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Features

The FamilySearch.org website offers free access to digital images of genealogical records. These images can be searched along with a number of databases.

FamilySearch.org also contains the catalog of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. The library holds genealogical records for over 110 countries, territories, and possessions, including over 2.4 million rolls of microfilmed genealogical records; 742,000 microfiche; 310,000 books, serials, and other formats; and 4,500 periodicals. The microfilm and microfiche can be ordered and viewed at over 4,000 library branches (called Family History Centers) worldwide.

FamilySearch also offers research help through the FamilySearch Wiki and Forums.

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