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'''Try other repositories.''' Many other libraries and archives have information about ancestors. Try their online catalogs to see if they have what you need. For example, try catalogs like the [http://worldcat.org/ WorldCat] (world's largest network of online content and services), or the [http://www.dar.org/library/onlinlib.cfm Daughters of the American Revolution Online Library Catalog]. | '''Try other repositories.''' Many other libraries and archives have information about ancestors. Try their online catalogs to see if they have what you need. For example, try catalogs like the [http://worldcat.org/ WorldCat] (world's largest network of online content and services), or the [http://www.dar.org/library/onlinlib.cfm Daughters of the American Revolution Online Library Catalog]. | ||
If a repository's catalog is not online, try contacting them by phone or mail to learn if they have records about an ancestor. For a directory of U.S. historical genealogical societies see http://[http://www.obitlinkspage.com/hs/index.html www.obitlinkspage.com/hs/index.html] | If a repository's catalog is not online, try contacting them by phone or mail to learn if they have records about an ancestor. For a directory of U.S. historical genealogical societies see http://[http://www.obitlinkspage.com/hs/index.html www.obitlinkspage.com/hs/index.html]. | ||
'''Search the Internet.''' Many records are being digitized and put on the Internet. In FamilySearch's '''[https://familysearch.org/search Historical Records Collections]''' you will find billions of names across hundreds of [[Family History Library]] collections including birth, marriage, death, probate, land, military, Ancestral File, and the International Genealogical Index. Also, search engines like [http://www.google.com/ Google], or [http://www.yahoo.com/ Yahoo] can help locate many other historical sources available on the Internet. | '''Search the Internet.''' Many records are being digitized and put on the Internet. In FamilySearch's '''[https://familysearch.org/search Historical Records Collections]''' you will find billions of names across hundreds of [[Family History Library]] collections including birth, marriage, death, probate, land, military, Ancestral File, and the International Genealogical Index. Also, search engines like [http://www.google.com/ Google], or [http://www.yahoo.com/ Yahoo] can help locate many other historical sources available on the Internet. | ||