Ancestry: Library Edition

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Ancestry Fast FactsRecommended Grade Level: 4-12

More than 4,000 genealogy databases with a single search. Databases include• Complete U.S. Census & Index 1790-1940• Birth, marriage, death records• Church records• Court records• Immigration records including ship details

Map Center contains more than 1,000 historical maps

Other notable collections include• WWI Draft Registration Cards• Federal Slave Narratives• Civil War collection with over 6,900 photographs• World War II newsreels• Stars & Stripes newspaper

Ancestry Special Note

Access available only within library or classroom,

not from home.

Home ScreenStart searching

in a specific

collection.

Start searching

in a specific

collection.

Blank census forms and

charts to help record

information.

Blank census forms and

charts to help record

information.

Census and Voter ListsTips:• Allow for variations in spelling of names.

•Think beyond genealogy – search for famous people.

•Use address and locate home on map or Google Earth.

•Look for occupations, value of home.

•Who lived in the same house?

•Where were parents born?

Tips:• Allow for variations in spelling of names.

•Think beyond genealogy – search for famous people.

•Use address and locate home on map or Google Earth.

•Look for occupations, value of home.

•Who lived in the same house?

•Where were parents born?

1930 CensusGeorge H Ruth (Babe Ruth)

Occupation is BaseballOccupation is Baseball

Notice he lived with his in-laws, was married with two daughters, was the son of German immigrants, and many neighbors were immigrants.Notice he lived with his in-laws, was married with two daughters, was the son of German immigrants, and many neighbors were immigrants.

Birth, Marriage, and Death records

Many people will have links to their

obituaries and photos.

Many people will have links to their

obituaries and photos.

Military Records

Browse Histories, News, and Photos for primary

source information.

Browse Histories, News, and Photos for primary

source information.

Civil War Photos

Search for a person or use Keyword

search for a location.

Search for a person or use Keyword

search for a location.

Click thumbnail image to enlarge.

Click thumbnail image to enlarge.

Lincoln PapersMilitary >

Histories >Abraham Lincoln

Papers

Military >Histories >

Abraham Lincoln Papers

Select criteria to browse.

Select criteria to browse.

Immigration Records

Titanic survivorsTitanic

survivors

2,000 Oral Histories

Immigration & Travel >Immigration & Emigration

books >Keyword Search for Ellis

Island

Immigration & Travel >Immigration & Emigration

books >Keyword Search for Ellis

Island

Newspapers & Publications

Stars & StripesNov. 24, 1963Stars & StripesNov. 24, 1963

Sears Catalog - 1900Sears Catalog - 1900

Resources for African-American History

Save Images and Citations

Tools for viewing and printing.

Tools for viewing and printing.

HINT: Save a copy or a screen print of the original document. Then it can be cropped, highlighted or

manipulated as needed for a project.

HINT: Save a copy or a screen print of the original document. Then it can be cropped, highlighted or

manipulated as needed for a project.

Learning CenterClick Help for videos, research

guides and tips on

searching.

Click Help for videos, research

guides and tips on

searching.