I received an email from one of my clients and I think she’s come across a wonderful example of how powerful the Record Search pilot site is. With her permission, I will post her note here in a slightly edited form. Thank you, Margie! Cynthia ________________________________________________________________________ When the Chicago birth certificates became available [at www.familysearch.org] I pulled up everyone I could think of. I was looking for two sisters, Mabel and Joan Hayes. I found Joan. Baby not yet named Second baby, two living Father, Joseph Hayes, born in Pontiac Illinois, age 37, laborer Mother Hannah Austgen Hayes, born in St. John, Indiana, age 31 I could not find Mabel. When I search for the name Austgen, I came up with Mary *BROWN* First baby, one living Born December 29, 1910 Father, Joseph BROWN, born in Pontiac, Illinois, age 37, laborer Mother, Hannah AUSTIN BROWN, born in Dyer, Illinois, age 29 Dyer is in Indiana, not Illinois, and is right ne
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