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=== What Is the FamilySearch Catalog? === | === What Is the FamilySearch Catalog? === | ||
The '''[https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog] '''(formerly '''''FamilySearch Catalog''''') describes genealogical resources held by [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch], the [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library | The '''[https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog] '''(formerly '''''FamilySearch Catalog''''') describes genealogical resources held by [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch], the [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library FamilySearch Library], and selected [[Introduction to Family History Centers|FamilySearch Centers]]. <br><br> | ||
The Catalog is a guide to birth, marriage, and death records; census records; church registers; books; periodicals; family histories and many other records that contain genealogical information. These records may be searchable online, on microfiche or microfilm, in a book or in a computer file. | The Catalog is a guide to birth, marriage, and death records; census records; church registers; books; periodicals; family histories and many other records that contain genealogical information. These records may be searchable online, on microfiche or microfilm, in a book or in a computer file. | ||
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*'''Missing:''' the item is currently missing from the shelf or location to which it is assigned. <br> | *'''Missing:''' the item is currently missing from the shelf or location to which it is assigned. <br> | ||
*'''Not Available:''' this status means the item is not available for use because it is in another location. The item could be with a cataloger, in binding or repair, in the preparation process to soon be shelved, waiting to be digitized, in transit to or from the Library or Center. <br> | *'''Not Available:''' this status means the item is not available for use because it is in another location. The item could be with a cataloger, in binding or repair, in the preparation process to soon be shelved, waiting to be digitized, in transit to or from the Library or Center. <br> | ||
*'''Off-site Storage:''' the item is in the off-site storage location in Salt Lake City, UT, after it was digitized. If the item is not available to view on the Digital Books site, you can request a digital copy to view at the | *'''Off-site Storage:''' the item is in the off-site storage location in Salt Lake City, UT, after it was digitized. If the item is not available to view on the Digital Books site, you can request a digital copy to view at the FamilySearch Library by following the link "Order off-site books to the Library" at the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/family-history-library/books Library "Books" page].<br> | ||
*'''On Loan:''' the item is not available because it is currently being digitized or because a staff member has requested to have the book at their desk for a project or assignment. The book will be returned and made available as soon as possible. <br> | *'''On Loan:''' the item is not available because it is currently being digitized or because a staff member has requested to have the book at their desk for a project or assignment. The book will be returned and made available as soon as possible. <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://www.familysearch.org/hr/search Historical Records Collections]''' you will find billions of names across hundreds of [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library | <br> '''Search the Internet.''' Many records are being digitized and put on the Internet. In FamilySearch's '''[https://www.familysearch.org/hr/search Historical Records Collections]''' you will find billions of names across hundreds of [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library FamilySearch 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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