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Thursday, March 5th, 2026 at 4:00 PM (GMT+0)
New Ancestor Connector: Part 1 - The Tool
Over 21,000 individuals have been identified within Wilford Woodruff’s records. In this session, you will be introduced to the Ancestor Connector, with access to more than 14,000 digitized and newly transcribed primary-source records. All of the individuals mentioned in the records, as well as their parents, spouses, and children, from the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and the Pacific Islands have been researched by trained genealogists. With the new Ancestor Connector you can use your FamilySearch account to access this unique database of research. In this session, you will learn how easy it is to explore these historical records and meet new relatives. You will be able to navigate the database and access sources drawn from 55,000 pages of transcribed historical documents now available online. Find out how to instantly add new branches to your family tree. In Part 1, you will be introduced to the tool, why it is significant, and where the sources came from.
Syllabus for: The New Wilford Woodruff Papers’ Relative Finder Part 1
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