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Share your Research: The hundreds of gigabytes of data on RootsWeb.com are a by-product of millions of online genealogists sharing research. Communicate with Others: The quickest way to make progress in genealogical research is to connect with someone who is further along or is more experienced than you are. Volunteer: RootsWeb hosts many of the largest volunteer genealogy projects on the Internet. Volunteers locate, transcribe, and publish genealogical data and help new users.

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