Please note this website is no longer being updated due to personal circumstances. Some links may no longer be available but the entire website is being left in place since even in a restricted capacity it may still be helping people. PLEASE do not email me about changes to this website because this site is no longer being updated!
The LDS Familysearch site has become so much a part of most people's research, we have devoted a separate page to hints and tips about using the site.
The FAMILYSEARCH MAIN PAGE. The home page of the LDS FamilySearch site.
THE IGI SEARCH PAGE This is where you search the IGI, or International Genealogical Index. You can bookmark this address and go there directly each time, rather than go through the main page.
GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE IGI SITE
WHAT IS THE IGI? A definition help page by: Helen S. Ullmann C.G.
RESEARCHING ANCESTORS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM Using the LDS Family History Center's Resources. An article by Mark Howells.
THE LDS FAMILYSEARCH WEBSITE: From Batch Numbers to Original Records. An article from The Global Gazette.
USING THE BATCH NUMBERS Another Global Gazette article, with explanations and examples.
If you need some help with your LDS FamilySearch, there is a mailing list to which you can subscribe: click on the address below and that should allow you to send an email to subscribe to the list. Place the single word SUBSCRIBE in the message part of the email.
FAMILYSEARCH-L@ROOTSWEB.COM to subscribe to the mailing list. Free, of course...
Now, let's get down to some action!
HOW TO SEARCH THE IGI Bolsterstone Genealogy Project site with useful illustrations and instructions for those wishing to search the IGI site.
HOW TO SEARCH IGI This article was written by Juliette Hendry, and gives a practical step-by-step example: you can work along with it by opening a second browser window.
IGI BATCH NUMBERS Ginnie has built a site dedicated to supplying batch numbers for use in searching the IGI.
New to Ginnie's site is a chatroom for everyone researching their roots in the United Kingdom. "Feel free to use it to discuss genealogy, get help using batch numbers and share research suggestions as well as any other topics you may think of," says Ginnie....
IGI BATCH NUMBERS Information about Batch Numbers and how to use them.
IGI BATCH NUMBER SEARCH FORM Steve Jackson's Lancashire Family Research site includes this IGI assistance.
GENERAL INDEX TO DEATHS IN SCOTLAND LDS Family History Center Film Numbers.
ORDERING BIRTH REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES Ordering Birth Registration Certificates from England and Wales...Using the LDS Family History Center's Resources. A topic written by By Mark Howells.
NEWBIES' GUIDE TO GENEALOGY & FAMILY HISTORY This site, by Roy Stockdill, has excellent reference in the content, regarding the IGI. Look for Part 5.
