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These resources are available only to Library patrons, in
one of the following ways: From any computer in either Branch of the Library, or by dialing in to our modem pool using your subscription Metro Net Account, or from any web browser / internet service provider, by entering either
your FCL Library Card barcode number and the last 4 digits of your phone number, or your Metro Net user name and password when prompted.
America's GenealogyBank
- Follow Your Family Through America's History: Climb beyond the names and dates on your family tree to the recorded details of their daily lives.
Find the facts in four centuries of fragile, rare newspapers, books and documents.
- Historical Newspapers 1690–1977: Quickly find names and keywords in over 92 million articles, obituaries, marriage notices, birth announcements and other items published in more than 500,000 issues of over 1,300 historical U.S. newspapers. New content added monthly.
- Historical Books 1801–1900: A unique source that provides you with complete text of more than 11,700 books, pamphlets and printed items including: genealogies, biographies, funeral sermons, local histories, cards, charts and more - all published in the U.S. prior to 1900. New content added monthly.
- Historical Documents 1789–1980: Find military records, casualty lists, Revolutionary and Civil War pension requests, widow's claims, orphan petitions, land grants and much more including all of the American State Papers (1789-1838) and all genealogical content carefully selected from the U.S. Serial Set (1817-1980). More than 119,000 reports, lists and documents. Now digitizing March 1919 with plans to complete content through 1930 by December 2007 and through 1980 by 2009. New content added monthly.
- America's Obituaries 1977 to current: Obituaries contain helpful information such as names, dates, places of birth, death, marriage and family information. Over 27 million obituaries make this the most complete collection from the 20th and 21st centuries - includes more than 900 U.S. newspapers. New content added daily.
- Social Security Death Index 1937 to current:
Search 80 million death records and get genealogical information crucial to your family research. New content added weekly.
Ancestry Library Edition
Due to vendor restrictions, the Ancestry Library Edition database is available only if you are using a computer within the Library.
Ancestry Library Edition has a new, simplified search screen and contains the following enhancements not previously available in MeL:
- Passenger lists from all major U.S. ports including New York, San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and New Orleans
- Naturalization records ranging from 1700 to 1900
- Immigration records for more than 100 countriesIncrease of more than 10 million names
- An improved viewer for documents
Ancestry Library Edition will not contain the following content which had been available in Gale's AncestryPlus:
- Biography and Genealogy Master Index (will later be available on Michigan eLibrary)
- PILI Passenger and Immigration
Index
- 315 city directories
HeritageQuest Online
ProQuest's resource for family and local history. This
collection assembles genealogies, local histories, primary source
materials, and genealogical and local history serials. An ongoing project,
Genealogy & Local History Online will grow to encompass materials from
all 50 states including over 7 million pages.
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