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Family History Library Books
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Earlier this year, FamilySearch announced a free lookup service for genealogy
books and microfilm available at the renowned Family History Library in
Salt Lake City. The response was overwhelming, 1000s of people contacted us
to take advantage of this free service.
Another way to utilize this service
is to start with limited preview Google Books and get us to scan the entire
page and email it to you for free. Let's walk through the process.
Google has scanned millions of books that are both (1) out
of copyright and (2) still under copyright. If you happen to find a book
that is out of copyright, i.e. published before 1923, you'll usually be
able to read the entire book for free online and you do not need to use
FamilySearch's free lookup service.
For books still under copyright, i.e.
published since 1923, Google Books often provides a "snippet view"
(see below).
You cannot see the entire book online, only a snippet.
What
do you do if you want to see the entire page, or several pages from the
book?
Our answer
-- use FamilySearch's free lookup service.
If you find a reference to your ancestor in pages that
cannot be viewed, make a note of the:
1. Name of the Individual (as it appears in
the book)
2. Book Title
3. Page Number(s)
Make a note of the Call Number.
Within a short period of time, you'll receive an email that
includes a scanned copy of that page.
Make up to five requests per person
per month.
Sit back in your recliner, put your feet up, and let us do the
work for you.
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