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.

1. Meredith Public Library
Using Ancestry
Library Edition
Erin Apostolos

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