Key (boarding) Into Card Catalogs

By Rick Crume Premium

Typical search engines won 't uncover the ancestral clues hidden in library collections. Our guide shows you how to scour the stacks — online.

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A contributing editor for Family Tree Magazine, Rick Crume specializes in online research, genealogy software, DNA testing and British genealogy.

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