Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog: Difference between revisions

[[Image:FHL Catgalog search options.jpg|thumb|right|400px]]The Family History Library Catalog describes the records in the collection at the [[Family History Library]]. It is a guide to family histories; birth, marriage, and death records; census records; church registers; and many other records that may contain genealogical information. These records may be in a book, on microfiche or microfilm, or in a computer file. Most microfilm and microfiche records can be sent to your nearest [[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|Family History Center]].  

The [https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog Family History Library Catalog] is available for free on the Internet as part of FamilySearch.org, on compact disc, and on microfiche.  

Before you use the Family History Library Catalog, [[Guessing the Easiest to Research Person and Event|choose a person about whom you want to find more information]], and decide what you want to learn about him or her. For example, you may want to find your great-grandmother's death date and place. To do this, you need to [[Guessing a Record Type to Use|decide what types of records are likely to contain that information]].