Ancestry Library

     I enjoyed these exercises, and have more respect for folks that are interested in the study of their ancestors.
My responses to the exercises are in red italics.


Discovery Exercise:
Create a blog posting discussing the following questions and other observations you have about Ancestry Library, Heritage Quest and Sanborn Maps. All resources can be accessed via this alphabetical list.
1. Contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to be dead to be listed in Ancestry Library and can frequently find useful information in the U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002. You may even find your marriage license. Search for your own name in Ancestry Library and report the results.

I found myself listed in the US Public Records Index.



2.  In Ancestry Library, search for a grandparent or great-grandparent and see if you can locate them in the census.  Report your findings.
I found my grandmother, Esther Marcus, and the 1900 census record of her when she was 5 living in Brooklyn with her parents and her brother and a single man from Russia.  It says both her parents were born in Romania, which I had been told.  I experienced a real rush of excitement seeing these names, and I understand why people get so excited about studying geneology.
3.  In Ancestry Library, perform a search under the “Photos and Maps” tab for “Maine” as the keyword.  Report your findings.
I had trouble finding Photos and Maps, and then I found it under "recent databases" on the side column. When I went to Maine, I found a long list of databases, that looked useful in studying geneology in Maine.