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=== FamilySearch™ === | === FamilySearch™ === | ||
'''''FamilySearch at | '''''FamilySearch at FamilySearch Centers'''''. FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing millions of names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your family history research. Some of the records come from compiled sources, and some have been extracted from original sources. The [[Family History Library|FamilySearch Library]] and many [[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|FamilySearch Centers]] have computers with FamilySearch. | ||
FamilySearch Library and FamilySearch Center computers with FamilySearch have access to the Internet, computer on-line services, networks, or bulletin boards. Those services are also available at many public libraries, college libraries, and private locations. | |||
'''''FamilySearch™ Internet Genealogy Service'''''. The Internet site at www.familysearch.org allows you to preserve your genealogy, order | '''''FamilySearch™ Internet Genealogy Service'''''. The Internet site at www.familysearch.org allows you to preserve your genealogy, order FamilySearch Library publications, learn research strategies, and look for information about your ancestors in the following resources: | ||
*[[Ancestral File|''Ancestral File'']], a file of over 35 million names organized into families and pedigrees. | *[[Ancestral File|''Ancestral File'']], a file of over 35 million names organized into families and pedigrees. | ||
*[[International Genealogical Index|''International Genealogical Index'']], an index of over 600 million names extracted out of vital records primarily from the British Isles, North America, and northern Europe. | *[[International Genealogical Index|''International Genealogical Index'']], an index of over 600 million names extracted out of vital records primarily from the British Isles, North America, and northern Europe. | ||
*[[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|'' | *[[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|''FamilySearch Library Catalog'']], a description and classification of over 2 million microfilm reels, and hundreds of thousands of genealogical books. You can search the catalog by family name, locality, author, or book or film number. | ||
*[[FamilySearch Research Wiki]], how-to advice by the genealogical | *[[FamilySearch Research Wiki]], how-to advice for you by the genealogical community. | ||
*[[FamilySearch Historical Record Collections]], a huge number of original source records. | *[[FamilySearch Historical Record Collections]], a huge number of original source records online. | ||
=== Family History Library Catalog === | === Family History Library Catalog === | ||