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South Africa


Goal 10: Get Help


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South Africa Provinces



Goal 10: Get help with your South Africa research.


Choices


AUse Facebook pages to get answers to your questions.


  1. Visit the South African Genealogy Group on Facebook.
  2. Visit the Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community on Facebook.
  3. Visit the Genealogy in South Africa & Friends Search group on Facebook.
  4. Visit the German Genealogy in South Africa group on Facebook.
  5. See the Genealogy on Facebook list of Facebook groups dedicated to helping with research for South Africa.

BJoin a mailing list or message board for South Africa research.


  1. Join the RootsChat forum.
  2. Explore the South Africa research mailing lists on Cyndi's List.
  3. Use the Ancestry message boards to read or post questions about South Africa research.
  4. Explore the FamilySearch community for Africa research.
  5. Get personalized help from a research volunteer at the Family History Library.
  6. Request scans or indexes from catalog records available at the Family History Library.
  7. Explore South Africa research questions in the Genealogy Stack Exchange.

CLearn about South Africa genealogy societies.


  1. Learn about South Africa genealogy societies in this FamilySearch Wiki article.

    FS—Wiki: South Africa Societies

  2. Explore South Africa genealogy society sites on Cyndi's List.
  3. Get help at a FamilySearch center in South Africa.