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GENEALOGY

Fill in your Family Tree with the free version Ancestry.com

This site is free but limited. Use it in conjunction with the version below that is available only at APPL

Ancestry.com

Heritage Quest

Available only at Anna Porter Public Library

Available only for patrons of Anna Porter Public Library on any personal computer with internet access

For access: username = your library card number

Use for the following collections:

Use for the following collections:

U. S. Census 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890(fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 U.S. Census 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890(fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 (partial). Use the Browse feature in HQ to search 1830, 1840, 1850.

Birth, death, marriage records including Social Security Index Books

Border crossing and ship records Articles

Canadian collections Revolutionary War

UK collections Freedman's Bank

Other international collections U.S. Serial set -- of U.S. Congress in Lexis/Nexis

Military collections

Multi-media collections (postcards, newsreels....)

More Internet Links

Comprehensive Sites	Beginner Sites	Sites for Specific Types of Information
CyndisList	Genealogy Today	Social Security Death Index
FamilySearch.org from LDS	One-Stop Beginner's Genealogy	www.glorecords.blm.gov Bureau of Land Management General Land Office Records
Rootsweb from LDS
Ancestors Companion web site to family history and genealogy TV series from Brigham Young University Broadcasting, LDS
Genealogy.com
www.usgenweb.com US Gen Web Project

Class One - Getting Started

1. Review differences of Ancestry.com, Heritage Quest and More Internet Links

How to get online to Ancestry.com Free, Ancestry .com Library Edition, and Heritage Quest.
From this page explain the differences between Ancestry.com and Heritage Quest
Start a family tree in Ancestry.com, the free online part
Open Ancestry.com Library Edition from the Anna Porter Public Library web page
After entering ancestors in family trees, see hints.
Switch to Acom, Lib Ed and search one or more hints

2. Handouts:

Ancestor Chart
Family Group Chart
Comparison Chart Acom vs HQ

3. Homework

Fill out the paper Ancestor Chart
Using the paper copy fill in the Family Tree you created in ancestry.com the online edition. You can do this from home.

Class Two - Searching U. S. Censuses

1. About U.S. Federal Censuses

Compare census searches in ACOM and Heritage Quest (HQ), especially 1830, 1840, and 1850.

HQ - 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890(fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 (partial).

Note: Use the Browse feature in HQ to search 1830, 1840, 1850.

HQ - Searches for exact spelling only. Compare a search for William Temple in the 1860 Census.

HQ - See Why didn't I find someone in the Census?

ACOM - 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890(fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930

ACOM - Returns alternate spellings and abbreviations

ACOM Wildcards:

* represents zero or more characters. Must have two non-wildcard characters.

? represents a single character

2. 1890 Census was damaged by fire. Only records from 18 specific counties in 11 states survived.

3. Each census does not capture the same information. See handout

4. The 1940 Census will be available in April 2012. The release(s) of searchable database(s) will come later.

5. The 1930 Census will be completed in HQ after digitizing of a specific set of genealogy/history books are complete.

2. Handouts -

First Places to Look Checklists for Genealogical Research 1700-2000 (6 sheets)
What information is in each census year. (from Janis Fredrick)

3. Homework

Pick out one ancestor. Search the Federal censuses for the appropriate years in Heritage Quest at home
Record your findings on the appropriate sheet(s)
Add new information discovered to your paper charts
Fill in your online Family Tree
Follow the hints in Heritage Quest (HQ) for links to the U.S. census

Class Three - Searching FamilySearch

Frequently Asked Questions

How can we get the 1850 Census from Heritage Quest?

Some years in HQ have not been name indexed.

To see the census for years that are not yet name-indexed, select the Browse Census from the toolbar to search for information about ancestors or relatives in census data.

Browse Census allows you to access all census years by locality. Browse Census contains four available options by which to narrow your search results; 1) Select Census Year; 2) Select Census State; 3) Select County; 4)Select Location.