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

Summary:

"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 maximize all of FamilySearch.org's research tools--including hard-to-find features--to extend your family tree in America and the old country." -- Back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9781440300783 (paperback)
ISBN: 144030078X (paperback)
Physical Description: 267 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Edition: 2nd edition.
Publisher: [Cincinnati, Ohio] : Family Tree Books, [2020]

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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.