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=== FamilySearch Catalog === | === FamilySearch Catalog === | ||
This lists and describes the records in the | This lists and describes the records in the FamilySearch Library—the largest collection of genealogical records in the world. It is the key to research in the library and its FamilySearch centers. If the records from your locality of interest have been microfilmed or digitized, the FamilySearch Catalog would usually be the most comprehensive list you could use to select the best records for your search. | ||
The catalog, updated regularly, is on the Internet at FamilySearch Library Catalog. You may search the catalog by surname (for family histories), place (for record types), subject (such as Navajo Indians), or author or title (if known). The record types listed in [[Choose a Record Type#Sources_Useful_to_Genealogists|Sources Useful to Genealogists]] are mostly the same as the headings used in the Place Search of the catalog. | The catalog, updated regularly, is on the Internet at FamilySearch Library Catalog. You may search the catalog by surname (for family histories), place (for record types), subject (such as Navajo Indians), or author or title (if known). The record types listed in [[Choose a Record Type#Sources_Useful_to_Genealogists|Sources Useful to Genealogists]] are mostly the same as the headings used in the Place Search of the catalog. | ||
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'''Handbooks and Instructional Materials''' <br> Handbooks explain how to conduct research for a particular country or state. They usually describe records in or from that area. Handbooks often include lists of major records to consider when researching that area or topic. Significant handbooks are mentioned in FamilySearch Wiki articles for a country or state. Articles in periodicals also often describe records you may want to search. | '''Handbooks and Instructional Materials''' <br> Handbooks explain how to conduct research for a particular country or state. They usually describe records in or from that area. Handbooks often include lists of major records to consider when researching that area or topic. Significant handbooks are mentioned in FamilySearch Wiki articles for a country or state. Articles in periodicals also often describe records you may want to search. | ||
'''Bibliographies''' <br> These list books, articles, and sometimes original records about a subject. Many bibliographies are available that focus on sources for one or two record types within a locality such as Biography, History, or Military Records. An excellent example is P. William Filby, ''American and British Genealogy and Heraldry: A Selected List of Books'', 3rd ed. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1983). {{WorldCat|9322929|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{ | '''Bibliographies''' <br> These list books, articles, and sometimes original records about a subject. Many bibliographies are available that focus on sources for one or two record types within a locality such as Biography, History, or Military Records. An excellent example is P. William Filby, ''American and British Genealogy and Heraldry: A Selected List of Books'', 3rd ed. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1983). {{WorldCat|9322929|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|60681|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 016.9291 F472a}}. ''Supplement'', 1987. {{WorldCat|15711320|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|511302|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 016.9291 F472a 1982-1985 supp.}}. This bibliography and supplement list over 12,800 titles of published genealogical sources (primarily from the United States). | ||
'''Book Catalogs''' <br> Bookseller catalogs usually identify published books the vendor is selling. Out of print books are seldom listed, except in specialty catalogs. Many English-language books are listed in Marian Hoffman, ed., ''Genealogical and Local History Books in Print: General Reference and World Resources'', 5th ed. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1997). {{WorldCat|37380703|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{ | '''Book Catalogs''' <br> Bookseller catalogs usually identify published books the vendor is selling. Out of print books are seldom listed, except in specialty catalogs. Many English-language books are listed in Marian Hoffman, ed., ''Genealogical and Local History Books in Print: General Reference and World Resources'', 5th ed. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1997). {{WorldCat|37380703|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|663989|item|disp=FS Library Book 929.1016 H675g}}. Most of the sources you will use to select specific records to search can be found in genealogical libraries and repositories. You may also want to ask an experienced researcher or genealogical librarian for suggestions regarding possible records to search. | ||
Most of the sources you will use to select specific records to search can be found in genealogical libraries and repositories. You may also want to ask an experienced researcher or genealogical librarian for suggestions regarding possible records to search. | Most of the sources you will use to select specific records to search can be found in genealogical libraries and repositories. You may also want to ask an experienced researcher or genealogical librarian for suggestions regarding possible records to search. | ||
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Most records you search have jurisdictional limitations. That is, they apply only to a certain geographic area and to certain events and/or families. For example, marriage records in the United States are usually recorded by each different county. Many different jurisdictions exercise authority over what records are created or kept about our ancestors. For example, in the United States, naturalization records were kept by the federal, state, city and county jurisdictions. You must know which jurisdictions kept the records you are seeking in order to select the best records. | Most records you search have jurisdictional limitations. That is, they apply only to a certain geographic area and to certain events and/or families. For example, marriage records in the United States are usually recorded by each different county. Many different jurisdictions exercise authority over what records are created or kept about our ancestors. For example, in the United States, naturalization records were kept by the federal, state, city and county jurisdictions. You must know which jurisdictions kept the records you are seeking in order to select the best records. | ||
Jurisdiction is "any authority over a certain area or certain persons."<ref>''West's Encyclopedia of American Law'' (2011), quoted at | Jurisdiction is "any authority over a certain area or certain persons."<ref>''West's Encyclopedia of American Law'' (2011), quoted at https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-7th-circuit/1648115.html (accessed December 17, 2013).</ref> In genealogy, jurisdiction is a critical topic because "to find a document pertaining to your ancestor, you must know the various legal jurisdictions that had legal authority over the place where your ancestor lived at the time the ancestor lived."<ref>James Tanner, "The Question of Jurisdiction," ''Genealogy's Star,'' http://genealogysstar.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-question-of-jurisdiction.html 17 August 2013 (accessed 17 December 2013).</ref> When researching jurisdictions, keep in mind the following: | ||
*Jurisdictions may have several levels. Large jurisdictions (such as churches or governments) may be divided into smaller ones: a nation is divided into states: a state into counties. | *Jurisdictions may have several levels. Large jurisdictions (such as churches or governments) may be divided into smaller ones: a nation is divided into states: a state into counties. | ||