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This lists and describes the records in the Family History Library—the largest collection of genealogical records in the world. It is the key to research in the library and its family history centers. If the records from your locality of interest have been microfilmed or digitized, the Family History Library Catalog would usually be the most comprehensive list you could use to select the best records for your search. | This lists and describes the records in the Family History Library—the largest collection of genealogical records in the world. It is the key to research in the library and its family history centers. If the records from your locality of interest have been microfilmed or digitized, the Family History Library Catalog would usually be the most comprehensive list you could use to select the best records for your search. | ||
The catalog, updated regularly, is on the Internet atFamilySearch Library Catology. You may search the catalog by '''''Surname''''' (for family histories), by '''''Place''''' (for record types), by '''''Subject'''''' (such as Navajo Indians), or by '''''Author''''' or '''''Title''''' if known. The record types listed in [[Choose a Record Type#Sources_Useful_to_Genealogists|Sources Useful to Genealogists]] are mostly the same as the headings used in the Place Search of the catalog. | The catalog, updated regularly, is on the Internet atFamilySearch Library Catology. You may search the catalog by '''''Surname''''' (for family histories), by '''''Place''''' (for record types), by '''''Subject'''''' (such as Navajo Indians), or by '''''Author''''' or '''''Title''''' if known. The record types listed in [[Choose a Record Type#Sources_Useful_to_Genealogists|Sources Useful to Genealogists]] are mostly the same as the headings used in the Place Search of the catalog. | ||
For more information see the wiki article [[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog]]. | For more information see the wiki article [[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog]]. | ||
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=== '''Other Internet Sites''' === | === '''Other Internet Sites''' === | ||
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=== Selecting More Than One Record === | === Selecting More Than One Record === | ||
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Most records you search have jurisdictional limitations. That is, they apply only to a certain geographic area and to certain events and/or families. For example, marriage records in the United States are usually recorded by each different county. Many different jurisdictions exercise authority over what records are created or kept about our ancestors. For example, in the United States, naturalization records were kept by the federal, state, city and county jurisdictions. You must know which jurisdictions kept the records you are seeking in order to select the best records.<br> | Most records you search have jurisdictional limitations. That is, they apply only to a certain geographic area and to certain events and/or families. For example, marriage records in the United States are usually recorded by each different county. Many different jurisdictions exercise authority over what records are created or kept about our ancestors. For example, in the United States, naturalization records were kept by the federal, state, city and county jurisdictions. You must know which jurisdictions kept the records you are seeking in order to select the best records.<br> | ||
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All records have a limited scope that defines their coverage. The scope is usually limited by time and geography with a topical consideration (such as a list of Union officers in the U.S. Civil War.) As you select specific records to search, you will need to learn the different jurisdictions that may have kept a record, and the scope of the records they kept. | All records have a limited scope that defines their coverage. The scope is usually limited by time and geography with a topical consideration (such as a list of Union officers in the U.S. Civil War.) As you select specific records to search, you will need to learn the different jurisdictions that may have kept a record, and the scope of the records they kept. | ||
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=== '''Some Modern Government Jurisdictions''' === | === '''Some Modern Government Jurisdictions''' === | ||
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| bgcolor="#66ffff" | '''''Nation<br>''''' | | bgcolor="#66ffff" | '''''Nation<br>''''' | ||