Lesson 9 - History and Genealogy Resources

Basic Discovery Exercises:

1. AncestryLibrary - (search own name)  I searched for my name.  A few  people have the same name I do - surprise!  I found my name and address but the wrong birthdate and no marriage record. 

2. AncestryLibrary - search grandparent.  I was able to find my paternal grandfather.  He was born February 17, 1894 and died January 15,1958.  There was a death record as well as the marriage record for him.  It listed 3 of his 4 children. 

3. AncestryLibrary "South Dakota" - The first time I did this I had more results, but unfortunately I had not taken notes that day.  The page looked different when I typed it in today.  Picture results were: Professional baseball, Civil War, Historical Catalogs of Sears, Roebuck, and  US Historical Postcards.  I hit Yearbooks and typed my dad's name, there was a photo of him in the Augustana Yearbook (1948).  He was a German and music major.  That was a good find and a great picture.

4. HeritageQuest -I did not think this site pulled up as much information.  I tried the PERSI with no results, the people area - no results and finally the census which was basic compared to the other information I had gleaned from AncestryLibrary. 

5. Sanborn map - I selected my town, Canton and chose April 1917.  I knew my house was built in 1915 so I hoped I could find it on the map and I did!  The Canton Lutheran Church was on that map.  I looked for the Carnegie Library, but had trouble pulling the map to that street.  I really enjoyed the Sanborn maps.