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Most microfilm and microfiche records can be sent to your nearest [[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|FamilySearch Center]]. If a particular item is available at another FamilySearch Center besides the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, then a pull-down menu will indicate the locations where the item is available. | Most microfilm and microfiche records can be sent to your nearest [[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|FamilySearch Center]]. If a particular item is available at another FamilySearch Center besides the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, then a pull-down menu will indicate the locations where the item is available. | ||
=== Where Is | === Where Is the Catalog Found? === | ||
The [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog] is available on the Internet at the [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] splash page under the '''Search''' tab. Previous versions of the catalog were released on compact disc and on microfiche, but those versions are significantly outdated, and do not list films acquired after the publication date on the disc or microfiche.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><br> | The [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog] is available on the Internet at the [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] splash page under the '''Search''' tab. Previous versions of the catalog were released on compact disc and on microfiche, but those versions are significantly outdated, and do not list films acquired after the publication date on the disc or microfiche.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><br> | ||
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=== When It's Not in the Catalog === | === When It's Not in the Catalog === | ||
'''Before concluding | '''Before concluding that something is not in the FamilySearch Catalog''', try the following strategies: | ||
*Look again in Surnames Search for [[Guessing a Name Variation|variations of the family name]].<br> | *Look again in Surnames Search for [[Guessing a Name Variation|variations of the family name]].<br> | ||
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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]. | ||
<br> '''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. | |||
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