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==== Family History Library Resources  ====
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*There are also books which give the definitions of many abbreviated words. One such book is "'''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1123166&disp=Abbreviations+&+acronyms&columns=*,0,0 ''Abbreviations &amp; Acronyms: a guide for family historians'']'''" compiled by Kip Sperry (FHL book US/Can 929.103Sp37a.)
*There are also books which give the definitions of many abbreviated words. One such book is "'''{{FHL|1123166|title-id|disp=''Abbreviations &amp; Acronyms: a guide for family historians''}}'''" compiled by Kip Sperry (FHL book US/Can 929.103Sp37a.)


*Use a [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlesearch&columns=*,0,0 Title search] for "abbreviations" in the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog] found on the '''www.familysearch.org''' website for other books which define abbreviations and acronyms such as: '''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=981218&disp=Acronyms,+initialisms,+and+abbreviat&columns=*,0,0 ''Acronyms, Initialisms, and Abbreviations Dictionary: a guide to acronyms, abbreviations, contractions, alphabetic symbols, and similar condensed appellations'']''' by Jennifer Mossman (FHL book US/Can 428.1 M855a v.1 pt.1 1995.)
*Use a http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlesearch&columns=*,0,0 Title search
{{dead link}} for "abbreviations" in the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog] found on the '''www.familysearch.org''' website for other books which define abbreviations and acronyms such as: '''{{FHL|981218|title-id|disp=''Acronyms, Initialisms, and Abbreviations Dictionary: a guide to acronyms, abbreviations, contractions, alphabetic symbols, and similar condensed appellations''}}''' by Jennifer Mossman (FHL book US/Can 428.1 M855a v.1 pt.1 1995.)


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