Genealogy - Ancestry Library - FOLD3 - Heritage Quest

Outline Introductions Ancestry Library Edition FOLD3 Heritage Quest  What are these databases and how can they help with genealogy research?  How are each unique?  What resources are available in each of the databases?  How do I log in to access them without paying subscription fees? Search Tips Additional Resources Practice Session 2

What paper trails do people leave behind??3

What is Ancestry Library? Ancestry Library Edition is an enhanced library database version of Ancestry.com, the largest and most popular genealogy website on the market. Similar to the website, this database provides digital access to United States, United Kingdom and Canadian census returns, vital statistics, military records, ships’ passenger lists, directories, parish records, family trees, maps and forms. How is different from Ancestry.com? Ancestry Library Edition is almost but not EXACTLY the same as Ancestry.com! In other words, the library version provides access to many of the same records as the website but not to some of the more “specialized” resources such as the historical newspapers collection, and the PERSI (Periodical Source) index.4

What can be accessed by each? Access to Ancestry.com with features such as: Collaboration, Learning Center, Shopping, OneWorldTree and other Family Trees ( ) is only available from home by personal ( ) subscription. Ancestry Library Edition, however, is only available to an institution. Leavenworth Public Library subscribes so patrons can access the database on our computers or their laptops as long as they are in the library. Records from U.S., Canada, U.K., Germany, and some other countries as well. 150 million military records including Vietnam are available along with millions of multimedia files like family and gravestone photos, postcards and newsreels. 5

Main Resources found in Ancestry Library Edition - USUnited States  American Census records, 1790-1930  New York City Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1600s-1902  United States Obituary Collection  Social Security Death Index  Border Crossings: From Canada to US, 1895-1956  New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957  U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925*  U.S. Naturalization Records, 1795-19726

Main Resources – USUnited States…  Civil War Service Records 1861-1865  World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942*  World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946  U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  U.S. Marine Corp Muster Rolls, 1798-1958*  Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage (over 150 volumes)  American Genealogical Biographical Index (over 200 volumes)7

Main Resources – UKUnited Kingdom  English & Welsh census records, 1841-1901  Scottish census records, 1841-1871, 1891  Free BMD indexes, 1837-1915  Indexes to English & Welsh civil registration records, 1837-1983, 1984-2005  Pallot’s Baptism and Marriage Indexes for England, 1780-18378

Main Resources – UK & IRUnited Kingdom & Ireland…  UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960  British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920  British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918  British Phone Books, 1880-1981  England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892  Irish Records Index, 1500-1920  Irish Marriages, 1771-18129

Main Resources CanadaCanada  1851-1911 federal Census returns  1906 and 1916 Prairie Census returns  Canada Parliamentary Marriage and Divorces, 1867-1919  Ontario Birth, Marriage and Death records, 1857-1934  Ontario – Marriage Registers by Clergy, 1896-1948  Quebec Vital & Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967  Canada Obituary Collection  Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935  Border Crossings: From US to Canada, 1908-1935  Canadian Soldiers of World War I, 1914-1918  Canadian Civil Servants List, 1872-1900  Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s10

Main Resources - EUEurope  Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934  Baden, Germany Emigration Index, 1866-1911  German Phone Directories, 1915-1981  Mecklenburg-Schwerin Census, 1819, 1867, 1890 and 1900 (in German)  Denmark Births, Christenings & Marriages, 1631-190ss (in Danish)  Norway Births, Christenings & Marriages, 1600s-1800s (in Norwegian)11

Resources Not Carried in Ancestry Library Edition(Note: most of these resources are available through HeritageQuest Online database) Biography & Genealogy Master Index Family & Local Histories collection (primarily U.S.) (*HeritageQuest Online) Freedman’s Bank Records (*HeritageQuest Online) Historical Newspaper Collection Passenger & Immigration List Index PERiodical Source Index (*HeritageQuest Online) 12

