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Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog (view source)
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=== Which Catalog Search Should I Try? === | === Which Catalog Search Should I Try? === | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:{{FSCSeaBut]]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 in the table below to learn more about that type of search.<br><br> | ||
Use the following table to determine what type of search to do:<br><br><br> | Use the following table to determine what type of search to do:<br><br><br> | ||
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=== Combined Searches === | === Combined Searches === | ||
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[[Image:FSC Combined Search.png|thumb|right|350px | [[Image:FSC Combined Search.png|thumb|right|350px]]You can also combine two or more FamilySearch Catalog searches if a single search alone yields too many results to be practical. For example, you could combine a '''Surnames Search''' and a '''Keywords Search'''. First close all the other search types. Then click the ''Surnames '' and the ''Keywords '' searches. A search for "Smith" in the ''Surnames Search '' yields over 4,000 results. But combined with the ''Keywords Search '' for the phrase "Philadelphia cave" this combination returns only one result.<br><br> | ||
Combining ''Surnames '' and ''Keywords '' searches for a family name and a state where they lived is often a successful strategy. "Smith" in the ''Surnames '' field and combined with "Hawaii" in the ''Keywords '' field will yield a manageable 52 results. | Combining ''Surnames '' and ''Keywords '' searches for a family name and a state where they lived is often a successful strategy. "Smith" in the ''Surnames '' field and combined with "Hawaii" in the ''Keywords '' field will yield a manageable 52 results. | ||