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Alison McMillan Technology Assistant

Alison McMillan Technology Assistant. What is Ancestry Library Edition?. ALE is a research tool offering the most comprehensive, international genealogical information available online, with more than 5 billion names in thousands of collections. Summary of Contents:.

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Alison McMillan Technology Assistant

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  1. Alison McMillan Technology Assistant

  2. What is Ancestry Library Edition? • ALE is a research tool offering the most comprehensive, international genealogical information available online, with more than 5 billion names in thousands of collections.

  3. Summary of Contents: • Coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom, including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records. • Record collections from Canada, Europe, and Australia. • Thousands of databases containing content from the 13th century to the 21st century and billions of indexed names. • Contains key collections such as U.S. Federal Census images and indexes from 1790 to 1930; American Genealogical Biographical Index (over 200 volumes); Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage (over 150 volumes); The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1630; Social Security Death Index (updated monthly); WWI Draft Registration Cards; Federal Slave Narratives; and a strong Civil War collection.

  4. Summary of Contents: • Census: • U.S. 1940 will be available in 2012 • Canada  back to mid 19th century • U.K.  back to 1841 • Vital Records from U.S. / Canada / U.K. • Immigration Records: • Passenger Lists (also includes travellers and crew) • Border Crossings • Military Records: • U.S. • Foreign (Canada, Europe and Holocaust specific documents) • Other Notable Data: • International Collections (ProQuest is working on agreements with libraries & museums). • Newsletters

  5. Summary of Contents: • Ancestry Library Edition updates continually, with more indexes and original images being added all the time.

  6. ALE vs. Ancestry.com • Ancestry.com is designed for the individual -- numerous personalized functionality and options available to private subscribers that are NOT available in the Library Edition. • There are also certain databases or collections that are available in Ancestry.com, but are NOT included in Ancestry Library Edition.

  7. How do I access it? • From within the library ONLY • (IP authentication--does not require a library membership). • Accessible from the Marigold website: www.marigold.ab.ca/eresources

  8. For more information…. • Sign up for ProQuest Genealogy News & Notes • Quarterly eNewsletter • Anyone can sign up • Also: go to Ancestry.com for the free newsletter • www.ancestry.ca/learn/learningcenters • Training Webinars: • http://www.proquest.com/en-US/support/training/webinars.shtml • Click on “Genealogy”

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