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Ancestry: Library Edition
by ProQuest
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.
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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
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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.
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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
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