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 == Special Genealogical Collections (Ættatølurbækur) ==
-Research use: These records give linkage and genealogical information.
+These records give linkage and genealogical information. These include collections compiled by Jon Espolin, Steingrimur Jonsson, Olafur Snoksdalin, and Einar Jonsson; as well as pedigrees and genealogies of Skagafjarðar County. The materials held by the FamilyHistory Library cover the time period from 874 to the 1930s.
-Record type: Collections of genealogical information. These include collections compiled by Jon Espolin, Steingrimur Jonsson, Olafur Snoksdalin, and Einar Jonsson; as well as pedigrees and genealogies of Skagafjarðar County.
+They generally contain the names of persons, their dates and places of birth and death, parentage, names of spouse and children, residence, occupations; general biographical information; pedigrees listing several generations of ancestry with dates of birth, marriage, and death.
-Time period: 874 to the 1930s.
+The National Archives in Reykjavik holds a considerable number of these records.
-Contents: Names of persons, their dates and places of birth and death, parentage, names of spouse and children, residence, occupations; general biographical information; pedigrees listing several generations of ancestry with dates of birth, marriage, and death.
-Location: National Archives.
-Percentage in Family History Library: 100% of the material at the National Archives has been acquired.
-Population coverage: 40 to 50%.
-Reliability: Fair to very good.
-Accessibility: Most records are accessible on microfilm through the Family History Library. Records are also accessible to researchers at the National Archives and National Library.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Iceland,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1988-1997.</ref>
 == References  ==