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Show Genealogy begins with U Eng., died at Ontario, Canada; Ancestor Line is a public service of the Iron Com ty Record. Questions should be directed to the Record, 5i N. 100 West, Cedar City, Utah 84720. Although many of us are blessed by being sons or daughters of . immigrants, im-migrants, most of us are not descendants of recent immigrants. Some time during our research we will find what country our immigrant . ancestors came from. It is at this time many people give up hope for any additional information. Our eleventh genealogical principle is overseas research. It will help give you ideas on how to obtain information!. in-formation!. Researching foreign records can be done quite successfully if we follow these guidelines. First, find out the name and birthplace of your ancestor who came over here. Secondly, see what, if any information you can find out about them here in the United States. Thirdly, try to find out this person's religious preference. This may be very important. Fourthly, Four-thly, if you cannot find out where overseas to write, contact the embassy em-bassy in Washington, D.C. of the Country where your relatives came from. They will send you some information on where to write in their country for information. If by chance you need the embassy address, write me and I will forward you their address. You can also order census records, church records and other records from many foreign countries. If your library cannot obtain these records, I will forward to you the address of the nearest library that has these records. When writing these foreign libraries, be very specific on information you request. Just ask for information on one person or family at time. You need to have a date and location. Do not simply just write for an Olaf Anderson in Norway. Nor-way. Over the next several weeks, we will in great detail discuss overseas research. Next week we will discuss the most important of all principles prin-ciples of genealogy-Persistency. genealogy-Persistency. ANCESTOR LINE Mrs. W. S. Anderson, 1349 Mt. Baker Hwy., Bellingham, Wash., 98226, writes telling us, "Elford, Halstead and Bradley is alive and well... but with the exception ex-ception of Halstead and a few other descendants the family hails mostly from England and Canada. There are a few scattered USA descendents form coast to coast. Bert E. Souch of Penticton, B.C. Canada, is the current president; , 43orothyr.Souchi).. Sarvis, "age 87, is honorary trustee. I, Jean Sarvis Anderson, am the family historian. Our next reunion will be at Cloverdale, Oregon, in July of 1983, at the William Pearn Ranch. We are descendents of William Souch, b 1774, Hartland, Devonshire, |