Research Outlines: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 16:44, 15 December 2022

The popular printed FamilySearch Library Research Outlines (aka Research Guide or Guidelines) were taken out of print in 2009. Many in the genealogy community were saddened when the announcement was released.

However, you should be happy to know that all of the information in these Outlines has been transferred to the corresponding locality pages in the Research Wiki, and are being developed further by dedicated volunteers all over the world.

To find the "new" Research Outline for your locality of interest, enter the locality in the search box on the right.

Research Outlines on the Wiki

For decades, the FamilySearch Library (FS Library) has published research outlines to instruct patrons in genealogical techniques and list the best records to use in family history research. In 2009, we retired research outlines for several reasons, which are outlined in the Introduction to the FamilySearch Wiki. This article explains how to use FamilySearch Wiki to find more current versions of the types of information traditionally found in research outlines.

In 2008, we copied all the research outlines to the wiki, and began the process of updating them. We then split the long outlines into separate articles. A research outline on paper may have 40 pages or more, with information that covers a wide-range of topics, such as census, vital, and land records. In the wiki, each topic is covered in a separate article. So, if you're used to referencing the Church Records section of the Pennsylvania Research Outline, then on the wiki you would find the same information by doing a search on the terms, pennsylvania church, and select on the Search Results page the article named, "Pennsylvania Church Records."

Copies of Original Research Outlines

Even with the enhanced research information found within the wiki articles, some researchers still use the outlines as they contain valuable information about genealogy and the records that are applicable to today's research.

The original outlines were converted into .pdf files by the BYU Family History Library, and are now hosted on their website.

Africa

South Africa

Asia

Philippines

British Isles

Canada

Europe

Latin America

Non-locality Outlines

	The usage of "Mormon" and "LDS" on this page is approved according to current policy.

