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Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and the Family History Library are collaborating to scan family and local histories and make them available online for free. As of February 2010, there are more than 60,000 works in this digitized collection. Go to the Family History Archives site to find the collection. | [[Brigham_Young_University_Harold_B._Lee_Library|Brigham Young University]] in Provo, Utah, and the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] are collaborating to scan family and local histories and make them available online for free. As of February 2010, there are more than 60,000 works in this digitized collection. Go to the Family History Archives site to find the collection. | ||
The Family History Archive is a collection of published genealogy and family history books. The archive includes ''primarily'' histories of families, along with county and local histories, how-to books on genealogy, genealogy magazines and periodicals (including some international), Medieval books (including histories and pedigrees), as well as gazetteers. | The Family History Archive is a collection of published genealogy and family history books. The archive includes ''primarily'' histories of families, along with county and local histories, how-to books on genealogy, genealogy magazines and periodicals (including some international), Medieval books (including histories and pedigrees), as well as gazetteers. | ||
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The Family History Archive also includes some specialized collections such as the Filipino card collection from BYU-Hawaii and the “Liahona Elders Journal.” | The Family History Archive also includes some specialized collections such as the Filipino card collection from BYU-Hawaii and the “Liahona Elders Journal.” | ||
The books come from the collections of the FamilySearch [[Family History Library]], the [[Allen County Public Library]] (Fort Wayne, Indiana), Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research (part of the Houston Public Library), the [[Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center|Mid-Continent Public Library's Midwest Genealogy Center]] (Independence, Missouri), the [[ | The books come from the collections of the FamilySearch [[Family History Library]], the [[Allen County Public Library]] (Fort Wayne, Indiana), Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research (part of the Houston Public Library), the [[Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center|Mid-Continent Public Library's Midwest Genealogy Center]] (Independence, Missouri), the [[Brigham Young University Harold B. Lee Library|BYU Harold B. Lee Library]] (Provo, Utah), the BYU-Hawaii Joseph F. Smith Library (Laie, Hawaii), and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [[Church History Library|Church History Library]] (Salt Lake City, Utah). | ||
== Searching for Family Histories and Genealogies == | == Searching for Family Histories and Genealogies == | ||