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Revision as of 05:48, 30 July 2008

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 June 2007, there are more than 5,000 works in this digitized collection. Go to the Family History Archives site to find the collection.

Searching for Family Histories and Genealogies[edit | edit source]

When you search the Family History Library Catalog, and find a family or local history book of interest, open the record and read the notes. If you see a red highlighted message, “To view a digital version of this book click here”, the work has been digitized by BYU. Follow the link to see the digital copy.

Although you can search for family histories and genealogies in the Family History Library Catalog, you may have to browse through many screens to learn whether the works you find are digitized. For this reason, consider searching BYU'sFamily History Archives

Type your ancestor's last name in the Surname field.
Click Search.
Click a title or thumbnail image to view a digital copy of a book.

Tip: If your ancestor's surname is common, such as Smith, type the surname into the Title field instead of the Surname field.

Searching for Local Histories (Town, County, and State Histories)[edit | edit source]

You can search for local histories using the Family History Library Catalog.

Go to www.familysearch.org
Click Place Search.
Type a locality.
Click Search.
On the Place Search Results screen, click the locality that most closely matches the one you want.
Click the topic History.
Click a title to read the notes and see if there is a link.

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-<span>Brigham</span><span>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 June 2007, there are more than 5,000 works in this digitized collection. Go to the Family History Archives site to find the collection.</span>
+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 June 2007, there are more than 5,000 works in this digitized collection. Go to the Family History Archives site to find the collection.
-'''<span>Searching for Family Histories and Genealogies</span>'''
+==Searching for Family Histories and Genealogies==
+When you search the Family History Library Catalog, and find a family or local history book of interest, open the record and read the notes. If you see a red highlighted message, “To view a digital version of this book click here”, the work has been digitized by BYU. Follow the link to see the digital copy.
-'''<span></span>'''
+Although you can search for family histories and genealogies in the Family History Library Catalog, you may have to browse through many screens to learn whether the works you find are digitized. For this reason, consider searching BYU's'''[http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/index.html Family History Archives]'''
-<span>When you search the Family History Library Catalog, and find a family or local history book of interest, open the record and read the notes. If you see a red highlighted message, “To view a digital version of this book click here”, the work has been digitized by BYU. Follow the link to see the digital copy.</span>
+# Type your ancestor's last name in the '''Surname''' field.
+# Click '''Search'''.
+# Click a title or thumbnail image to view a digital copy of a book.
-<span>Although you can search for family histories and genealogies in the Family History Library Catalog, you may have to browse through many screens to learn whether the works you find are digitized. For this reason, consider searching BYU's</span><span>'''[http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/index.html Family History Archives]'''</span>
+Tip: If your ancestor's surname is common, such as Smith, type the surname into the '''Title''' field instead of the '''Surname''' field.
-# <span>Type your ancestor's last name in the '''Surname''' field.</span>
+==Searching for Local Histories (Town, County, and State Histories)==
-# <span>Click '''Search'''.</span>
+You can search for local histories using the Family History Library Catalog.
-# <span>Click a title or thumbnail image to view a digital copy of a book.</span>
-<span>Tip: If your ancestor's surname is common, such as Smith, type the surname into the '''Title''' field instead of the '''Surname''' field.
+# Go to [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp www.familysearch.org]
-</span>
+# Click '''Place Search'''.
+# Type a locality.
+# Click '''Search'''.
+# On the Place Search Results screen, click the locality that most closely matches the one you want.
+# Click the topic History.
+# Click a title to read the notes and see if there is a link.
-'''<span>Searching for Local Histories (Town, County, and State Histories)</span>'''<br><span>You can search for local histories using the Family History Library Catalog. <span></span></span><span></span>
-# <span>Go to [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp www.familysearch.org]</span><span></span>
-# <span>Click '''Place Search'''.</span><span></span>
-# <span>Type a locality.</span><span></span>
-# <span>Click '''Search'''.</span><span></span>
-# <span>On the Place Search Results screen, click the locality that most closely matches the one you want.</span><span></span>
-# <span>Click the topic History.</span><span></span>
-# <span>Click a title to read the notes and see if there is a link.</span>
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