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 To find the "new" Research Outline for your locality of interest, enter the locality in the search box on the right.
-=== Research Outlines on the Wiki  ===
+__TOC__
-For decades, the Family History Library has published research outlines which instruct patrons in genealogical techniques and list the best records to use in family history research. In 2009 we retired research outlines for several reasons outlined in the [[FamilySearch Wiki:Introduction|Introduction to the FamilySearch Wiki]]. This article explains how to use [[Main Page|FamilySearch Wiki]] to find more current versions of the types of information traditionally found in research outlines.
+===Research Outlines on the Wiki===
-In 2008 we copied all the research outlines to the wiki and began updating them. We then split the long outlines into separate articles. A research outline on paper might have 40 pages covering many topics such as census, vital, and land records. In the wiki, each topic is covered in a separate article. So if you're used to referencing the Church Records section of the Pennsylvania Research Outline, on the wiki you would find the same information by doing a search on the terms ''pennsylvania church'' and selecting on the Search Results page, the article named "[[Pennsylvania Church Records|Pennsylvania Church Records]]."
+For decades, the FamilySearch Library (FS Library) has published research outlines to instruct patrons in genealogical techniques and list the best records to use in family history research. In 2009, we retired research outlines for several reasons, which are outlined in the [[FamilySearch Wiki:Introduction|Introduction to the FamilySearch Wiki]]. This article explains how to use [[Main Page|FamilySearch Wiki]] to find more current versions of the types of information traditionally found in research outlines.
-=== Copies of Original Research Outlines  ===
+In 2008, we copied all the research outlines to the wiki, and began the process of updating them. We then split the long outlines into separate articles. A research outline on paper may have 40 pages or more, with information that covers a wide-range of topics, such as census, vital, and land records. In the wiki, each topic is covered in a separate article. So, if you're used to referencing the Church Records section of the Pennsylvania Research Outline, then on the wiki you would find the same information by doing a search on the terms, ''pennsylvania church'', and select on the Search Results page the article named, "[[Pennsylvania Church Records|Pennsylvania Church Records]]."
-Even with the enhanced research information in Wiki articles, some researchers still use the outlines as they contain valuable information about genealogy and the records that are applicable to today's research.
+===Copies of Original Research Outlines===
-The original outlines were converted into .pdf files by the BYU Family History Library and are not hosted on their [https://sites.lib.byu.edu/familyhistory/research_outlines/ website].
+Even with the enhanced research information found within the wiki articles, some researchers still use the outlines as they contain valuable information about genealogy and the records that are applicable to today's research.
-'''British Isles'''<br>
+The original outlines were converted into .pdf files by the [[BYU Family History Library]], and are now hosted on their [https://sites.lib.byu.edu/familyhistory/research_outlines/ website].
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Europe/England.pdf England]
+====Africa====
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Europe/Ireland.pdf Ireland]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Europe/Scotland.pdf Scotland]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Africa/SouthAfrica.pdf South Africa]
+====Asia====
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Asia/Philippines.pdf Philippines]
+===='''British Isles'''====
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Europe/England.pdf England]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Europe/Ireland.pdf Ireland]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Europe/Scotland.pdf Scotland]
 *[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Europe/Wales.pdf Wales]
-'''Canada'''<br>
+===='''Canada'''====
 *[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Canada/Alberta.pdf Alberta]
 *[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Canada/BritishColumbia.pdf British Columbia]
 *[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Canada/Manitoba.pdf Manitoba]
 *[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Canada/NewBrunswick.pdf New Brunswick]
 *[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Canada/Newfoundland.pdf Newfoundland]
 *[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Canada/NovaScotia.pdf Nova Scotia]
 *[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Canada/Ontario.pdf Ontario]
 *[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Canada/PrinceEdwardIsland.pdf Prince Edward Island]
 *[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Canada/Quebec.pdf Quebec]
 *[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Canada/Saskatchewan.pdf Saskatchewan]
-'''Europe'''<br>
+===='''Europe'''====
 *[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Europe/France.pdf France]
 *[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Europe/Germany.pdf Germany]
 *[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Europe/Greece.pdf Greece]
 *[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Europe/Italy.pdf Italy]
 *[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Europe/Netherlands.pdf Netherlands]
 *[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Europe/Poland.pdf Poland]
-'''Latin America'''
+===='''Latin America'''====
 *[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/LatinAmerica/Argentina.pdf Argentina]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/LatinAmerica/Brazil.pdf Brazil]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/LatinAmerica/Bolivia.pdf Bolivia]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/LatinAmerica/Chile.pdf Chile]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/LatinAmerica/Brazil.pdf Brazil]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/LatinAmerica/Mexico.pdf Mexico]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/LatinAmerica/Chile.pdf Chile]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/LatinAmerica/Colombia.pdf Colombia]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/LatinAmerica/CostaRica.pdf Costa Rica]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/LatinAmerica/Cuba.pdf Cuba]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/LatinAmerica/DominicanRepublic.pdf Dominican Republic]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/LatinAmerica/Ecuador.pdf Ecuador]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/LatinAmerica/ElSalvador.pdf El Salvador]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/LatinAmerica/Guatemala.pdf Guatemala]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/LatinAmerica/Honduras.pdf Honduras]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/LatinAmerica/LatinAmerica.pdf Latin America]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/LatinAmerica/Mexico.pdf Mexico]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/LatinAmerica/LatinAmerica.pdf Nicaragua]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/LatinAmerica/Panama.pdf Panama]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/LatinAmerica/Paraguay.pdf Paraguay]
 *[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/LatinAmerica/Peru.pdf Peru]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/LatinAmerica/PuertoRico.pdf Puerto Rico]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/LatinAmerica/Uruguay.pdf Uruguay]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/LatinAmerica/Venezuela.pdf Venezuela]
-'''Non-locality Outlines'''
+===='''Non-locality Outlines'''====
+{| style="float:right;	"
+|-
+|{{MormonLDSRemoval}}
+|}
 *[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/NonGeographic/Jewish.pdf Jewish Research]
 *[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/NonGeographic/TracingImmigrantOrigins.pdf Tracing Immigrant Origins]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/NonGeographic/TracingLDSFamilies.pdf Tracing LDS Families]
-'''Other Countries'''
+===='''Scandinavia'''====
