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#Go the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog]. | #Go the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog]. | ||
#Click '''Authors Search'''. | #Click '''Places''' to close the Places Search. | ||
#Click '''Authors Search''' to open it. | |||
#Type the last name of the author, or a corporate name. A corporate name can be the name of an archive. | #Type the last name of the author, or a corporate name. A corporate name can be the name of an archive. | ||
#Type a first name (optional). | #Type a first name (optional). | ||
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#Click '''View Film Notes''' to microfilm or microfiche numbers. | #Click '''View Film Notes''' to microfilm or microfiche numbers. | ||
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== Strategies for Using an Authors Search == | == Strategies for Using an Authors Search == | ||
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For example, if you want to find Jeremiah Smith, typing '''Smith''' in the "Last Name" field and nothing in the "First Name" field will give you a long results list. Typing '''Smith''' in the "Last Name" field and '''Jer*''' in the "First Name" field will give you a shorter list. | For example, if you want to find Jeremiah Smith, typing '''Smith''' in the "Last Name" field and nothing in the "First Name" field will give you a long results list. Typing '''Smith''' in the "Last Name" field and '''Jer*''' in the "First Name" field will give you a shorter list. | ||
Or suppose you want to find St. John's Episcopal Church (Hampton, Virginia). Typing '''St. John’s''' will give you a long results list. Typing '''St. John's Hampton''' will give you a shorter list. | Or suppose you want to find St. John's Episcopal Church (Hampton, Virginia). Typing '''St. John’s''' will give you a long results list. Typing '''St. John's Hampton''' will give you a shorter list. | ||
== How Do I Understand the Results of an Authors Search? == | == How Do I Understand the Results of an Authors Search? == | ||