ellis Island, among others, allows the armchair genealogist to quickly and inexpensively find records such as census, birth and death certificates, immigration manifests and other important tracks in the lives of their ancestors. Over at Geneabloggers.com you can find a variety of blogs and resources dedicated to helping you explore your family tree.

There’s no knowing how difficult the trail will be until you start. You can do it all yourself and if you choose that path, you should be prepared to dedicate many months if not years to putting your family puzzle together. You can get assistance from genealogical libraries. Here in Houston we have the
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Library Center for Genealogical Research which hosts a variety of classes to better help you utilize the library as well as providing individual support during your search. The Houston Chronicle has done several articles about locals who have successfully used the Clayton Library to locate information on their families. Most recently this article appeared on March 7, 2010. Read my complete article here...>

Who Do You Know You Are? Exploring Your Family & Personal History

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