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How to search the Family History Library Catalog by Surname.
How to search the Family History Library Catalog by Surname.


Use a '''''Surname Search''''' to find a book or film identified by a specific family name, such as a:<br>
Use a '''''Surname Search''''' to find a work about a specific family name, such as a:<br>


* family history&nbsp;&nbsp; ''for example''<br>
* family history&nbsp;&nbsp; ''for example'' [[The Ulrich and Anna Kaser Fluckiger family|The Ulrich and Anna Kaser Fluckiger Family]]<br>
* biography&nbsp;&nbsp; for example [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=292651&disp=John+Sutherland%2C+his+life+and+times%20%20&columns=*,0,0 John Sutherland, His Life and Times]<br>
* biography&nbsp;&nbsp; ''for example'' [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=292651&disp=John+Sutherland%2C+his+life+and+times%20%20&columns=*,0,0 John Sutherland, His Life and Times]<br>
* autobiography&nbsp;&nbsp; ''for example'' [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=82525&disp=Personal+memoirs+of+U%2ES%2E+Grant%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant]<br>
* autobiography&nbsp;&nbsp; ''for example'' [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=82525&disp=Personal+memoirs+of+U%2ES%2E+Grant%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant]<br>
* genealogy&nbsp;&nbsp; for example<br>
* genealogy&nbsp;&nbsp; ''for example'' [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=562632&disp=Shadrach+LeQuat%2C+Delaware+to+Illinois%%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Shadrach LeQuat, Delaware to Illinois, and His Descendants]<br>
* diary or journal&nbsp;&nbsp; ''for example'' [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=499386&disp=The+journal+of+Anson+Call%20%20&columns=*,0,0 The Journal of Anson Call]<br>
* diary or journal&nbsp;&nbsp; ''for example'' [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=499386&disp=The+journal+of+Anson+Call%20%20&columns=*,0,0 The Journal of Anson Call]<br>
* pedigree&nbsp;&nbsp; for example [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=593041&disp=De+Bottetort+pedigree+chart%2C+ca%2E519+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 De Bottetort Pedigree Chart, ca.519 A.D.-1975]<br>
* pedigree&nbsp;&nbsp; ''for example'' [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=593041&disp=De+Bottetort+pedigree+chart%2C+ca%2E519+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 De Bottetort Pedigree Chart, ca.519 A.D.-1975]<br>


However, the Author Search is better for finding '''''an author''''' by surname.<br>
However, the Author Search is better for finding '''''an author''''' by surname.<br>
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* Surnames that match your search.
* Surnames that match your search.


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