Master the #1 Free Genealogy Website!
Discover your ancestry on FamilySearch.org, the world's largest free
genealogy website. This fully-updated 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.
In this book, you'll find:
- Step-by-step strategies to craft search queries that find ancestors
fast
- Practical pointers for locating your ancestors in record collections
that aren't searchable
- Detailed overviews of FamilySearch.org's major U.S. collections, with
helpful record explanations to inform your research
- Guidance for using FamilySearch.org's vast record collections from
Europe, Canada, Mexico and 100-plus countries around the world
- Tips for creating and managing your family tree on FamilySearch.org
- Secrets to utilizing user-submitted genealogies, the site's revamped
Digital Library with digitized family history books, and the
FamilySearch catalog of 2.4 million offline resources.
- Expanded coverage of the FamilySearch mobile app, and updates on
FamilySearch-compatible services and apps
- A new chapter on accessing records on-site at the Family History
Library, local FamilySearch Centers and affiliate libraries
- Worksheets and checklists to track your research progress
- Illustrated step-by-step examples teach you exactly how to apply these
tips and techniques to your own research.
Whether you're new to FamilySearch.org or you're a longtime user, you'll
find the guidance you need to discover your ancestors and make the most
of the site's valuable resources.
