AncestoryLibrary this is a popular resource that is used my many patrons. I found I am listed and the places I have lived can be found. They years are a little off but close. In searching for a sister ship for the Titanic, I discovered the Olympic. I found its description, history and a picture. I used the keyword search and typed in Titanic sister ship.
The dirigible Hindenberg search lead me to several articles in newspapers outside of the United States. I was surprised to find so many older publications from other countries. It is a well developed database with a wealth of information.
The Heritage Quest was a little more difficult to refine my search. I don't know if I missed something, but I found a lot of material but the length of time it took to locate a specific community within the book was very time consuming. It is great to have the resource for those who are needing this type of information. Someone researching the history generally sets aside a good amount of time to read through materials. The time would not be a factor for them.
It was interesting to see how the Dell Rapids community has changed over the years. Many people looking for plat maps would find Sanborn Maps very useful.
Ancestry is popular with many library patrons! Glad you find it useful at your library also.
ReplyDeleteIn the Heritage Quest books, the easiest way to see where the "hits" are is to click on "hits" which will show you a table of contents and the number of "hits" on each page to the left of the page description. It can save time. Hope that helps!
Thanks for your post,
Julie