Learn the basics of Ancestry.com's library edition, sponsored by the Friends of the Meredith Library. These software may only be used while in the library.
2. Historical Records (census, immigration,
vital statistics, military)
Stories, Memories and Histories
(Newspaper articles and historical
journals)
Photos and Maps
Card Catalog-lists individual databases
Advanced Search
Recent Databases
Ancestry Library Edition
3. Download a blank census form for each
year census was taken 1880 1900
Ancestry searches on all names in census,
not just head of household
Some years give address of household,
occupations, # of children living and total
1890 Federal Census was destroyed by a
fire at the Commerce Department in
Washington, DC on 10 January 1921.
Voter Lists
Misspellings of names
Census
4. Passenger Lists
Petition for and Naturalization Records
Border Crossings
Passport and Police Registration Lists
Immigration
5. Social Security Death Index
State Birth Records
Headstone Inscriptions and Burial Records
Parish and Probate Records
State Marriage and Divorce Records
Obituary, Birth and Marriage Notices
Holocaust Death Records
Vital Statistics
6. Revolutionary War
War of 1812
Civil War Collection and Service
Spanish American War
WWI Draft Registration Cards and Records
WWII and Korean War
Vietnam War
POW Records and Pensioner Lists
Stars and Stripes Newspaper
Foreign Wars
Military Records
7. Biographies
Index of Genealogies
Individual Family Databases
Local History Databases
Historical Newspapers
Journals
Papers, Publications, Stories
Slave Narratives
Stories, Memories, Histories
8. Library Congress Photo Collection
Historical Postcards
US Civil War Photos
Land Ownership Atlases
US Headstone Photos
US Map Collection (historical, battle)
Panoramic Photos
School Yearbooks
WWII Newsreels
Passenger Ships and Images
Photos and Maps
9. Basic search-Historical Records, Stories
and Publications or Photos and Maps
Browse by Location
Advanced Search-Birth, Marriage, Death
Dates, Parent and Spouse, Places
Advanced Search-Search Categories
Card Catalog-Search for Database
Browse Records
Use Wildcards ? Or Truncate *
Search
10. Use the world tree to find family trees
created by other users
Message Boards are broken down by
topics such as:
◦ Regions
◦ Adoption
◦ Software
◦ Immigration
◦ Military
Just to name a few
World Tree and Message Board
11. Blank Census Forms (US, UK, Canada)
Ancestral Chart (Pedigree)
Research Calendar
Research Extract
Correspondence Record
Family Group Sheets
Source Summary
Charts and Forms
Editor's Notes
Briefly Describe Ancestry, show how to access it from library site. Show recent databases from home page.
Importance of Census
Different Types of Immigration records in different countries.
Not every state has added all of their records so it is hit and miss. Better luck going to each state’s vital records.
Records are spotty. Not all states have their data entered. Try NARA for military records.
William Gall?g* 1827-1900, Immigration Search: Letitia Gallagher Immigration 1851-1853 age 1, Military Search: William Joseph McGarr 1888-1918-WWI Draft Card, WWI Casualty