FamilySearch Historical Record Collections
FamilySearch Historical Records provides online access to indexes and digital images of records held by FamilySearch. The collections can be accessed from the FamilySearch homepage or directly at Historical Record Collections. New collections are uploaded weekly.
Searching the Indexed Records
From the 'Search' section on the main screen you can find all collections available. You can search by life events, relationship or by film batch number.
Each search option has a box alongside it, which, if selected, will mean that only records that match this term exactly being listed in the results. Select the option 'Match All Exactly' next to the blue Search button if you want to select 'Exact' for all search parameters. You will want to experiment with these different search options to see the different results. There is no Soundex search available.
For a more complete list of "search" features/parameters for searching the databases in FamilySearch.org, review the article, Eleven Powerful "Search" Features of the FamilySearch.org Search Engine.
Collection Descriptions
For each collection, there is a brief collection Description, as well as a link titled "Learn More" which links to further information about the collection on the Research Wiki. Collections descriptions on the Research Wiki are signified by "(FamilySearch Historical Records)" at the end of the title. Additional information about the collections may also be found in the Wiki articles listed under the "Related Wiki Articles" heading.
Locating the Latest Updates
Updated records are posted directly to the Historical Record Collections as they are completed. To see the latest collection updates and publications, click on the Last Updated column heading. Content is updated weekly, so check back often to see if the newly added records can help you!
FamilySearch Indexing
FamilySearch invites everyone to volunteer in indexing records to make the information more quickly available. Learn more about what projects are available go to the Indexing Overview.
FamilySearch Blog
For more information about FamilySearch and to learn about new Historical Records publications read the FamilySearch Blog.
