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Finding your way around this site can be a bit overwhelming at first. Read through the help tips here and then take some time to click on links and explore what is available. An important thing to note before you get started is that all text in the burgandy color is a clickable link. As you move your mouse over the gray words to the left and on the tabs, you will notice they become highlighted with light blue. Highlights alert you to the fact that these words are links, too.
Q: How do I find who I am looking for?
A: There are a number of ways, but the search function on the top of each page provides the most straight forward method.
You might also want to try looking at the Surnames function located to the left of each page if you don't have a clear picture of who you're looking for. 
Clicking "Surnames" brings you to a list of all surnames in the database. Click on the first letter of the last name, or check the list of Top 30 Surnames to see if yours is there. Click the surname to see the list of all individuals with that name. Locate the one you want and click the name. This brings you to the Individual Page for that person. Details of birth, marriage, death as well as family members and sources are on this page.
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Q: How do I find an individual's ancestors?
A: Once you locate an individual and have displayed the person's details, the easiest method is to press the Ancestors tab. All tabs are found on top of the blue bar.
This will show you a graphical display of both the paternal and maternal ancestors.
Once you have the ancestor chart displayed, you can click on the arrows located at the far right ancestor if you need to see
additional ancestors. There are a number of formats for you to choose from
(Standard, Compact, Box, Text, Ahnentafel, and Media) to display ancestors.
Try clicking on the various options and see which one works best for you.
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Q: How do I see an individual's descendants?
A: The tab marked Descendants can be used to display the descendants of an individual.
There are four different formats in which descendants can be displayed.
You can switch between these to display the information to suit your preference.
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Q: How can I tell if two individuals are related?
A: The Relationship tab will show a graphic display of all the people between two relatives.
To use this function, locate the first individual and press the Relationship tab.
Then enter a name in the box and use the find button to locate the second person to be displayed.
Once you have the two people selected click the calculate button to display their relationship. You will see a graphic display linking the two individuals and at the bottom of the chart the relationship will be written out.
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Q: What is the Timeline function?
A: A timeline is displayed for an individual when the Timeline tab is clicked.
The timeline shows important events in history that occurred during the life of an individual or a group of individuals.
It gives you a unique perspective to see what was going on in the world during the lives of our ancestors.
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Q: If I see a mistake in the information presented can I correct it?
A: In the list on the left side of each page you will find "Contact Us". Clicking it allows you to send corrections, updates, comments or any other information
to the database administrator.
Please be sure to include the name of the individual for whom you are making the correction. The database administrator will evaluate your suggestion and add it to the database in the next web update cycle, if appropriate.
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Q: Is there a way to print the display without all the headers and icons?
A: Yes, just click on the Print link locate above the control tabs.
A format that is simplified for printing is presented and you can use the print function of your browser to print the page.
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Q: Why can't I see all the information on a certain person?
A: We take great pains to protect the privacy of all family members.
All names, dates and other information of living individuals are 'hidden'.
Registered users can have access to this information.
If you are a direct descendant or relative of people listed on this website,
please take a moment to register by clicking on "Register for a User Account" to the left.
You will be asked to provide evidence of your relationship. When accepted, you will be able to
view all records of your ancestor's descendants contained in the database.
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Q: What are the benefits of Registering as a User?
A: To see the details of living descendants of your ancestor(s) and their records, documents, photographs and biographies,
you must Register for a User account, and Log In when registration is approved. In many cases, Registered Users will be given access to this site to update and correct the information for their own families.
Registration also ensures the Webmaster can e-mail you with any major changes to the site.
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Q: What if I forget my username and/or password?
A: If you can't remember your username then, via the 'Log In' page, enter the email address you supplied
when you registered and we will send you your username.
However, for security purposes we do not have access to your password.
If you forget it, you can ask the system, again via the 'Log In' page, to issue you a temporary one.
Just enter the email address and the username you supplied when you registered and a temporary password will be issued via email.
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