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Blocks of numbers were assigned to regions and by film size (16 and 35 mm). Because of this you will find that sequential numbers may be from the same country but not from the same | Blocks of numbers were assigned to regions and by film size (16 and 35 mm). Because of this you will find that sequential numbers may be from the same country but not from the same | ||
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===Old GS Film Numbers=== | |||
Old GS film numbers were five-digit numbers followed by a one- to four-digit part number. Here are several ways to convert the old GS film numbers into the current FS Library film numbers. | |||
*Search the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] by the locality or author of the record on the film. | |||
* Consult ''List of all film call numbers in the Genealogical Society from 1938 to April 1958''. 1958. {{FSC|124565|item|disp=Old FHL Catalog fiche 6117802-6117804}} (These books have no call numbers.) | |||
** These are sorted by location, with individual states in the United States followed by other countries. | |||
** This will list a 4-digit microfilm call number, which can be converted to a current film number using the "[[Old microfilm number conversion]]" charts. | |||
* Consult ''Microfilm number index (changed film numbers)''. 1967. {{FSC|100470|item|disp=Old FHL Catalog book 026 G286mi vols. 1-26}}. | |||
*Use the old CD version of the catalog in the DOS version of FamilySearch. This version is available in the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City and may be available in a FamilySearch center near you. The center staff can help you convert the number.<br> | |||
== The Parts Of a Microfilm == | == The Parts Of a Microfilm == | ||
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