1. Finding Your Roots Online Library’s Online Resources to the WWW

2. 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

4. Video Demo How to Access Tappan Genealogy and History Databases from Home With Your Library Card

5. Genealogy Genealogical Databases Offered Through the Tappan Library

6. History Historical Databases Offered Through the Tappan Library

7. 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.

8. Ancestery.com Sample:In-Bound Passenger Manifest The software will allow you to zoom in on the handwritten images.

10. US WWII Draft Registration Cards 1942

11. US WWII Army Enlistment Records 1938-1946

12. New York Civil War Records 1861-65Military Records in Ancestry Sample WWII Army Enlist Record in Print-Friendly Format

13. 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

14. Citation and Format: HeritageQuest

15. HeritageQuest Indexes census records from 1790-1920 with partial records from 1930 Footnote.com Search City Directories 1786-1922

16. Naturalization Indexes Search Footnote.com

17. 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

18. What’s On The Web Free sites on the WWW to aid in genealogical research

19. Searching the WWW Free sites on the WWW to aid in genealogical/family research

20. Searching the WWW Free sites on the WWW to aid in genealogical/family Research focusing on land in New York State

21. Starting a Family Tree

22. 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, MarygraceLuderitz, Denise Starr