The Ancestor Hunt regularly adds and updates new collection links, as well as searches for and fixes broken links.
(This page's most recent update is January 2026)
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The FamilySearch Digital Library is one of the most underused genealogy resources available online. While many researchers associate FamilySearch primarily with indexed records, the Digital Library contains books, family histories, local histories, periodicals, and compiled genealogies that often include names, dates, and relationships unavailable elsewhere.
For genealogists, the Digital Library is especially valuable for:
- locating published family histories
- finding county and town histories
- identifying biographical sketches
- discovering out-of-print genealogy books
- uncovering contextual information tied to specific families and places
This is a destination site for discovery, not just a supplement to record searches.
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