| Many individuals interested in genealogy research | | | | information on your ancestors through someone |
| are not aware of the different options available to | | | | else's site, but that the site may not be correct in |
| them. Three great options are given below as well | | | | the information it has given. |
| as hints and warnings associated with their use. | | | | - The LDS Family History Library |
| - The Internet | | | | The LDS Family History Library is by far the |
| | | | largest of its kind. As such it is a great option for |
| The internet is a well known tool for researching | | | | performing your genealogy research. The Library |
| just about anything you can think of. This is also | | | | is home to 278,000 books, 2.4 million rolls of |
| the case with genealogy research, much needed | | | | microfilm, and over 2 billion names in assorted |
| information can be tracked down on the Internet. | | | | databases. |
| There are many free sites available that will give | | | | A library of this size can be quite intimidating for |
| you access to records you may be looking for, | | | | first-time users. The library administrators are |
| but they frequently are limited or incomplete in | | | | aware of that and for that reason they employ |
| the information they give. You can also get lucky | | | | more than 100 people, and about 400 trained |
| and find a site where someone has made their | | | | volunteers. |
| research public. This can be quite helpful in finding | | | | The LDS Family Library is a great option for |
| a lost relative if your family trees intersect. | | | | anyone who is able to access it. The problem |
| As is common with internet research, you must | | | | many have is that they do not live close enough |
| be careful with the information you find. The | | | | to it to make use of it. There are genealogy |
| majority of the internet is filled with information | | | | centers nationwide that have access to some of |
| that has been placed there by people who have | | | | the library's resources, but none are nearly as |
| not had their site put under any review of | | | | extensive as the library itself. |
| scrutiny. There is a chance that you could find | | | | |