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'''''FamilySearch™ Internet Genealogy Service'''''. The Internet site at www.familysearch.org allows you to preserve your genealogy, order Family History Library publications, learn research strategies, and look for information about your ancestors in the following resources: | '''''FamilySearch™ Internet Genealogy Service'''''. The Internet site at www.familysearch.org allows you to preserve your genealogy, order Family History Library publications, learn research strategies, and look for information about your ancestors in the following resources: | ||
*[[ | *[[Ancestral File|''Ancestral File'']], a file of over 35 million names organized into families and pedigrees. | ||
*[[ | *[[International Genealogical Index|''International Genealogical Index'']], an index of over 600 million names extracted out of vital records primarily from the British Isles, North America, and northern Europe. | ||
*[[ | *[[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|''Family History Library Catalog'']], a description and classification of over 2 million microfilm reels, and hundreds of thousands of genealogical books. You can search the catalog by family name, locality, author, or book or film number. | ||
*''FamilySearch Research Wiki'', how-to advice by the genealogical community for the community. | *''FamilySearch Research Wiki'', how-to advice by the genealogical community for the community. | ||
=== Family History Library Catalog === | |||
The library’s records are listed in the [[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|Family History Library Catalog]] available at the library and at each Family History Center, and on the Internet at: www.familysearch.org/Search/searchcatalog.asp. To find a record in the Family History Library Catalog, look in the Place Search for: | |||
:*The ''place'' where your ancestor lived: | |||
::'''UNITED STATES''' – CENSUS | |||
::'''MINNESOTA''' – BIOGRAPHY | |||
::'''MINNESOTA, RAMSEY''' – VITAL RECORDS | |||
::'''MINNESOTA, HENNEPIN, MINNEAPOLIS''' – HISTORY | |||
:*The ''record type'' you want, such as: | |||
::UNITED STATES – '''CENSUS''' | |||
::MINNESOTA – '''BIOGRAPHY''' | |||
::MINNESOTA, RAMSEY – '''VITAL RECORDS''' | |||
::MINNESOTA, HENNEPIN, MINNEAPOLIS – '''HISTORY''' | |||
The page titles in these Wiki pages match the names of record types (subject headings) used in the Family History Library Catalog. | |||
{{Minnesota|Minnesota}} | {{Minnesota|Minnesota}} | ||
[[Category:Minnesota|Search Strategies]] | [[Category:Minnesota|Search Strategies]] | ||