How do I login to a database at the library? Log in to any public internet terminal at our library with your Leavenworth Public Library card and PIN number (4 digits). Look on the computer screen for a folder titled “Databases”. Open it and double click the name of the database, such as “Ancestry Library” “Heritage Quest” or “FOLD3”. 13 13

How Do I Log In With My Laptop? Go to: www.leavenworthpubliclibrary.org Find and click the “Reference” tab. Select “Online Databases”. Select “Genealogy & Local History”. Click the name of the database, such as “Ancestry Library” “Heritage Quest” or “FOLD3”.14

Home Page of Ancestry Library Edition15

Other Features16

Practice Search Let’s say we are looking for ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody. We find out his real name was ‘William Frederick Cody’ and we know he was born in Iowa in 1846. We also know that he died in 1917. We will put this information into Ancestry database and click ‘Search’ to view results.17

Basic Search18

‘Buffalo Bill’ – 1860 Census19

Wm Cody 1860 Census details20

Cody – Original Document21

Cody - Original Record22

Census Headings 1790 1790 FEDERAL CENSUS HEADINGS NAME OF HEAD OF FAMILY. Free white males of 16 years and upward, including heads of families. Free white males under 16 years. Free white females, including heads of families. All other free persons. Slaves. 23

Census Headings 180024

Refining Search Options1. Click on the radio button to enable “exact match” search2. Select either “exact” or “soundex” from drop down menu 28

Exact vs. SoundexExact = searches for the term EXACTLY the way you spell it e.g. MacLeod but NOT McLeodSoundex = searches for all of the various spelling of the ancestor’s surname. e.g. Smith, Smythe, Smithe, etc. 29

Zoom, Print, Save or Email Drag Options30

Print, Save or Email… Caution: Do not use the commands under the File tab at this point!!! E.g. if you try to print, you will only print off a portion of the record/page you are viewing. Instead, use the “Print” feature (printer icon) located in the upper right hand corner of the screen! Follow instructions accordingly. Users also have the option of emailing the records to themselves or saving them to a flash drive/usb key/memory stick. Simply use the icons (disc for save and email for share) 31

Print or Save Screen32

Email Screen Option to email the digital file to your account If you don’t receive the email, remember to check your spam box! 33

Other Search Options34

Advanced Search35

Browse By Location (scroll down on the Search page)36

Practice Search Now lets look for Aggie Macleod’s birth certificate from Ontario. Her father’s name was George. I think she was born around 1903-1905 in Thunder Bay, Ontario.37

1st Attempt38

No Matches39

2nd Attempt40

False Result41

3rd Attempt42

Results of Search43

Search Tips: Less is more!!! If you don’t succeed with your current search terms, remove some of them & try again! Use the “Soundex” feature to search for various spelling variations of surnames! Leave the “first name” field blank because a first name can be a nickname or short for a longer name  E.g. Robert = Bob, Robbie, Robin, Rob, etc. 44

FOLD3 (Formerly Footnote)45

Fold3 Highlights Over 90 million images of historical American documents and photos from the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Records include: Revolutionary & Civil War pension & service records, state naturalization records and case files of the FBI. Annotate, comment, print and save digital document images. Story pages allow you to create a simple Web page with point and click editing. Upload and post your own historical documents for free. Under the nonexclusive agreement, Footnotes images will be available on the National Archives Web site after five years. 46

Fold3 Pros & Cons47

Fold3 Home Access Go to: http://www.leavenworthpubliclibrary.org Locate ‘Reference’ tab on home page Select ‘Online Databases’ then ‘Genealogy’ Scroll to ‘Fold3’ and login with Leavenworth Public Library card number 48

Fold3 Database Link49

Fold3 Login50

Fold3 Home51

Fold3 Search Example52

FOLD3 View of Result53

Getting Started with HeritageQuest Online Presentation by Cynthia Hesser Leavenworth Public Library – Email: refdesk@leavenworth.lib.ks.us54 Many PPT slides thanks to: May P. Chan Prairie History Room Regina Public Library © 2008

