Featured Database of the Month

August 2010





Footnote helps you find and share historic documents. It is more than just a dusty, digital archive online. We provide you the tools to share your historical passions and connect with others.

• Invaluable for both historians and genealogists
• Unique partnerships with The National Archives, Allen County Library and FamilySearch
• Many documents and records exclusively available through Footnote
• Easy to view, download and print
• Millions of original documents with millions more added every month

There are many ways to find images on Footnote, but the two most common are Searching and Browsing.

Searching
You can search for images on Footnote using the search box at the top of most pages.

The basic search on Footnote returns results that include all your search terms, so if you don't get any results, try broadening your search by removing some of the terms. Matching terms may come from information we have indexed for the image or from annotations added by other Members.

Browsing
Browsing is a great way to focus your finding efforts. You can browse by clicking on the "Browse All Titles" link at the top of most pages or to the right of the search box on the Search Results page or you can go to the Original Documents page and select a title to search or browse within.

From the "Browse All Titles" link you can browse through the titles alphabetically or choose a category to browse within. At any point in the browse process you can use the brown "Search within" box at the bottom of the page and search just the images in the group you have selected.





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