Differences Between Ancestry.com and Ancestry Library Edition

Users of Ancestry Library Edition need to be aware that there are differences between the personal subscription version of Ancestry.com and the “library edition” available for onsite use at many libraries and genealogical organizations.

Differences occur in both “user experience” and “databases/ collections.” For “...a list of major features and functionality in Ancestry.com that is not included in Ancestry.com Library Edition as well as “...certain databases or collections that are available in Ancestry.com, but are not included in Ancestry Library Edition, use one of the following links:

http://www.proquest.com/assets/downloads/products/ale_ancestcom_comparison.pdf

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:J47p4mfQfpcJ:www.proquest.com/assets/downloads/products/ale_ancestcom_comparison.pdf+&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESj6DrN7U5ZLKC8bDBHq9wyptwylKZflqL4pnc5wrrKruBWvAp10iHHd7elKgBx-QP0A1k2F_t5OGRI2k_fyDs3MBMSE6XbaYamZbbac-cWjz_gq05eK5s7O_vVssV30T80I58TN&sig=AHIEtbSksSDb9pt8w4POD3C5G3OhtqqYag

It should be noted that the ProQuest document (revised July 2011) lists only the key differences - not all differences. 

You may want to download or print this document for future reference.

Webinar: "The Big 4 U.S. Record Sources"

Legacy Family Tree's latest webinar, "The Big 4 U.S. Record Sources," is now available for viewing online through December 10, 2012. The webinar covers the use of census, vital, land, and probate records in doing genealogy research in the United States. The 90 minute presentation should be of interest to both new and experienced genealogists.

To view the presentation, click on the following link:

http://www.millenniacorp.com/_videos/webinars/2012-11-28-sources/2012-11-28-sources.html 

 

GA Archives To Stay Open

In a surprise announcement made on Wednesday during  his "Georgia Archives Month" proclamation, Governor Nathan Deal announced that the  Georgia State Archives Building, located in Morrow, GA, would not close to the public on November 1st as had been previously announced.   While the announcement was welcome news, there was no mention as to exactly how the budgetary problem would be resolved.

To learn more, copy and paste the following URL into your web browser:

http://www.news-daily.com/news/2012/sep/19/governor-georgia-archives-will-stay-open/