AncestoryLibrary

AncestoryLibrary can be very addicting. As I searched my name I discovered there were four other people in the United States with my first and last maiden name. I then researched my married name and found my date of birth and the locations I have lived since being married. However, my current address is listed last as a previous address.

My quest for grandparents or great-grandparents in a census report was a little more difficult. I was unable to locate my paternal grandfather and grandmother in a census report. However, I was able to find my paternal grandfather's parents. I printed the page the listed my paternal great-grandfather and great-grandmother and their children. My grandfather is listed as one of the children. It is interesting to locate relatives. In doing so, new spellings for your name may be found as well as long lost relatives.

In AncestoryLibrary I performed a search under "Photos and Maps" and type "South Dakota" in the keyword. I found close to 180,00 results with pictures. Most of the results are for yearbooks. I refined the search by putting Dell Rapids in for the location. This gave me no results. In addition to the pictures, there were almost 140,000 results for maps, atlases and Gazettes. Most of these results were in the U.S. Indexed County Land Ownership Maps.

In researching with AncestoryLibrary, I discovered there is more information than a person can possible research in just a couple of hours. I now understand how the genealogy researchers find themselves spending hours, days and years researching their family history. This is a valuable resource for all patrons. Although it can be purchased by individuals, it is an expense they could avoid by visiting their local library.