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| valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | ''' | | valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | '''Tip:''' Many family histories can be accessed on the Internet. You can also request them at your local library through an interlibrary loan system, or they can be sent to a family history center. The following are great places to start your search for family histories: | ||
* [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=surnamesearch&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library Catalog Surname Search] | * [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=surnamesearch&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library Catalog Surname Search] | ||
* [http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/ BYU Family History Archives Online] | * [http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/ BYU Family History Archives Online] | ||
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'''Internet search engines.''' Search engines, such as Google or Yahoo, help you learn if someone has posted information on the Internet about your ancestors or their descendants. Search engines may help you find pedigree charts, family Web sites, cemetery records, personal histories, family Bibles, and so forth. | '''Internet search engines.''' Search engines, such as Google or Yahoo, help you learn if someone has posted information on the Internet about your ancestors or their descendants. Search engines may help you find pedigree charts, family Web sites, cemetery records, personal histories, family Bibles, and so forth. | ||
''''' | '''''Tip: '''''<nowiki>You may find many references to your ancestor in a search engine, especially if he or she has a common name. The following search strategies can help to narrow your search:</nowiki> | ||
''— To search for an exact phrase or name, put quotation marks around your search terms. For example, search on '''"John K. Doe"''' (typing the quotation marks into the search box). Also try putting the surname first and the given name second—'''“Doe, John K.”''''' | ''— To search for an exact phrase or name, put quotation marks around your search terms. For example, search on '''"John K. Doe"''' (typing the quotation marks into the search box). Also try putting the surname first and the given name second—'''“Doe, John K.”''''' | ||