User:AdkinsWH/Sandbox Closer to home access/services

United States  See also Obtain the Records and Principles of Family History Research

The closer you can get to an original document, the better. Originals usually contain important clues that were missed or misread in indexes or transcripts.

This page offers options for accessing an original document or searching a set of records that is not convenient for searching yourself. Although a United States focus, many of the methods apply to other countries.

The intent is to help Wiki users by collecting all pertinent Wiki articles into one central location. Writers are encouraged to update, strengthen, and link to this page as appropriate.

Get a [photo] copy

 * Photoduplication Services FamilySearch Library
 * National Genealogical Society Book Loan Collection Also links to look-ups and ill
 * Allen County Public Library offers look-up and (periodical) article-copy services
 * Interlibrary loan Copy Request

Inter-library loan, etc.

 * Interlibrary loan
 * Talk:Interlibrary loan
 * United States Previous Research
 * Ordering Microfilm or Microfiche FHL
 * How to Obtain Books Listed in the Family History Library Catalog
 * National Genealogical Society Book Loan Collection
 * National Genealogical Society Book Loan Collection
 * Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center
 * Library of Congress -- needs it's own explanation Often digitized and sent to a library and read in the library.


 * WorldCat
 * WorldCat Online Catalog
 * Jstore has just introduced -- adding more and more to free access; subscription -- put under online -- journals and index to journals most not available. Main window to access. subscription at FSL. See Jame's blog for articles.
 * Jstor per Wikipedia

You may want to view the tutorial "Ancestors Season 1: Libraries and Archives" at the FamilySearch Learning Center.
 * Obtain the Records
 * Talk:Obtain the Records
 * Tennessee SLA interlibrary loan

Ideas to develop

 * Go with societies or groups
 * Local societies often have field trips of their area
 * Plan your own trip

Gathering Wiki Articles

 * Balhuizen, Anne Ross. Searching on Location: Planning a Research Trip. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1992. ;.


 * Take your family on a research trip
 * Tips for visiting the FamilySearh Library
 * Tips for visiting the Allen County Public Library
 * Plan a Research Trip to Wales
 * On-site Research in Poland
 * Onsite research in Germany
 * Romania Archives and Libraries
 * User:National Institute sandbox 15G Incorporate when they export it to public space

Cemeteries Before visiting cemeteries in foreign lands, consider cultural, religious, and social differences.
 * Denmark Cemeteries
 * Cemeteries in Sweden

Search Digital Collections
Digitization has proven to both preserve records of historical importance and make them widely accessible. Millions of indexes and images are added to the Internet daily by archives, universities, repositories, and others.

State-by-state
Click to the Archives and Libraries page for a state below. Browse websites and online catalogs for a town, county, or state, and for an unlimited array of subjects or keywords to find items that you wand to access via the Internet or by using the ideas offered on this page to Get a copy.

about the town, county, or state, or for

For archives and libraries, click a state below: