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May 6, 2002
This Week's tip:
Family Bibles are Precious Resources
Available to Genealogists
Family Bibles are among the most precious resources available to
genealogists today, and yet, among the most difficult to find. Experienced
genealogists recognize the family Bible as a tender source of carefully
kept records within the pages of a Bible. Beginners need to know that
these records exist in many families and could be tucked away on a top
bookshelf or even stored in a basement with other personal papers. In
these books, parents kept record of births, deaths, marriages, baptisms,
christenings, and notes of other significant personal events. The private
nature of family Bibles makes them hard to come by. People are recognizing
their value more and more as a source of genealogy information. Tim Conrad
and Kraig Ruckel are the creators of a Web site called Pennsylvania
Family Bibles at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/3955/bibles.htm.
The page is "dedicated to providing family Bible and other
information to other researchers." The page includes typed versions
of extracts from family Bibles or links to such information by county and
surname. Examine this site to see what kind of information is included in
a family Bible and possibly discover new information about your
Pennsylvania ancestors!
For more great tips visit Everton's
Family History Network 
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