Getting Started with Ancestry Library Edition

Outline
Introductions
Ancestry Library Edition
What is it?
How does it differ from Ancestry.com or Ancestry.ca
What resources are available in the database?
How do I log in?
Search Tips
Additional Resources
Practice Session

What is it?
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 U.S., U.K and Canadian census returns, vital statistics, military records, ships’ passenger lists, directories, parish records, family trees, maps and forms.

How does it differ?
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.

Accessibility
Access to Ancestry.com or Ancestry.ca is only available from home by personal subscription.
Ancestry Library Edition, however, is only available to an institution. It is only accessible in-house at the Central Library on any of the public internet terminals in the Prairie History Room, main computers area, or when the computer lab (upper level) is open to the public.

Main Resources found in Ancestry Library Edition
Canada
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

Main Resources – continued…
Canada…
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-1900s

United 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, 1780-1837

United 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, 1771-1812

Main Resources - continued…
United 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, 1820-1925
U.S. Naturalization Records, 1795-1972

United States…
Civil War Service Records
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage (over 150 volumes)
American Genealogical Biographical Index (over 200 volumes)

Europe
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)

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
PER iodical S ource I ndex (*HeritageQuest Online)

How Do I Log In to the Database?
Log in to any public internet terminal at Central Library with your Regina Public Library card and PIN number (4 digits).
Click on the Internet Explorer icon.
Scroll down the “Databases by Subject” page ( www.reginalibrary.ca/reference/central/ ) and click on the Genealogy category.

Home Page of Ancestry Library Edition

Other Features

Practice Search
My relative, Henry Pittman, settled in Saskatchewan around 1904 and died sometime in the 1940s. I am trying to track down where he lived and to find out more about him. I know he was born in England in 1857.

Possible Resources in Ancestry Library Edition
1906 Prairie Census
1911 Canadian Census
1916 Prairie Census
Also…
English Census records (1850s to 1900s)
Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935

Basic Search

Basic Search…Ranked Results

Fine-tuning Ranked Results

Same Search But…
Click on the radio button to enable “exact match” search
Select either “exact” or “soundex” from drop down menu

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

Exact Results
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Record Preview

View Record

Zoom, Print, Save or Email Options

1911 Canadian Census – Library & Archives Canada

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)

Print or Save Screen

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

Other Search Options

Advanced Search

Browse By Location (scroll down on the Search page)

Available Resources for Ontario

Practice Search
I am looking 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.

1 st Attempt

No Matches

2 nd Attempt

False Result

3 rd Attempt

Results of Search

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.

Additional Resources - # 1
My Question is…( http://tinyurl.com/alefaqs )
Frequently asked questions when using ALE database

Morgan, George C.
The Official Guide to
Ancestry.com .
Provo, Utah : Ancestry
Pub., c2007.
ISBN: 9781593313043 or
1593313047
025.069291 MORGA

Ancestry Magazine
(located beside the
PHR Reference
Desk)
- Back issues available for 3 week loan period with no renewals

Ancestry Insider Blog ( http://ancestryinsider.blogspot.com ) – unauthorized reviews of Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org websites

Ancestry Library Tutorial by Burlington Public Library (http://www.bpl.on.ca/internet/dbancestry.htm)
Ancestry Library Edition Tutorial by Timberland Regional Library (http://www.trlib.org/Tutorials/Ancestry-Tutorial.htm)

Practice Session
Email: [email_address]

Getting Started with Ancestry Library Edition

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