What problem does it solve? Before searching for ancestors, genealogists need to know what records actually exist for a place and time period, where they are held, and how jurisdictional boundary changes affect where records were filed. This Skill produces that foundational survey so research plans are grounded in real record availability rather than guesswork. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Records Availability Survey: Queries FamilySearch collections, digitized volumes, external links, and Wiki pages to enumerate what records exist for a place, with honest reporting of digitization and coverage gaps. - Jurisdictional Context: Resolves standard place names, traces boundary changes and parent jurisdictions, and classifies access levels (indexed, browse-only, microfilm, physical only). - Project Persistence: When run inside a research project, appends a structured localities entry to research.json so later research planning can reuse the survey. - Use Case: Ask what records survive for Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania between 1840 and 1880, and receive a structured guide covering vital, church, census, probate, land, and newspaper records with repositories and access methods. ## Quick Start Ask the assistant to create a locality research guide for a specific place and time period, such as what genealogical records exist for a county between given years.
