Using Ancestry Library Edition

Meredith Public Library

Erin Apostolos

Ancestry Library Edition

Historical Records (census, immigration, vital statistics, military)

Stories, Memories and Histories (Newspaper articles and historical journals)

Photos and MapsCard Catalog-lists individual databasesAdvanced SearchRecent Databases

Census

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 ListsMisspellings of names

Immigration

Passenger ListsPetition for and Naturalization RecordsBorder CrossingsPassport and Police Registration Lists

Vital Statistics

Social Security Death IndexState Birth RecordsHeadstone Inscriptions and Burial RecordsParish and Probate RecordsState Marriage and Divorce Records Obituary, Birth and Marriage NoticesHolocaust Death Records

Military Records

Revolutionary WarWar of 1812Civil War Collection and ServiceSpanish American WarWWI Draft Registration Cards and RecordsWWII and Korean WarVietnam WarPOW Records and Pensioner ListsStars and Stripes NewspaperForeign Wars

Stories, Memories, Histories

BiographiesIndex of GenealogiesIndividual Family DatabasesLocal History DatabasesHistorical NewspapersJournalsPapers, Publications, StoriesSlave Narratives

Photos and Maps

Library Congress Photo CollectionHistorical PostcardsUS Civil War PhotosLand Ownership AtlasesUS Headstone PhotosUS Map Collection (historical, battle)Panoramic PhotosSchool YearbooksWWII NewsreelsPassenger Ships and Images

Search

Basic search-Historical Records, Stories and Publications or Photos and Maps

Browse by LocationAdvanced Search-Birth, Marriage, Death

Dates, Parent and Spouse, PlacesAdvanced Search-Search CategoriesCard Catalog-Search for DatabaseBrowse RecordsUse Wildcards ? Or Truncate *

World Tree and Message Board

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

Charts and Forms

Blank Census Forms (US, UK, Canada)Ancestral Chart (Pedigree)Research CalendarResearch ExtractCorrespondence RecordFamily Group SheetsSource Summary