Where did they come from?

I mentioned yesterday that I'm into genealogy. On July 1, the DTAE libraries gained access to a wonderful resource through GALILEO - Ancestry.com. One can only access Ancestry on campus.

If you're doing your family tree- you start with yourself and work backwards- one generation at a time. Ancestry has the US census online from 1790-1930. You can see who your grandparents neighbors were by checking the census!

What do you need to know to find your family in the census ? - It helps to know the state they lived in. If you know the county they lived in your search will be focused.

What will you find out about them? Each census gathered different information. Ancestry notes that "The 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household’s occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service."

Check it out- those family stories just might be true.

The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.