Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Online “Irish History Family Day"


For one day only, January 24, 2013, access for free millions of Irish birth, marriage and death records at Findmypast.com

To learn more about the records offering: 
http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Online-Irish-History-Day-launched-with-21-million-birth-marriage-and-death-records-released-187578211.html

To access the Findmypast website: 
http://www.findmypast.com/

Friday, January 11, 2013

Making Sense of the American Civil War, 1861-1865

Chapin Memorial Library will be the site for a lecture series about the American Civil War. The first of five sessions will be held on January 16, 2013 with the final session to be held February 13, 2013. Lecture times are 10:30 a.m. to noon preceded by a coffee and fellowship period.

For complete information about this free lecture series, including topics, speakers and registration, use the following link: http://www.chapinlibrary.org/LTAI%202013.htm

Monday, December 17, 2012

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:



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.