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Africa/SouthAfrica.pdf South Africa]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Scandinavia/Denmark.pdf Denmark]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Asia/Philippines.pdf Philippines]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Scandinavia/Finland.pdf Finland]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Scandinavia/Norway.pdf Norway]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Scandinavia/Sweden.pdf Sweden]
-'''Scandinavia'''<br>
+===='''Specialty U.S. Outlines'''====
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Scandinavia/Denmark.pdf Denmark]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Scandinavia/Finland.pdf Finland]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Scandinavia/Norway.pdf Norway]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Scandinavia/Sweden.pdf Sweden]
-'''Specialty U.S. Outlines'''
 *[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/NativeAmerican.pdf Native American]
 *[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/USMilitaryRecords.pdf U.S. Military Records]
-'''United States'''<br>
+===='''United States'''====
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Alabama.pdf Alabama]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/US.pdf United States]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Alaska.pdf Alaska]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Alabama.pdf Alabama]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Arizona.pdf Arizona]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Alaska.pdf Alaska]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Arkansas.pdf Arkansas]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Arizona.pdf Arizona]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/California.pdf California]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Arkansas.pdf Arkansas]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Colorado.pdf Colorado]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/California.pdf California]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Connecticut.pdf Connecticut]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Colorado.pdf Colorado]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Delaware.pdf Delaware]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Connecticut.pdf Connecticut]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Florida.pdf Florida]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Delaware.pdf Delaware]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Georgia.pdf Georgia]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Florida.pdf Florida]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Hawaii.pdf Hawaii]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Georgia.pdf Georgia]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Idaho.pdf Idaho]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Hawaii.pdf Hawaii]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Illinois.pdf Illinois]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Idaho.pdf Idaho]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Indiana.pdf Indiana]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Illinois.pdf Illinois]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Iowa.pdf Iowa]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Indiana.pdf Indiana]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Kansas.pdf Kansas]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Iowa.pdf Iowa]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Kentucky.pdf Kentucky]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Kansas.pdf Kansas]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Louisiana.pdf Louisiana]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Kentucky.pdf Kentucky]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Maine.pdf Maine]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Louisiana.pdf Louisiana]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Maryland.pdf Maryland]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Maine.pdf Maine]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Massachusetts.pdf Massachusetts]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Maryland.pdf Maryland]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Michigan.pdf Michigan]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Massachusetts.pdf Massachusetts]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Minnesota.pdf Minnesota]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Michigan.pdf Michigan]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Mississippi.pdf Mississippi]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Minnesota.pdf Minnesota]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Missouri.pdf Missouri]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Mississippi.pdf Mississippi]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Montana.pdf Montana]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Missouri.pdf Missouri]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Nebraska.pdf Nebraska]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Montana.pdf Montana]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Nevada.pdf Nevada]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Nebraska.pdf Nebraska]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/NewHampshire.pdf New Hampshire]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Nevada.pdf Nevada]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/NewJersey.pdf New Jersey]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/NewHampshire.pdf New Hampshire]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/NewMexico.pdf New Mexico]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/NewJersey.pdf New Jersey]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/NewYork.pdf New York]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/NewMexico.pdf New Mexico]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/NorthCarolina.pdf North Carolina]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/NewYork.pdf New York]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/NorthDakota.pdf North Dakota]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/NorthCarolina.pdf North Carolina]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Ohio.pdf Ohio]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/NorthDakota.pdf North Dakota]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Oklahoma.pdf Oklahoma]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Ohio.pdf Ohio]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Oregon.pdf Oregon]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Oklahoma.pdf Oklahoma]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Pennsylvania.pdf Pennsylvania]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Oregon.pdf Oregon]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/RhodeIsland.pdf Rhode Island]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Pennsylvania.pdf Pennsylvania]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/SouthCarolina.pdf south Carolina]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/RhodeIsland.pdf Rhode Island]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/SouthDakota.pdf South Dakota]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/SouthCarolina.pdf South Carolina]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Tennessee.pdf Tennessee]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/SouthDakota.pdf South Dakota]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Texas.pdf Texas]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Tennessee.pdf Tennessee]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Utah.pdf Utah]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Texas.pdf Texas]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Vermont.pdf Vermont]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Utah.pdf Utah]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Virginia.pdf Virginia]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Vermont.pdf Vermont]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Washington.pdf Washington]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Virginia.pdf Virginia]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/WestVirginia.pdf West Virginia]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Washington.pdf Washington]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Wisconsin.pdf Wisconsin]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/WestVirginia.pdf West Virginia]
+*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Wisconsin.pdf Wisconsin]
 *[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Wyoming.pdf Wyoming]
-[[Category:Reference_Materials_and_Finding_Aids]] [[Category:Education_opportunities]]
+[[Category:Reference_Materials_and_Finding_Aids]]
+[[Category:Education_Opportunities]]