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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 familys history
family
history - History of a persons 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