Nine Mile Falls Ward Genealogy Seminar May 8, 2010 LDS Church Resources by Brett W. Smith
"Old Stuff" Research Databases: FamilySearch www.familysearch.org accessible to anyone LDS Church Resources by Brett W. Smith Page 2
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FamilySearch includes: (www.familysearch.org) Patron submissions: Ancestral File lineage-linked database from patron submissions of over 36 million names International Genealogical Index contains 725 million records from extraction & patron submissions (primarily temple submissions) Pedigree Resource File lineage-linked pedigrees submitted over FamilySearch Internet, containing over 100 million names (Note: "Old" FamilySearch does not eliminate or combine duplicate information) LDS Church Resources by Brett W. Smith Page 4
FamilySearch also includes: (www.familysearch.org) Research transcriptions: 1880 U.S. Census 1881 British Census 1881 Canadian Census U.S. Social Security Death Index Vital Records Index (Mexico & Scandinavia only) LDS Church Resources by Brett W. Smith Page 5
"New Stuff" Research Databases: New FamilySearch new.familysearch.org not yet released for non-lds church members LDS Church Resources by Brett W. Smith Page 6
New FamilySearch combines: (new.familysearch.org) LDS Church membership records Ancestral File International Genealogical Index Pedigree Resource File Member data submissions (Note: New FamilySearch attempts to combine duplicate information, and allows users to combine information as well.) New FamilySearch is not really a research tool, but is designed for the purpose of name submissions for temple work. LDS Church Resources by Brett W. Smith Page 7
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More "New Stuff" Research Databases: FamilySearch Record Search pilot.familysearch.org Contains transcriptions from Indexing projects, plus links to images of original records! LDS Church Resources by Brett W. Smith Page 11
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FamilySearch Record Search Pilot also includes: (pilot.familysearch.org) Census records (for free): 1850 U.S. Census 1850 U.S. Census Slave Schedule 1850 U.S. Census Mortality Schedule 1860 U.S. Census (99% complete) 1870 U.S. Census 1880 U.S. Census 1900 U.S. Census 1910 U.S. Census (13% complete) 1920 U.S. Census (98% complete) Plus some state censuses: FL, MA, MN, NY, RI, SD, WI LDS Church Resources by Brett W. Smith Page 14
More "New Stuff" Research Databases: FamilySearch Historical Books www.familysearch.org Contains images of 18,122 published genealogy and family history books from 9 different libraries. LDS Church Resources by Brett W. Smith Page 15
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"Old Stuff" Research Assistance: (at www.familysearch.org) FamilySearch Research Helps Articles Guidance FamilySearch Glossary LDS Church Resources by Brett W. Smith Page 20
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"New Stuff" Research Assistance: New FamilySearch Help Center (at new.familysearch.org) FamilySearch Research Wiki LDS Church Resources by Brett W. Smith Page 26
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More "New Stuff" Research Assistance: Family History Library Online Classes (at www.familysearch.org) LDS Church Resources by Brett W. Smith Page 33
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"Other Stuff" Our Own Family History Center Family History Library Catalog LDS Church Resources by Brett W. Smith Page 37
"Future Stuff" FamilySearch Labs labs.familysearch.org LDS Church Resources by Brett W. Smith Page 38
THANK YOU FOR COMING! This presentation will be available for viewing at my website at: www.informationsmith.com LDS Church Resources by Brett W. Smith Page 39