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'''Ancestral File'''. The Family History Library has developed a computer database of family information called Ancestral File, containing millions of names. It is available on compact disc and on the Internet through the FamilySearch™ Internet Genealogy Service located at [http://www.familysearch.org/ www.familysearch.org]. To locate Ancestral File, go to 'Search' at the top and then click on '<u>Genealogies</u>'. Once there you will note that not only to do you have ''Ancestral file'' but also the ''Pedigree Resource File''. As with the IGI you can search each one separately or altogether.
'''Ancestral File'''. The Family History Library has developed a computer database of family information called Ancestral File, containing millions of names. It is available on compact disc and on the Internet through the FamilySearch™ Internet Genealogy Service located at [http://www.familysearch.org/ www.familysearch.org]. To locate Ancestral File, go to 'Search' at the top and then click on '<u>Genealogies</u>'. Once there you will note that not only to do you have ''Ancestral file'' but also the ''Pedigree Resource File''. As with the IGI you can search each one separately or altogether.


'''[[Family Group Records Collection]]'''. More than eight million microfilmed family group record forms are in the Family Group Records Collection. The collection has two major sections: the Archive Section and the Patron Section. The film numbers are listed in the Author/Title Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  
'''[[Family Group Records Collection]]'''. More than eight million microfilmed family group record forms are in the Family Group Records Collection. The collection has two major sections: the Archive Section and the Patron Section. The film numbers are listed in the Author/Title Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:  


CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS. GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY. FAMILY GROUP RECORDS COLLECTION  
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS. GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY. FAMILY GROUP RECORDS COLLECTION  
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Many English families produce histories or newsletters that may contain genealogical information, biographies, photographs, or other valuable information.  
Many English families produce histories or newsletters that may contain genealogical information, biographies, photographs, or other valuable information.  


To find family histories in the Family History Library, look under the family name in the Surname Search of the Family History Library Catalog.  
To find family histories in the Family History Library, look under the family name in the Surname Search of the FamilySearch Catalog.  


A good bibliography of family histories is:  
A good bibliography of family histories is:  
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''Register of One-Name Studies''. Twelfth Edition. London, England: Guild of One-Name Studies, 1996. (Family History Library book 942 D24re 1996.&nbsp;BYU Family History Library microfiche '''CS 412 .R44 1997'''.)  
''Register of One-Name Studies''. Twelfth Edition. London, England: Guild of One-Name Studies, 1996. (Family History Library book 942 D24re 1996.&nbsp;BYU Family History Library microfiche '''CS 412 .R44 1997'''.)  


Genealogical collections are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under one of the following:  
Genealogical collections are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under one of the following:  


GREAT BRITAIN - GENEALOGY  
GREAT BRITAIN - GENEALOGY  
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