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Genealogy: An Update
Presentation to the
Col. John McIntosh Chapter,
National Society Daughters of the
American Revolution
Census Records
• 1940 U.S. Federal Census
– Available digitally
– Indexed & searchable for all states & territories.
– 16th iteration
– Started on April 1, 1940
– Interesting facts:
• Mary and John were the most common given names
• The top five surnames in the 1940 census were Smith,
Johnson, Brown, Williams, and Jones.
Source: Ancestry Web Site
Internet Research
• Ancestry.com
• Ancestry Library Edition
• HeritageQuest Online
• Georgia Archives Virtual Vault
• Digital Library of Georgia
Ancestry’s Products
• Ancestry.com
– Individual subscriptions
– Cost to individual
– Personalized options and enhanced content
• Ancestry Library Edition
– Available only at public, college & technical school
libraries through consortial subscription
– Cost distributed through GALILEO
– Does not include sources such as Historical Newspaper
Collection, Obituary Collection, and Periodical Source
Index.
HeritageQuest Online
• Consortial subscription through GALILEO
• Can access from home with GALILEO
password
– Visit the library for our current password
– Changes every three months
• Includes access to Periodical Source Index
(PERSI) – a comprehensive index of
genealogy and local history periodicals
Georgia Archives Virtual Vault
• Provides online access to historic Georgia
manuscripts, photographs, maps, and
government records housed in the state
archives.
• Provided by Georgia Archive
– N.B.: Archive will remain open to public
through the end of June 2013.
Digital Library of Georgia
• Based at the University of Georgia
Libraries
• Diverse offerings:
– Chatham County Deed Books, 1785-1805
– Eighteenth-Century Educational Exhibit
– University of Georgia Press Georgia History
Ebook Project
Cemetery Research
• Local News
– Covington City Council to digitally map out
graves in Westview and Southview
cemeteries
• Smart Phone App
– BillionGraves provides a DIY version of
digitally mapping out cemeteries
Nancy Guinn Memorial Library
• Continue to develop a strong collection of print
and physical resources through partnership with
the Rockdale County Genealogical Society
• Train staff in research techniques specific to our
genealogical resources
• Support the research and discovery of family,
local, state and national history
• Store scrapbooks for the Col. John McIntosh
Chapter.
Nancy Guinn Memorial Library
Thank you.
HOURS
Monday – Thursday: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Friday – Saturday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday: Closed
(770) 388-5040 ● ask@conyersrockdalelibrary.org
864 Green Street ● Conyers, Georgia 30012 ● www.conyersrockdalelibrary.org

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Bcarter genealogypresentation 10242012

  • 1. Genealogy: An Update Presentation to the Col. John McIntosh Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
  • 2. Census Records • 1940 U.S. Federal Census – Available digitally – Indexed & searchable for all states & territories. – 16th iteration – Started on April 1, 1940 – Interesting facts: • Mary and John were the most common given names • The top five surnames in the 1940 census were Smith, Johnson, Brown, Williams, and Jones. Source: Ancestry Web Site
  • 3. Internet Research • Ancestry.com • Ancestry Library Edition • HeritageQuest Online • Georgia Archives Virtual Vault • Digital Library of Georgia
  • 4. Ancestry’s Products • Ancestry.com – Individual subscriptions – Cost to individual – Personalized options and enhanced content • Ancestry Library Edition – Available only at public, college & technical school libraries through consortial subscription – Cost distributed through GALILEO – Does not include sources such as Historical Newspaper Collection, Obituary Collection, and Periodical Source Index.
  • 5. HeritageQuest Online • Consortial subscription through GALILEO • Can access from home with GALILEO password – Visit the library for our current password – Changes every three months • Includes access to Periodical Source Index (PERSI) – a comprehensive index of genealogy and local history periodicals
  • 6. Georgia Archives Virtual Vault • Provides online access to historic Georgia manuscripts, photographs, maps, and government records housed in the state archives. • Provided by Georgia Archive – N.B.: Archive will remain open to public through the end of June 2013.
  • 7. Digital Library of Georgia • Based at the University of Georgia Libraries • Diverse offerings: – Chatham County Deed Books, 1785-1805 – Eighteenth-Century Educational Exhibit – University of Georgia Press Georgia History Ebook Project
  • 8. Cemetery Research • Local News – Covington City Council to digitally map out graves in Westview and Southview cemeteries • Smart Phone App – BillionGraves provides a DIY version of digitally mapping out cemeteries
  • 9. Nancy Guinn Memorial Library • Continue to develop a strong collection of print and physical resources through partnership with the Rockdale County Genealogical Society • Train staff in research techniques specific to our genealogical resources • Support the research and discovery of family, local, state and national history • Store scrapbooks for the Col. John McIntosh Chapter.
  • 10. Nancy Guinn Memorial Library Thank you. HOURS Monday – Thursday: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Friday – Saturday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday: Closed (770) 388-5040 ● ask@conyersrockdalelibrary.org 864 Green Street ● Conyers, Georgia 30012 ● www.conyersrockdalelibrary.org