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Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog (view source)
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The '''[https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog] '''(previously known as the '''''Family History Library Catalog''''') describes the genealogical resources held by [http://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch.org], the [[Family History Library]], and other designated FamilySearch Centers or Libraries. | |||
The Catalog is a guide to family histories; birth, marriage, and death records; census records; church registers; books, periodicals and many other records that may contain genealogical information. These records may be in a book, on microfiche or microfilm, searchable online or in a computer file. | The Catalog is a guide to family histories; birth, marriage, and death records; census records; church registers; books, periodicals and many other records that may contain genealogical information. These records may be in a book, on microfiche or microfilm, searchable online or in a computer file. | ||
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=== Which Catalog Search Should I Try? === | === Which Catalog Search Should I Try? === | ||
[[Image:FamilySearch Catalog Search Buttons.jpg|border|right| | [[Image:FamilySearch Catalog Search Buttons.jpg|border|right|350px|FamilySearch Catalog Search Buttons.jpg]]The type of search you should do is determined by the kind of catalog entries or records you want to find. Click on the name of each search to learn more.<br><br> | ||
Use the following table to determine what type of search to do: | Use the following table to determine what type of search to do:<br> | ||
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