logging in or signing up Finding Your Roots Online jgross Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Favorites Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 452 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: May 06, 2010 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description This presentation is designed to help patrons of the Tappan Library access remotely available genealogy and local history databases from home and learn to effectively search these tools to piece together family history. The presentation also offers links and descriptions of freely available sites online that aid in genealogical research. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Finding Your Roots Online : Finding Your Roots Online Library’s Online Resources to the WWW A man finds room in the few square inches of the face for the traits of all his ancestors; for the expression of all his history, and his wants. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson : A man finds room in the few square inches of the face for the traits of all his ancestors; for the expression of all his history, and his wants. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson @ Your Library : @ Your Library Access Genealogy and History Databases From Home 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with your Tappan Library Card How? Open a Web browser Type www.taplib.org into the address bar Navigate to Adult Services Select Databases from the Adult Services submenu Video Demo : Video Demo How to Access Tappan Genealogy and History Databases from Home With Your Library Card Genealogy : Genealogy Genealogical Databases Offered Through the Tappan Library History : History Historical Databases Offered Through the Tappan Library Interesting Facts – Ancestry : Interesting Facts – Ancestry Did you know you can search Immigration and Naturalization Records by: time period and location to include Ellis Island – a processing station for immigrants from 1892-1954 Refine your search by last name and first name (if available) and pull up the exact manifest of inbound passengers with your ancestor. Ancestery.com Sample:In-Bound Passenger Manifest : Ancestery.com Sample:In-Bound Passenger Manifest The software will allow you to zoom in on the handwritten images. Military Records in Ancestry : Sources of Interest Include: WWI Draft Registration Cards 1917-18 US WWII Draft Registration Cards 1942 US WWII Army Enlistment Records 1938-1946 New York Civil War Records 1861-65 Military Records in Ancestry Sample WWII Army Enlist Record in Print-Friendly Format Interesting Facts - HeritageQuest : Interesting Facts - HeritageQuest Can search places recorded in books that detail over 28,000 family and local histories Sample search of Tappan and Demarest family Citation and Format: HeritageQuest : Citation and Format: HeritageQuest HeritageQuest : HeritageQuest Indexes census records from 1790-1920 with partial records from 1930 Footnote.com Search City Directories 1786-1922 Naturalization Indexes Search Footnote.com : Naturalization Indexes Search Footnote.com Footnote.com for Historical Research – Can download scanned images of major historical works directly to hard drive : Footnote.com for Historical Research – Can download scanned images of major historical works directly to hard drive Download image to directly your computer or storage device What’s On The Web : What’s On The Web Free sites on the WWW to aid in genealogical research Searching the WWW : Searching the WWW Free sites on the WWW to aid in genealogical/family research Searching the WWW : Searching the WWW Free sites on the WWW to aid in genealogical/family Research focusing on land in New York State Starting a Family Tree : Starting a Family Tree For a Brochure Listing More Resources or Personalized Help Accessing The Listed Websites or Databases: : For a Brochure Listing More Resources or Personalized Help Accessing The Listed Websites or Databases: Contact: Adult Services Staff Tappan Library 93 Main Street Tappan, NY 10983 845-359-3877 www.taplib.org Librarians @ Your Service : Jill Gross, Marygrace Luderitz, Denise Starr You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
Finding Your Roots Online jgross Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Favorites Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 452 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: May 06, 2010 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description This presentation is designed to help patrons of the Tappan Library access remotely available genealogy and local history databases from home and learn to effectively search these tools to piece together family history. The presentation also offers links and descriptions of freely available sites online that aid in genealogical research. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Finding Your Roots Online : Finding Your Roots Online Library’s Online Resources to the WWW A man finds room in the few square inches of the face for the traits of all his ancestors; for the expression of all his history, and his wants. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson : A man finds room in the few square inches of the face for the traits of all his ancestors; for the expression of all his history, and his wants. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson @ Your Library : @ Your Library Access Genealogy and History Databases From Home 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with your Tappan Library Card How? Open a Web browser Type www.taplib.org into the address bar Navigate to Adult Services Select Databases from the Adult Services submenu Video Demo : Video Demo How to Access Tappan Genealogy and History Databases from Home With Your Library Card Genealogy : Genealogy Genealogical Databases Offered Through the Tappan Library History : History Historical Databases Offered Through the Tappan Library Interesting Facts – Ancestry : Interesting Facts – Ancestry Did you know you can search Immigration and Naturalization Records by: time period and location to include Ellis Island – a processing station for immigrants from 1892-1954 Refine your search by last name and first name (if available) and pull up the exact manifest of inbound passengers with your ancestor. Ancestery.com Sample:In-Bound Passenger Manifest : Ancestery.com Sample:In-Bound Passenger Manifest The software will allow you to zoom in on the handwritten images. Military Records in Ancestry : Sources of Interest Include: WWI Draft Registration Cards 1917-18 US WWII Draft Registration Cards 1942 US WWII Army Enlistment Records 1938-1946 New York Civil War Records 1861-65 Military Records in Ancestry Sample WWII Army Enlist Record in Print-Friendly Format Interesting Facts - HeritageQuest : Interesting Facts - HeritageQuest Can search places recorded in books that detail over 28,000 family and local histories Sample search of Tappan and Demarest family Citation and Format: HeritageQuest : Citation and Format: HeritageQuest HeritageQuest : HeritageQuest Indexes census records from 1790-1920 with partial records from 1930 Footnote.com Search City Directories 1786-1922 Naturalization Indexes Search Footnote.com : Naturalization Indexes Search Footnote.com Footnote.com for Historical Research – Can download scanned images of major historical works directly to hard drive : Footnote.com for Historical Research – Can download scanned images of major historical works directly to hard drive Download image to directly your computer or storage device What’s On The Web : What’s On The Web Free sites on the WWW to aid in genealogical research Searching the WWW : Searching the WWW Free sites on the WWW to aid in genealogical/family research Searching the WWW : Searching the WWW Free sites on the WWW to aid in genealogical/family Research focusing on land in New York State Starting a Family Tree : Starting a Family Tree For a Brochure Listing More Resources or Personalized Help Accessing The Listed Websites or Databases: : For a Brochure Listing More Resources or Personalized Help Accessing The Listed Websites or Databases: Contact: Adult Services Staff Tappan Library 93 Main Street Tappan, NY 10983 845-359-3877 www.taplib.org Librarians @ Your Service : Jill Gross, Marygrace Luderitz, Denise Starr