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Practical solutions for real genealogy research problems. Explore the new Field Guides
FamilySearch’s new Full-Text Search is one of the most quietly powerful features they’ve released in years — and easily overlooked because it’s still labeled “Beta” and buried under the Search menu. Most genealogists assume FamilySearch has no newspapers… but this tool breaks that assumption by indexing millions of pages of digitized periodicals, journals, and yes — newspapers.
This Quicksheet explains how this new feature actually works, where the hidden clues are, what limitations to expect, and how to turn its unique strengths into real research breakthroughs.
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