Homewood Public Library

Homewood Public Library has a new resource that uses technology to make tracing family trees easier. Ancestry.com® Library Edition, a Web-based reference tool distributed by ProQuest, will allow you to start exploring your roots by searching a surname. Key in the name, click on Search and Ancestry Library Edition scans its vast selection of U.S. Federal and State census data, birth, marriage, death records, military records, Social Security death records, and immigration lists. It also includes an extensive collection of information from the U.K., including images, census records, and civil registrations. Additionally, probate records dating back to the 1500's are included from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. The information you find are pieces of a puzzle that you 'll assemble. These records have clues to the past - places where your ancestors lived, names of relatives, birth or death dates, etc. - that lead to more information. Interested in accessing Ancestry at home? Send an email to [email protected] (subject line: ALE Access) to receive automated instructions for accessing Ancestry.