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*Search WorldCat to find books in several online collections, including BYU’s website. | *Search WorldCat to find books in several online collections, including BYU’s website. | ||
*Search FamilySearch's book collection, recently moved from [http://lib.byu.edu/fhc BYU's website] to | *Search FamilySearch's book collection, recently moved from [http://lib.byu.edu/fhc BYU's website] to [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/ FamilySearch Digital Library].<br> | ||
*Search [http://www.google.com Google] to find books in [http://books.google.com/ Google Books] and the [ | *Search [http://www.google.com Google] to find books in [http://books.google.com/ Google Books] and the [https://www.archive.org/details/texts Internet Archive]. | ||
*Search the [ | *Search the [https://about.proquest.com/en/products-services/HeritageQuest-Online/ HeritageQuest] collection which can be accessed through many libraries, often from home using the library’s website. | ||
== Record Locations == | == Record Locations == | ||
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Gravestones sometimes lead to birth date and associated vital record. Sometimes gravestones also name parents or children. Having a death date can lead to a newspaper obituary or death notice. These newspaper sources can yield a wealth of information, such as birth dates and places, and names of relatives. Newspapers contain secondary information, so try to validate the information from higher quality sources. | Gravestones sometimes lead to birth date and associated vital record. Sometimes gravestones also name parents or children. Having a death date can lead to a newspaper obituary or death notice. These newspaper sources can yield a wealth of information, such as birth dates and places, and names of relatives. Newspapers contain secondary information, so try to validate the information from higher quality sources. | ||
As we’ve seen, different sources provide different information. The type of source to use depends on the research objective. Search for “[https://www.familysearch.org | As we’ve seen, different sources provide different information. The type of source to use depends on the research objective. Search for “[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Special:Search?fulltext=true&search=Record+Selection+Table&searchbutton=Search Record Finder]” in the FamilySearch Wiki to learn what sources to use for what purposes. For more in depth information, read the town, county, state, and country articles for the desired location. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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