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Introduction to Family History Centers (view source)
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*[http://newspapers.bl.uk/blcs/ 19th Century British Newspapers] | *[http://newspapers.bl.uk/blcs/ 19th Century British Newspapers] | ||
* | *[http://newspaperarchive.com/ Newspaper Archives]<br> | ||
*[http://alexanderstreet.com/products/cwld.htm Alexander Street Press] (American Civil War Collections) | *[http://alexanderstreet.com/products/cwld.htm Alexander Street Press] (American Civil War Collections) | ||
*[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] (Family History Library Edition) | *[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] (Family History Library Edition) | ||
* | *[http://www.arkivdigital.net/ ArkivDigital Online]<br> | ||
*[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/ FindMyPast] | *[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/ FindMyPast] | ||
*[http://www.footnote.com/ Fold3.com] | *[http://www.footnote.com/ Fold3.com] | ||
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*[http://historicmapworks.proquest.com Historic Map Works] (Library Edition) | *[http://historicmapworks.proquest.com Historic Map Works] (Library Edition) | ||
*[http://obituaries.proquest.com Origins.net] | *[http://obituaries.proquest.com Origins.net] | ||
* | *[http://www.paper-trail.org/ Paper Trail, A Guide to Overland Pioneer Names and Documents] | ||
*[http://worldvitalrecords.com/ WorldVitalRecords.com] | *[http://worldvitalrecords.com/ WorldVitalRecords.com] | ||
<br>Family History Center staff can also help you search the [[An overview of the Family History Library Catalog|Family History Library Catalog]], or you can search it yourself before visiting the center. The [[An overview of the Family History Library Catalog|Family History Library Catalog]] is a catalog of the holdings of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, the central library of FamilySearch which has been gathering genealogical records for over 115 years. Most of those records were recorded onto microfilm and microfiche. Copies of those 2.3 million rolls of microfilm and microfiche circulate to Family History Centers all over the world much like a public library’s inter-library loan system. The Family History Library's book and CD collections do not circulate. | <br>Family History Center staff can also help you search the [[An overview of the Family History Library Catalog|Family History Library Catalog]], or you can search it yourself before visiting the center. The [[An overview of the Family History Library Catalog|Family History Library Catalog]] is a catalog of the holdings of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, the central library of FamilySearch which has been gathering genealogical records for over 115 years. Most of those records were recorded onto microfilm and microfiche. Copies of those 2.3 million rolls of microfilm and microfiche circulate to Family History Centers all over the world much like a public library’s inter-library loan system. The Family History Library's book and CD collections do not circulate. | ||
If you know what films or fiche you would like to order, you may want to bring a printed copy of the film description from the Family History Library Catalog. In many parts of the world, you may be able to order the film on-line and have it sent to the Family History Center nearest to you.<br> | If you know what films or fiche you would like to order, you may want to bring a printed copy of the film description from the Family History Library Catalog. In many parts of the world, you may be able to order the film on-line and have it sent to the Family History Center nearest to you.<br> | ||
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