FamilySearch is undergoing a massive project to digitize the family history book collections at the Family History Library (Salt Lake City, Utah), the Allen County Public Library (Ft. Wayne, Indiana), the Houston Public Library – Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research (Houston, Texas), and the Mid-Continent Public Library – Midwest Genealogy Center (Independence, Missouri) among others. In the month of June 2012 alone, more than 1,500 books were added to Family History Books.
Lists of new digital family history books:
- British Isles Books
- Compiled Family History Books
- International Books
- United States and Canada Books
At present, the bulk of the books being digitized are English-language compiled genealogies that are out of copyright or whose authors have granted permission for the books to be placed online. Other notable additions in June 2012 include Lineage Books of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (Volumes 1-166), Volumes 1-11 of the periodical Genealogy: A Journal of American Ancestry, a large collection of indexes to Indiana local histories, many Missouri and Texas local histories, and Houston, Texas death certificates (1876, 1889, 1896-1900).
This effort will enable these valuable books to be more easily accessible around the globe for free through the Internet. The highly-accurate OCR system we are using permits each book to be keyword searched for any word in the text. This post will be the first of several updates to help you keep up-to-date with the new books being added to Family History Books.
Tip: To make direct links to specific digital family history books on your own personal website or in FamilySearch Family Tree, use the Permanent Link that appears when you click Copy Link, NOT the link that displays in the URL (the link in the URL is unstable).
Wish you could digitalize the following book:
Ehninger Familien : Stammtafeln aus den Evangelischen Kirchenbücher von 1536 bis 1945 und deren Nachkommen biz zur Gegenwart
by Alfred Benz
you are the only library in the US that owns a copy.
I tried to purchase a copy from the author when I was in Germany but unfortunatley the book is out-of-print.
Would really be helpful.
I am your number one patron at the Family History Center in Charlottesville, Va.
Thank you in advance for considering my suggestion.
Does anyone know if there is a process that enables the public to make requests for specific books to be digitized?
Shouldn’t you know since you work at the FHL?
Does anyone know if there is a process that enables the public to make requests for specific books to be digitized?
Thanks! Very helpful to get lists of new materials so we know when it is worth searching again.
Would also be interesting to hear some perspective as to how far along you are in the digitization process for these library collections — e.g., 10% done or 60% done.
Does anyone have stats?
Shouldn’t you know the stats since you work at the FHL?
Have all of the Family Genealogies been removed from the FHL in SLC? Our Genealogical Society is preparing for a trip to Salt Lake City and I know that there are several people who would like to know if the books will still be available.
Thank you very much,
Martha A Crosley Graham
Librarian, SLOCGS
Many of the family genealogies have been removed. Some are online, while others are being processed and are inaccessible. Unfortunately, your group will probably not be able to access some of the books they seek during this transition period.
If you notice in the list in the PDF file up above, half of those digitized in June were from the shelf sections covering surnames T to Z.
I’m a little confused here. Is there a way to access an books thus far digitalized? What if someone has such a book to contribute?
To search the books, go to: http://books.familysearch.org/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=1&dstmp=1346801669532&vid=FHD_PUBLIC&fromLogin=true
For an update on the books that have just been put online, click on the links in the blog post that appear below the picture of the I-pad.
To donate a book, follow the instructions on the Donations form: https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/7/75/Donations_Guidelines_REVISION_12_July_2012.pdf
For additional information about donations, see: https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Donations
When can I get access to this in the middle of the night when I can do genealogy?
That great Sperry family : the genealogy of the Sperry brothers by families and generations
Sperry, Harrison Spencer, 1912-
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You do not have sufficient rights to view requested object.
This book is restricted; it can only be used in the Family History Library, a family history center, or one of the listed partner libraries.
I have a picture timeline book that I have scanned that I would like to donate.
I will be in SLC July 24-26. Who do I contact and bring the flash drive.
It was scanned in tiff.
Thanks, Karma
Hi Karma,
Thank you for thinking of us. Here is the donation form: https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Donations
I would email bookdonations@familysearch.org before you arrive.
All the best,
Nathan W. Murphy
Thanks, I will do that.
how do I get the information from this website. I need step by step because I,m 72 yrs old