FamilySearch Unlocked Vol. 2: Your Complete Guide to the FamilySearch Catalog is a 73-page digital PDF research guide that teaches you how to find and use the vast number of records that never appear in a standard name search. This guide explains how the Catalog works, how to interpret entries and access icons and how to research directly inside image-only and unindexed collections. If you’ve ever wondered how experienced researchers find records others miss, this research guide shows you exactly how to do it.
 
Released 16 December 2025
 
This guide is entirely different from my other 2 FamilySearch Unlocked guides. There is no overlap.
 
Though I'm based in the U.S., these instructions and strategies would apply to all English-based countries and records.
 
This guide contains 3 sections:
The Catalog Explained
Mastering the Catalog Interface
Researching Through Catalog Records
 
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