This document provides an update on genealogy resources including 1940 U.S. Census data, internet research tools like Ancestry.com and HeritageQuest Online, digital archives from Georgia and local cemetery mapping projects. It also discusses the Nancy Guinn Memorial Library's genealogy resources and services, including their print collection developed with the Rockdale County Genealogical Society and staff training in research techniques.

1. Genealogy: An Update
Presentation to the
Col. John McIntosh Chapter,
National Society Daughters of the
American Revolution

2. Census Records
• 1940 U.S. Federal Census
– Available digitally
– Indexed & searchable for all states & territories.
– 16th iteration
– Started on April 1, 1940
– Interesting facts:
• Mary and John were the most common given names
• The top five surnames in the 1940 census were Smith,
Johnson, Brown, Williams, and Jones.
Source: Ancestry Web Site

3. Internet Research
• Ancestry.com
• Ancestry Library Edition
• HeritageQuest Online
• Georgia Archives Virtual Vault
• Digital Library of Georgia

4. Ancestry’s Products
• Ancestry.com
– Individual subscriptions
– Cost to individual
– Personalized options and enhanced content
• Ancestry Library Edition
– Available only at public, college & technical school
libraries through consortial subscription
– Cost distributed through GALILEO
– Does not include sources such as Historical Newspaper
Collection, Obituary Collection, and Periodical Source
Index.

5. HeritageQuest Online
• Consortial subscription through GALILEO
• Can access from home with GALILEO
password
– Visit the library for our current password
– Changes every three months
• Includes access to Periodical Source Index
(PERSI) – a comprehensive index of
genealogy and local history periodicals

6. Georgia Archives Virtual Vault
• Provides online access to historic Georgia
manuscripts, photographs, maps, and
government records housed in the state
archives.
• Provided by Georgia Archive
– N.B.: Archive will remain open to public
through the end of June 2013.

7. Digital Library of Georgia
• Based at the University of Georgia
Libraries
• Diverse offerings:
– Chatham County Deed Books, 1785-1805
– Eighteenth-Century Educational Exhibit
– University of Georgia Press Georgia History
Ebook Project

8. Cemetery Research
• Local News
– Covington City Council to digitally map out
graves in Westview and Southview
cemeteries
• Smart Phone App
– BillionGraves provides a DIY version of
digitally mapping out cemeteries

9. Nancy Guinn Memorial Library
• Continue to develop a strong collection of print
and physical resources through partnership with
the Rockdale County Genealogical Society
• Train staff in research techniques specific to our
genealogical resources
• Support the research and discovery of family,
local, state and national history
• Store scrapbooks for the Col. John McIntosh
Chapter.

10. Nancy Guinn Memorial Library
Thank you.
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