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family Bible - Bible in which family births, marriages, and deaths are recorded

family group sheet - Form for recording genealogical information on a husband and wife and their children

family historian - Person who collects and compiles information about a family’s history

family history - History of a person’s family or ancestors

Family History Center - Local research facility affiliated with the LDS Family History Library

Family History Library - Genealogical library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah

family number - Number assigned to a household on a census schedule

federal population census - Enumeration of the population by the federal government taken every ten years since 1790

FHL - Abbreviation for “Family History Library”

“final papers” - Petition for naturalization with supporting affidavits filed by an alien in a court

finding aid - Guide to the use of specific research materials or a specific repository, such an index or catalog

first cousin - Person with whom one has in common two grandparents and their ancestors

“first papers” - Declaration of intention filed by an alien in a court

footnote - Reference to a source of information

Freedom of Information Act - Law permitting access to public records maintained by government agencies

 

 

 

 


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