What is HeritageQuest Online? A searchable database providing access to U. S. Federal Census records from 1790 onwards, PERSI (a PERiodical Source Index to genealogy and local history periodicals for both the US and Canada), and digitized copies of genealogy and local history books.55

HeritageQuest Online vs. AncestryLibrary Edition  HeritageQuest Online’s collection is strongly American focused whereas Ancestry Library edition provides access to records from Canada & the UK  HeritageQuest Online has 6 databases vs. Ancestry’s 7000+ databases  HeritageQuest Online compliments Ancestry Library edition56

Main Resources found inHeritageQuest Online  U.S. Census records, 1790-1930  Freedman’s Bank Records, 1865-1874  PERSI (PERiodical Source Index) which is an index of 6,500 local history & genealogy periodicals  Revolutionary War pension & bounty-land warrant  Full text of 25,000 local & family histories, from UMI collection  U.S. Serial set – search memorials, petitions, etc. of the U.S. Congress57

How Do I Log In to the Database? Log in to any public internet terminal at our library and look on the computer screen for a folder titled “Online Databases”. Select “Heritage Quest”. At home, go to: http://kslib.info and click “Online Resources” in the left column. Heritage Quest will be in the right column of database listings.58

Home access: http:/kslib.info Click “Online Resources”59

Select Heritage Quest on right side60

Heritage Quest opens in a new tab61

Home Page for HQ Online62

U. S. Census Returns HQ Online contains digitized images of each decennial census from 1790-1930. Census records from more recent censuses are not yet available due to 72- year access restrictions…For this reason the 1940 census were not available until 201263

However… HQ Online contains name indexes for only 12 of the decennial censuses, meaning you can only search on census years that have been indexed  To locate information in census years that haven’t been indexed, you have to use browse functionality.  Note: All of the 1930 census is available to browse but only a small portion is available to search.64

Also keep in mind… HeritageQuest uses copies of census data rather than the original census records! Because these copies only list the head of households, no other family members are indexed by HeritageQuest! Therefore, only heads of households will be retrieved by a search!65

Head of Household• Person who was responsible for the care of the home and/or family. This could be a husband, widow with children, person living alone, etc.• Exceptions included: – Persons residing within the household who had a different surname (e.g., a mother-in- law, boarder, servant, niece). – All individuals living in institutions (schools, prisons, hospitals, etc.) 66

Last but not least…1890 Census Over 99% of the 1890 population schedules were destroyed! Of 62,979,766 persons enumerated in 1890, a total of 6,160 names could be extracted from the following states:  Alabama, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, South Dakota and Texas67

Basic Search display when ‘Census’ is selected68

Census Results69

Saving Your Results70

Taking Notes & Add to Notebook71

Notebook72

Advanced Search - Census Smith Kansas73

Browsing the Census74

Searching for Books75

Searching People76

Search a Surname77

Peruse Listing…78

View Image…79

Or View Hits…80

Click on Hits to View…81

Book Excerpt Result Screen82

PERSI – Journal Articles83

Searching for Articles pertaining to…84

Article Results List85

Searching Books!86

View Hits Results87

Text from a book88

PERSI89

PERSI - People90

PERSI: People: Leavenworth: Military91

PERSI People: Leavenworth: Results92

PERSI Leavenworth: Article Cited/Location93

PERSI – Places: Leavenworth94

Persi – Places; Leavenworth: Military95

PERSI How To….96

Publications tab –Titles of periodicals97

PERSI Publications: KSHS98

PERSI Publications: KSHS eg.99

Important Search Tips: When looking for people in the U.S. Census, remember that only the heads of the households are indexed! Otherwise you will have to “browse” the records to find the individual No “Soundex” feature which means you will have to type in the various spellings of a surname if you are unable to find the desired results100

