For digital images of books, a link is provided in the notes. For physical items, the location and availability are listed.
The existing FamilySearch catalog is found under the Search tab at https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog.
No, currently the existing library catalog is not being updated with new books arriving at the library. See the new catalog for new acquisitions.
There are eight ways to search the FamilySearch Catalog:
| Place Search | Look for a record by the name of a place (locality) where an ancestor lived. |
| Surnames Search | Find family histories (and more) by a particular family name. |
| Titles Search | Locate a record by searching for its title. |
| Author Search | Find the works of an author by his or her name (individual or corporate). |
| Subjects Search | Discover works based on the topics they cover. |
| Keywords Search | Search for collections using words or phrases likely to be in a Catalog entry. |
| Call Number Search | See Catalog entries by searching for their book, compact disc, or pedigree call number. |
| Film/Fiche/Image Group Number (DGS) Search | Search for a microfilm, microfiche, or DGS number. |
You can combine two or more search types. For example, you could combine a Place Search and a Keywords Search. Open the Place and the Keywords searches. Searching for "Chicago" in the Place field yields around 700 results. Combining it with "St. Mary's" in the Keywords field returns fewer than 20 results.
Combining Surnames and Keywords searches for a family name and a state where they lived is often a successful strategy. "Smith" in the Surnames field combined with "Hawaii" in the Keywords field yields a manageable list of just over 50 results.
Try searching the new Library catalog.
Here are some other tips:
Before concluding that something is not in the FamilySearch Catalog, try the following strategies:
If you are still not seeing results:
FamilySearch does not have every genealogical record available. If you are not finding what you are looking for, you can:
Yes, The following is a video tutorial on how to use the Catalog:
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