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'''FIRST,''' What is the FamilySearch Historical Records Collection?<br>It is the collection of records which have been digitized and are now available online and accessible from the opening page of the FamilySearch website. It includes both indexed records and those which are browsable. | '''FIRST,''' What is the FamilySearch Historical Records Collection?<br>It is the collection of records which have been digitized and are now available online and accessible from the opening page of the FamilySearch website. It includes both indexed records and those which are browsable. | ||
'''SECOND,''' What are FamilySearch browsable images?<br>Browsable images are records that have not yet been | '''SECOND,''' What are FamilySearch browsable images?<br>Browsable images are records that have not yet been indexed for the computer search engines by FamilySearch. Since the images were digitized from the microfilm and microfiche records at the Family History Library, they have the same look as the records on microfilm with the only difference being that an arrow is clicked to turn pages rather than turning the handle of a microfilm reader. Therefore, if a set of records on microfilm includes an index, the browsable images will include that same index.<br><br>The following are examples of "browse images" records and how to navigate them: | ||
:*'''Example 1''' | :*'''Example 1''' | ||
{{RecordSearch|1992421|'''Ohio, Probate Records, 1790-1967'''}}<br> | {{RecordSearch|1992421|'''Ohio, Probate Records, 1790-1967'''}}<br> | ||
1. Click on the Browse Images link and you will see a list of counties. | 1. Click on the Browse Images link and you will see a list of counties. | ||
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:*'''Example 2''' | :*'''Example 2''' | ||
{{RecordSearch|1932433|'''California Death Index, 1905-1939'''}}<br> | {{RecordSearch|1932433|'''California Death Index, 1905-1939'''}}<br> | ||
1. Click on the Browse Images link and you will come to a page with two sets of years. One is for 1905-1929 and the other is for 1930-1939. You might have a great grandmother who died in 1918, so click on the 1905-1929 link. | 1. Click on the Browse Images link and you will come to a page with two sets of years. One is for 1905-1929 and the other is for 1930-1939. You might have a great grandmother who died in 1918, so click on the 1905-1929 link. | ||
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:*'''Example 3''' | :*'''Example 3''' | ||
{{RecordSearch|1921756|'''United States, Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874'''}}<br> | {{RecordSearch|1921756|'''United States, Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874'''}}<br> | ||
1. Click on the "Browse Images" link and you will see an alphabetical surname index for this database. You might have an ancestor with the surname of Hallam, so click on the link for Hall-Ham. | 1. Click on the "Browse Images" link and you will see an alphabetical surname index for this database. You might have an ancestor with the surname of Hallam, so click on the link for Hall-Ham. | ||