Sanborn Maps101

To access Sanborn Maps:www.leavenworthpubliclibrary.org102

About the maps… About Digital Sanborn Maps ProQuest Information and Learnings Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970 provides academic and public libraries digital access to more than 660,000 large-scale maps of more than 12,000 American towns and cities. In electronic form, Sanborn Maps take on much improved value over the microfilm versions of the same maps, allowing for greater flexibility of use and improved viewing possibilities. Users have the ability to easily manipulate the maps, magnify and zoom in on specific sections. 103

Select state, city, and date…104

LeavenworthMap Sep 1883 105

Additional Resources – continued…  HeritageQuest Training materials by ProQuest http://www.proquest.com/en-US/support/training/materia  HeritageQuest HELP!! http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/help/t  Genealogy.com online classes! http://www.genealogy.com/university.html106

Tips for saving and sharing info Use Family Tree Maker software Save as ‘PDF’ (or download free program to ‘print’ pdf) and post to personal website http://www.sunflower.com/~cynthia/ideas_links.htm Print trees and charts for genealogy notebook and add information that you gather 107

Googling…  One can find quite a bit of genealogy information via Google, etc. - not as reliable as a database, but this may give valuable hints to avoid deadends and/or provide more personal stories  When looking for information overseas, you can use the Google for that country and a translater eg. www.google.de for Germany and http://translate.google.com  Country Codes - http://www.bitmedia.com/cc/url1.htm  Progenealogists -108 http://www.progenealogists.com/genealogysleuthi.htm

Connecting the family links…  Use a cousin calculator, such as this: http://www.haywardlogan.com/Genealogical_Charts_Tools/relating_cousins.htm109

Save as PDF How will you share your genealogy? Create a book? You may decide you would like to post family trees on a web site you’ve created or email them to a friend. If the document is created in a special genealogy software program, the recipient may not be able to view it unless it is converted to a pdf file. This may be easy… 110

On some computers you can accomplish itwith ‘Save As’ …111

If ‘Save As’ pdf isn’t an option.. There are free programs you can download that will convert the file to pdf. Then when you select ‘Print’ the pdf writer will be a new option you can select as a printer. It will just print to the computer screen and then you can print to your regular printer or ‘Save As’ to your computer. Here are a couple that I have used: www.cutepdf.com/ and www.primopdf.com and www. pdf995.com 112

MyFamilyTree PDF Rileycreated withFamily TreeMakersoftwarehttp://www.sunflower.com/~cynthia/ 113

Use similar printable chartsfrom Ancestry Library114

Be Careful! Who would have thought there would be TWO Norman Neal Hesser listings – both born approximately the same time? 115

You will find amazing things! Like a map of your great grandmother’s land - Asherville, Kansas 116

Additional Resources - # 1My Question is…Ask Ancestry! Frequently asked questions when using ALE database117

Additional Resources - # 2 Morgan, George C. The Official Guide to Ancestry.com. Provo, Utah : Ancestry Pub., c2007. ISBN: 9781593313043 or 1593313047 Available at Leavenworth Public Library to read in the library. Not for checkout.118

Additional Resources - # 3 Ancestry Insider Blog http://ancestryinsider.blogspot.com – unauthorized reviews of Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org websites 119

Additional Resources 4120

Other useful free websites121

Finale! Thank you for attending  YouTube Ancestry Library Video Tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwsLDtI95jM2 minute YouTube Tutorial on Heritage Quest http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-v1WCvl-ps We hope you will better understand and feel comfortable using these free genealogy resources as you begin your family history quest. We will be available at the Reference Desk if you have further questions. You may also email us your questions at – Refdesk@leavenworth.lib.ks.us cindyhesser@hotmail.com OR: Sign up for a 1-on-1 Class Access this slideshow at: http://www.slideshare.net/cindyhesser/ Presented by Cynthia Hesser, Reference Librarian Leavenworth Public Library July15, 2012 122

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