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Are you searching for your ancestors from a country outside the United States? On this page you will find a variety of “How to” guides created by the international research | Are you searching for your ancestors from a country outside the United States? On this page you will find a variety of “How to” guides created by the international research specialists at the Family History Library. Using these guides and their accompanying activities will enhance your research skills and knowledge and increase the likelihood of success in locating records of your ancestors. <br> | ||
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The guides are available in PDF form designed to be downloaded and printed. To view a guide, click on its title. Once the guide has opened, use the PDF tools found in your browser to print and save the document.<br> | The guides are available in PDF form designed to be downloaded and printed. To view a guide, click on its title. Once the guide has opened, use the PDF tools found in your browser to print and save the document.<br> | ||
== Family History Library Resources == | |||
Some of the guides are designed to be used in conjunction with resources found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. Other guides highlight resources that are available online from anywhere in the world. When a guide is designed to teach resources found at the Family History Library, the title of the guide will be marked with an asterisk *. | |||
== Work in progress<br> == | == Work in progress<br> == | ||
Revision as of 15:11, 8 December 2015
Are you searching for your ancestors from a country outside the United States? On this page you will find a variety of “How to” guides created by the international research specialists at the Family History Library. Using these guides and their accompanying activities will enhance your research skills and knowledge and increase the likelihood of success in locating records of your ancestors.
How to use the guides
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Select a guide from the list below based on your interests. Please note that some guides need to be completed in sequence to ensure a successful experience. Build your research knowledge and confidence with each activity you complete.
Each guide comes with three parts - Instruction, which includes a guided activity, Assignment, to test what you've learned, and an Answer key, to check how you did on the assignment. The guides are also rated as either Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced. The majority are designed for beginners.
The guides are available in PDF form designed to be downloaded and printed. To view a guide, click on its title. Once the guide has opened, use the PDF tools found in your browser to print and save the document.
Family History Library Resources[edit | edit source]
Some of the guides are designed to be used in conjunction with resources found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. Other guides highlight resources that are available online from anywhere in the world. When a guide is designed to teach resources found at the Family History Library, the title of the guide will be marked with an asterisk *.
Work in progress
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This is a work in progress. Please check back often for new and/or updated guides.
Countries
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Brazil
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
- Germany Map Guide - Instruction, Assignment, Answer Key
- Meyers Gazetteer - Instruction, Assignment, Answer Key
- Meyers Abbreviations - Instruction, Assignment, Answer Key
- Meyers Online - Instruction, Assignment, Answer Key
Mexico
Norway
- 1972 Postal Guide - Instruction, Assignment, Answer Key
Poland
- Poznan Marriages Project - Instruction, Assignment, Answer Key
Portugal
- Azores Parish Records Online - Instruction, Assignment, Answer Key
South Africa
- National Archives - Instruction, Assignment, Answer Key
Sweden
Switzerland
- Swiss Surnames - Instruction, Assignment, Answer Key
- Zurich Marriage Index - Instruction, Assignment, Answer Key
Russia
- Russian Alphabet - Instruction, Assignment, Answer Key
- Russian Script - Instruction, Assignment, Answer Key