Using Ancestry Library Edition Meredith, Maine, Public Library Aurora High School/Houn’ Dawg University Using Ancestry Library Edition Erin Apostolos with Additions By Kim McCully-Mobley

Ancestry Library Edition Historical Records (census, immigration, vital statistics, military) Stories, Memories and Histories (Newspaper articles and historical journals) Photos, Drawings and Maps Card Catalog-lists individual databases Advanced Search Recent Databases Briefly Describe Ancestry, show how to access it from library site. Show recent databases from home page. Ancestry Library Edition

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 Importance of Census Census

Immigration Passenger Lists Petition for and Naturalization Records Border Crossings Passport and Police Registration Lists Letters/Journals Different Types of Immigration records in different countries. Immigration

Vital Statistics 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 Not every state has added all of their records so it is hit and miss. Better luck going to each state’s vital records. Vital Statistics

Military Records 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 Records are spotty. Not all states have their data entered. Try NARA for military records. Military Records

Stories, Memories, Histories Biographies Index of Genealogies Individual Family Databases Local History Databases Historical Newspapers Journals Papers, Publications, Stories Slave Narratives Stories, Memories, Histories

Photos and Maps 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 Links to other Sites Photos and Maps

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 * 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 Search

World Tree and Message Board 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…. Plan on taking some time there. World Tree and Message Board

Charts and Forms Blank Census Forms (US, UK, Canada) Ancestral Chart (Pedigree) Research Calendar Research Extract Correspondence Record Family Group Sheets Source Summary Charts and Forms

Dive in, Document Findings, Tell the Story from All Angles Look for consistency and patterns (There is a margin for error with human hands.) Have fun. Check other historical websites for accuracy and connections. (Mayflower story.) Have students cite sources using the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University’s website: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ Dive in, Document Findings, Tell the Story from All Angles