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SynopsisMaster 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., Master the #1 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 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, 200,000 digitized family history books, and the FamilySearch catalog of 2.4 million offline resources you can borrow through a local FamilySearch Center - 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., Discover how to use FamilySearch.org! Learn how to tackle the largest free genealogy website with this in-depth user guide, newly updated to reflect the site's latest developments. The Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org, second edition, 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 the United States and the old country. This comprehensive guide contains valuable FamilySearch.org tips, including: Step-by-step strategies for crafting search queries that find ancestors fast Practical pointers for locating your ancestors in record collections that aren't keyword searchable Detailed overviews of FamilySearch.org's major US, European, Canadian, and Mexican collections, plus records from more than 100 other countries Tips for creating and managing your family tree on FamilySearch.org Expert tips for utilizing user-submitted genealogies, digitized family history books, and the FamilySearch catalog of 2.4 million offline resources you can borrow through a local Family History Center Illustrated step-by-step examples that will teach you exactly how to apply these tips and techniques to your own research Worksheets and checklists to track your research progress Whether you're new to FamilySearch.org or a longtime user, you'll find the guidance you need in the Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org to discover your ancestors and make the most of the site's valuable resources., Discover how to use FamilySearch.org! Learn how to tackle the largest free genealogy website with this in-depth user guide, newly updated to reflect the site's latest developments., 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.