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FamilySearch Catalog Surnames Search (view source)
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Use a '''''Surname Search''''' to find a work <u>about</u> a specific family or person, such as a:<br> | Use a '''''Surname Search''''' to find a work <u>about</u> a specific family or person, such as a:<br> | ||
*family history ''for example'' [ | *family history ''for example'' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F987923 A History of the Fluckiger Family in Wyoming and Utah]<br> | ||
*biography ''for example'' [ | *biography ''for example''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F292651 John Sutherland, His Life and Times]<br> | ||
*autobiography ''for example'' [ | *autobiography ''for example'' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F82525 Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant]<br> | ||
*genealogy ''for example'' [ | *genealogy ''for example'' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F562632 Shadrach LeQuat, Delaware to Illinois, and His Descendants]<br> | ||
*diary or journal ''for example'' [ | *diary or journal ''for example'' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F499386 The Journal of Anson Call]<br> | ||
*pedigree ''for example'' [ | *pedigree ''for example'' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&fed=false&collectionId=&catSearchType=keywords&searchCriteria=De+Bottetort+Pedigree+Chart&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= De Bottetort Pedigree Chart, ca.519 A.D.-1975]<br> | ||
However, the [ | However, the [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog&catSearchType=author Author Search ]is better for finding '''''an author''''' by his or her surname.<br> | ||
== Steps to Search by Surname == | == Steps to Search by Surname == | ||
#Go to the [ | #Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog Family History Library Catalog.] | ||
#Click <span style="font-weight: bold;">Last Names</span>. | #Click <span style="font-weight: bold;">Last Names</span>. | ||
#Type a surname. | #Type a surname. | ||
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'''Look for family histories.''' This search mainly finds family histories. | '''Look for family histories.''' This search mainly finds family histories. | ||
'''More than one surname per family history.''' Library catalogers usually add to the '''''Surname Search''''' about four surnames from families that marry into the main family for a typical family history. For example, [ | '''More than one surname per family history.''' Library catalogers usually add to the '''''Surname Search''''' about four surnames from families that marry into the main family for a typical family history. For example, <br> | ||
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&fed=false&collectionId=&catSearchType=keywords&searchCriteria=Blackburns+Today+and+Yesterday&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= Blackburns Today and Yesterday]] is also listed under the following names: BARRON, BRIDGES, DAVIS, and FRAZIER. For longer family histories even more names would usually be listed. So it is normal to find a book via the '''''Surname Search''''' which is primarily about another family and only briefly mentions the surname you searched. | |||
'''If the results list has too few matches.''' The more of a surname you type as a search term, the smaller the results list will be. Since many surnames have [[Guessing a Name Variation|spelling variations]], you may want to broaden your search. To do this, you can type only part of the surname. (This is called truncating your search.) For example, if you type '''Newcombe''' as your search term, the computer will find only that spelling of the name. However, if you type '''Newcom''' as your search term, the computer will find any surname that begins with those letters, including Newcom, Newcomb, Newcome, Newcombe, and so forth. | '''If the results list has too few matches.''' The more of a surname you type as a search term, the smaller the results list will be. Since many surnames have [[Guessing a Name Variation|spelling variations]], you may want to broaden your search. To do this, you can type only part of the surname. (This is called truncating your search.) For example, if you type '''Newcombe''' as your search term, the computer will find only that spelling of the name. However, if you type '''Newcom''' as your search term, the computer will find any surname that begins with those letters, including Newcom, Newcomb, Newcome, Newcombe, and so forth. | ||