The key to finding a record in the Family History Library's collection is the Family History Library Catalog. The catalog describes each of the library's records and provides the call numbers. The catalog is available on microfiche and on compact disc as part of FamilySearch™. It is at the Family History Library and at each family history center.

The Family History Library Catalog on microfiche is divided into four major sections:

• Locality.
• Surname.
• Subject.
• Author/Title.
  

The Family History Library Catalog on compact disc has four types of searches:

• Locality Search.
• Surname Search.
• Film Number Search.
• Computer Number Search.
  

To find the call numbers of the records described in this outline, you will most often use the Locality section on microfiche or the Locality Search on compact disc. The section headings in this outline that describe types of records, such as “Church Records,” are the same as the subjects used in the microfiche edition of the Family History Library Catalog and the topics used in the compact disc edition.

The catalog generally uses the same language that the records are written in to describe the records. The description includes a brief English summary of the content.

The Locality section lists records according to the area they cover. Records relating to the entire country, such as emigration and immigration records, are listed under Denmark. Most records are listed under a specific county or city or parish, as follows:

DENMARK, COUNTY, CITY

For example, in the Locality section look for—

• The place where an ancestor lived, such as—

DENMARK, VEJLE, KOLDING

• Then the record type you want, for example: census, probates, or church records.

DENMARK, VEJLE, KOLDING - CHURCH RECORDS

This outline also provides some of the library's call numbers. These are preceded by FHL, the abbreviation for Family History Library.

Danish Records Listed under Other Countries

The Family History Library Catalog also lists some Danish records under—

• Germany, Pruessen, Schleswig-Holstein.
• Greenland.
• Virgin Islands.