{"id":6538,"date":"2017-05-01T07:34:57","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T12:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genealogytipoftheday.com\/?p=6538"},"modified":"2017-05-01T08:39:26","modified_gmt":"2017-05-01T13:39:26","slug":"preserving-your-personal-papers-and-ephemera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genealogytipoftheday.com\/index.php\/2017\/05\/01\/preserving-your-personal-papers-and-ephemera\/","title":{"rendered":"Preserving Your Personal Papers and Ephemera"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6539 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/we-are-dead.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/we-are-dead.jpg 550w, https:\/\/genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/we-are-dead-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/>It&#8217;s important to preserve the papers you have in addition to locating copies of records on your long deceased ancestors. 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