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''[[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog ]] > Surname Search'' <br> | |||
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 work <u>about</u> a specific family or person, such as a:<br> | Use a '''''Surname Search''''' to find a work <u>about</u> a specific family or person, such as a:<br> | ||
*family history ''for example'' [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=987923&disp=A+history+of+the+Fluckiger+family+in+Wyo%20%20&columns=*,0,0 A History of the Fluckiger Family in Wyoming and Utah]<br> | *family history ''for example'' [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=987923&disp=A+history+of+the+Fluckiger+family+in+Wyo%20%20&columns=*,0,0 A History of the Fluckiger Family in Wyoming and Utah]<br> | ||
*biography ''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 ''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 ''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 ''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 ''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> | *genealogy ''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 ''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 ''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 ''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 ''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 [[Family History Library Catalog Author Search|Author Search]] is better for finding '''''an author''''' by his or her surname.<br> | However, the [[Family History Library Catalog Author Search|Author Search]] is better for finding '''''an author''''' by his or her surname.<br> | ||
== Steps to Search by Surname == | == Steps to Search by Surname == | ||
#Go to the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog. ] | #Go to the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog.] | ||
#Click '''Surname Search'''. | #Click '''Surname Search'''. | ||
#Type a surname. | #Type a surname. | ||
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[[Family History Library Catalog Call Number Search|Family History Library Catalog Call Number Search]] | [[Family History Library Catalog Call Number Search|Family History Library Catalog Call Number Search]] | ||
[[Category:Family_History_Library_Catalog]] | [[Category:Family_History_Library_Catalog|Family_History_Library_Catalog]] | ||