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 long time user, you'll find the guidance you need to discover your ancestors and make the most of the site's valuable resources.|This book will help readers make the most of the largest free family history website, FamilySearch.org, which is run by the world's largest genealogy organisation (FamilySearch International, an arm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). With more than 3.5 billion names in searchable databases and 35 million digitized records being added each month, FamilySearch.org is a key online resource for genealogy research around the world. In this in-depth user guide, readers will learn step-by-step strategies to get the most from their searches, tips to browse unindexed record images, and tools for creating an online family tree.|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 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 long time user, you'll find the guidance you need to discover your ancestors and make the most of the site's valuable resources.