Summer is the time for gardening, family reunions, connecting with old friends, vacations and traveling to new places. Winter is rapidly approaching bringing shorter periods of daylight, more rain and the inclination to stay near the heater. A great way to welcome the dark evenings, ignore the rain, and pass the time inside is to check out the Sno-Isle genealogy databases.
Ancestry Library Edition can be accessed from the Sno-Isle webpage at any of our library branches. Heritage Quest can be accessed through our home page from your home computer. Take a look at Heritage Quest at home or book one of our 2 hour computers to peruse Ancestry Library Edition’s wealth of information. Among the information to be accessed through these databases is census information, immigration and travel records , birth, marriage and death records, and other information related to the history of your ancestors. Find where your ancestors lived, the names of their children, neighbors and friends, occupations, and other bits of information related to the lives of your family member. You might think of it as traveling to the past, connecting with family of long ago, and traveling to the areas where your ancestor lived via computer. You can research the history of the area where your ancestors lived, discovering the influences that help shape their lives.
Organizing your ancestors into groups can be daunting without some basic tools. Click the Charts and Forms link on Ancestry Library Edition. Print and fill in in forms that will keep the family groups organized. Clip or staple the information together and you have an instant family reunion on paper! Add a few local history and geographic information clippings from the area to bring the surroundings to life.
Several websites to be sure not to miss are www.rootsweb.ancestry.com, www.familysearch.org, and worldconnect at wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Check out the digital history sites at universities. Read and post queries at many of the online forums such as www.genforum.com.
As you immerse yourself in the task of finding information on your family from the past, time may pass very rapidly. You may wish winter with its short periods of daylight extended a little longer so the activities of next year’s spring and summer wouldn’t distract you from your search and demand your attention so soon.
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