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Organizing Your Family History Research
2024-12-05 12:00:00 2024-12-05 13:00:00 America/New_York Organizing Your Family History Research Keep your genealogy research on track by staying organized. Learn how to organize your genealogy documents and do your research in a systematic manner. Online - Virtual Room - West Oaks

Thursday, December 05
12:00pm - 1:00pm

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Keep your genealogy research on track by staying organized. Learn how to organize your genealogy documents and do your research in a systematic manner.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | History - Culture - Genealogy |

TAGS: | westoaks | genealogy | bb-genealogy |

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