AncestryLibrary, HeritageQuest and Sanborn Maps
1. I searched my name in Ancestry Library and found a record for me from 1993 when I first moved to Sioux Falls.
2. I did a search on my grandparents and used the exact search at first without any luck. Once I did a more general search, I was able to bring up death records and such for them.
3. Searching the Photos and Maps brought up a list of hits from yearbooks, the Library of Congress and several other enitities with photo collections.
4. I searched census records in HeritageQuest and found when my great-grandfather arrived at Ellis Island.
5. Sanborn Maps are useful when seeing how a city grows. It also allows someone to research for things that may not exist any longer.
2. I did a search on my grandparents and used the exact search at first without any luck. Once I did a more general search, I was able to bring up death records and such for them.
3. Searching the Photos and Maps brought up a list of hits from yearbooks, the Library of Congress and several other enitities with photo collections.
4. I searched census records in HeritageQuest and found when my great-grandfather arrived at Ellis Island.
5. Sanborn Maps are useful when seeing how a city grows. It also allows someone to research for things that may not exist any longer.
posted by Becky at
7:33 AM
1 Comments:
Thanks for the report, Becky. As you discovered, a more general search often yields better results. How will you use this with your patrons?
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