Researching Archives and Finding Elusive Records in FamilySearch

70% of the free historic records and archives on FamilySearch.org can't be found with a basic search. This video presentation explains how to navigate unindexed image sets and use advanced search features to find the records you're looking for.

Robert Kehrer, senior product manager for FamilySearch's search and hinting technologies, walks you through this tutorial to locating hard-to-find records in your family history research.

This presentation covers the following topics:

Techniques for working with unindexed image sets
00:00 - Intro
01:14 - Navigating Image Waypoints
06:40 - Indices in the Image Sets
14:44 - Indices Created from Image Sets
23:43 - "From the FamilySearch Catalog" Advanced search features
32:02 - Using the Batch Number
38:04 - Filter Results by Collection
42:06 - Exact Searching
46:39 - Searching with Wildcards
52:30 - Analyze Search Results in a Spreadsheet
55:32 - Questions and Answers, Feedback

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