| Dear Fellow Genealogist,
On September 4, 1882, Thomas Alva Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, threw the switch activating the power plant he built at Pearl Street in Manhattan. This action was a literal light bulb moment lighting up the properties of JP Morgan and the US Stock Exchange. The Age of Electricity had begun.
In today’s newsletter, we share three articles that may lead to your own light bulb moment. First, is an overview of the International Genealogical Index. This legacy database at FamilySearch includes both indexed and user-contributed information to help you locate vital records for an ancestor.
If you can’t find an ancestor in the IGI, you may appreciate our second article, which details 10 steps to take to research immigrant ancestors in the United States and abroad. If your immigrant ancestors came from Canada, our third article shares details of many on and offline resources for your research.
Lighting up my search,
— Amanda, eLearning Producer, Family Tree University
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