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 This set of Wiki pages describes major sources of information about families from [[New York Genealogy|New York]]. As you read this outline, study the [[United States Genealogy|United States]] set of Wiki pages, which will help you understand terminology and the contents and uses of genealogical records.
-=== Records of the Family History Library  ===
+=== Records of the FamilySearch Library  ===
-The [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History Library] has many of the records described in these New York Wiki pages. The library has over 50,000 microfilms and continues acquiring additional materials—particularly for New York City and Long Island. Although the Family History Library has microfilm copies of some twentieth century records, most are of pre-1900 records. The microfilm copies come from records at the National Archives and its Northeast regional center, the state archives, county courthouses, church archives, university libraries, and historical societies.
+The [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library FamilySearch Library] has many of the records described in these New York Wiki pages. The library has over 50,000 microfilms and continues acquiring additional materials—particularly for New York City and Long Island. Although the FamilySearch Library has microfilm copies of some twentieth century records, most are of pre-1900 records. The microfilm copies come from records at the National Archives and its Northeast regional center, the state archives, county courthouses, church archives, university libraries, and historical societies.
-The Family History Library's major holdings include federal and state censuses; church records; passenger lists; and land, probate, naturalization, and some marriage records for most counties. The library also has a comprehensive collection of published and manuscript genealogies of New York families. It has few town records and relatively few county records from Long Island (Suffolk, Nassau, Queens, and Kings counties). For beginning research, the most helpful sources are:
+The FamilySearch Library's major holdings include federal and state censuses; church records; passenger lists; and land, probate, naturalization, and some marriage records for most counties. The library also has a comprehensive collection of published and manuscript genealogies of New York families. It has few town records and relatively few county records from Long Island (Suffolk, Nassau, Queens, and Kings counties). For beginning research, the most helpful sources are:
 :*Federal census indexes, 1790–1870, 1880, 1900, 1920
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 :*County histories
-Some of the sources described in this set of Wiki pages list the Family History Library's book, microfilm, and microfiche. These are preceded by '''FHL''', the abbreviation for [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History Library]. You can use these numbers to locate materials in the library .
+Some of the sources described in this set of Wiki pages list the FamilySearch Library's book, microfilm, and microfiche. These are preceded by '''FHL''', the abbreviation for [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library FamilySearch Library]. You can use these numbers to locate materials in the library .
 === FamilySearch Catalog  ===