How to Find Descendants in the United States: Difference between revisions

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| valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | '''Expert 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:  
| valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | '''Expert 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:  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog&catSearchType=surname Family History Library Catalog Surname Search]  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog&catSearchType=surname FamilySearch 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]  
*[http://worldcat.org/ WorldCat (WorldCatalog) Search]  
*[http://worldcat.org/ WorldCat (WorldCatalog) Search]  
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The Family History Library Catalog has an index of published family histories.  
The FamilySearch Catalog has an index of published family histories.  


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Click '''[https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog&catSearchType=surname here]''' to use the '''Surname Search''' of the Family History Library Catalog  
Click '''[https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog&catSearchType=surname here]''' to use the '''Surname Search''' of the FamilySearch Catalog  


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Enter the family name in the search box; then check the search results. If the book has been microfilmed, you can order a copy of it through your local family history center. For common surnames, choose '''Keyword Search''' in the Family History Library Catalog and add an additional surname or the name of the location where the family lived to narrow the search.  
Enter the family name in the search box; then check the search results. If the book has been microfilmed, you can order a copy of it through your local family history center. For common surnames, choose '''Keyword Search''' in the FamilySearch Catalog and add an additional surname or the name of the location where the family lived to narrow the search.  


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