{"id":7846,"date":"2021-06-07T00:42:09","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T00:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/?p=7846"},"modified":"2021-06-07T00:42:09","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T00:42:09","slug":"finding-u-s-county-resources-in-the-family-history-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/finding-u-s-county-resources-in-the-family-history-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding U.S. County Resources in The Family History Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In The Family History Guide, you can learn about research for the United States; then you can explore research state by state, by using the links just below the Statue of Liberty photo. Once you are on a state page, you can see links for each county in the state, at the bottom of the page.<\/p>\n<p>Below is an example of the counties listed in the California page. Note the legend at the top: when you click the name of the county, it opens the FamilySearch page. Clicking other letters opens pages for Ancestry, Linkpendium, GenealogyInc, USGenWeb, or a related Facebook page, respectively.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7852\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ca-counties1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"933\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ca-counties1.png 933w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ca-counties1-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ca-counties1-768x417.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here are some partial screen shots of the FamilySearch and Linkpendium pages for Ventura County. Notice that these pictures show just the &#8220;tip of the iceberg&#8221; for the county information that is available.<\/p>\n<p><em>FamilySearch<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7853\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/fs-county.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"779\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/fs-county.png 779w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/fs-county-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/fs-county-768x469.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Linkpendium<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7854\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/link-county.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"581\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/link-county.png 581w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/link-county-300x261.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s Next &#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Genealogical Societies are a great resource for additional county resources and records, many of which are found only on those sites. Typically there is a Resources link on the society website page that you can explore. Depending on the websites, some information is restricted to society members, but much of the information is freely available.<\/p>\n<p>In the county sections of The Family History Guide, we will be adding &#8220;S&#8221; links in the near future. These links will take you to web pages for county or regional genealogical societies, so you can explore these amazing resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In The Family History Guide, you can learn about research for the United States; then you can explore research state by state, by using the links just below the Statue of Liberty photo. Once you are on a state page, you can see links for each county in the state, at the bottom of the page. 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