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Connecticut Family History in Florida Warehouse

Filed in Connecticut, Lost & Found on Jan.09, 2009

A large book found in an Oakland Park, Florida warehouse turned out to contain genealogy. The family is still to be found. Following is a teaser from an interesting article in the February 9, 2009 edition of the Miami Herald. At the back of the 1,159-page book are three pages of carefully scribed names, written [...]

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