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Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog (view source)
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__TOC__The '''[https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog] '''(previously known as the '''''Family History Library Catalog''''') describes the genealogical resources held by [http://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch.org], the [[ | __TOC__The '''[https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog] '''(previously known as the '''''Family History Library Catalog''''') describes the genealogical resources held by [http://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch.org], the [[Family History Library]], and other designated FamilySearch Centers or Libraries. | ||
The Catalog is a guide to family histories; birth, marriage, and death records; census records; church registers; books, periodicals and many other records that may contain genealogical information. These records may be in a book, on microfiche or microfilm, searchable online or in a computer file. | The Catalog is a guide to family histories; birth, marriage, and death records; census records; church registers; books, periodicals and many other records that may contain genealogical information. These records may be in a book, on microfiche or microfilm, searchable online or in a computer file. | ||
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=== What Is the FamilySearch Catalog? === | === What Is the FamilySearch Catalog? === | ||
The [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog] is available at FamilySearch.org. (Previous versions of the catalog were released on compact disc and on microfiche, but those versions are significantly outdated, and do not list films acquired after the publication date on the disc or microfiche.)<br> | The [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog] is available at FamilySearch.org. (Previous versions of the catalog were released on compact disc and on microfiche, but those versions are significantly outdated, and do not list films acquired after the publication date on the disc or microfiche.)<br> | ||
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=== Which Catalog Search Should I Try? === | === Which Catalog Search Should I Try? === | ||
The type of search you should do is determined by the kind of catalog entries or records you want to find. Click on the name of each search to learn more. | [[Image:FamilySearch Catalog Search Buttons.jpg|border|right|400px|FamilySearch Catalog Search Buttons.jpg]]The type of search you should do is determined by the kind of catalog entries or records you want to find. Click on the name of each search to learn more.<br><br> | ||
Use the following table to determine what type of search to do: | Use the following table to determine what type of search to do: | ||