Unofficial guide to FamilySearch.org how to find your family history on the world's largest free genealogy website

"Discover your ancestry on FamilySearch. org, the world's largest free genealogy website. This in-depth user guide shows you how to find your family in the site's databases of more than 3.5 billion names and millions of digitized historical records spanning the globe. Learn how to max...

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Main Author: McCullough, Dana (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: [Cincinnati, Ohio] : Family Tree Books, [2020]
Edition: 2nd edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Getting started
  • The FamilySearch family tree
  • Searching and browsing historical records
  • Searching genealogies, the catalog, and books
  • US Census records
  • US vital records
  • US immigration and naturalization records
  • US military records
  • US probate and court records
  • European records
  • Global records
  • More historical records
  • Accessing records at family history centers and affiliate libraries
  • Appendix A: The FamilySearch wiki
  • Appendix B: FamilySearch indexing projects
  • Appendix C: Research worksheets.