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I've been using the Broderbund Family Tree Maker software for a number of years. The first World Family Tree bundle contained two surnames in my tree. With help from your web site I contacted the person who submitted the tree. While the families roots were in Wisconsin, the submitter and I lived only a half mile from each other in St. Paul, Minnesota. We met, compared notes and discovered we were related by marriage. He had the names of other family members who had researched that particular line. I've met some of these cousins and corresponded with others for over five years. Data from these cousins and a letter they had received in 1983 led me to believe that my ancesters had immigrated a generation earlier (1830 rather than 1850) than I had thought. Because I now have data on a number of family members I was able to find the immigration records of my ancestors, in spite of our surname being horribly misspelled. This led to connections with still other branches of the family. With help from four avid genealogist cousins from two different branches of my paternal family tree, I have information on over 2000 cousins and ancesters in that branch.
Bill
I have had wonderful success using Family Tree Maker to search for my family. I have had e-mail contact and mail contact with at least 6 distant family members found through Family Tree Maker. The ability to ask for and receive submitter information is invaluable. I have now exchanged material with 3 distant and previously unkown family members. We have exchanged family information which helped all of us further our research.
Mary
I want to thank you for sending me the address I requested. I was amazed and delighted to find my ancestors in a fellow researchers family tree. Because of World Family Tree I have found three distant cousins. The families all had so many children during the 1700s and 1800s, the number of possible relatives is mind boggling. Family file 307 had a few facts I did not have, and I have pictures that my fellow researcher may not have.
Thank you for providing this service!!!
Sincerely, Mairzy
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