Using Ancestry Library Print/web resources Library Print resources

Books

Baxter, Angus. In search of your Canadian roots : tracing your family tree in Canada. 3rd ed. 1999. Print.

Blanchard, Gill. Writing your family history : guide for family historians. 2014. Print.

Coombs-Bennett, Shannon. Genealogy basics in 30 minutes. 2016. Print.

Dunn, Michael. A beginner’s guide to online genealogy : learn how to trace your family history and discover your roots. 2015. Print.

Galford, Ellen. The genealogy handbook : the complete guide to tracing your family tree. 2001. Print.

Hart, Cynthia, and Lisa Samson. The oral history workshop : collect and celebrate the life stories of your family and friends. 2009. Print.

Irvine, Sherry and David Obee. Finding your Canadian ancestors : a beginner's guide. 2007. Print.

Leavitt, Caroline. The kids' family tree book. 2017. Print.

Levenick, Denise May. How to archive family keepsakes. 2012. Print.

Levenick, Denise May. How to archive family photos. 2015. Print.

Morgan, George G. Genealogy. 4th ed. 2015. Print.

Scott, Jonathan. Tracing your British and Irish ancestors : a guide for family historians. 2016. Print.

n. a. Scrapbooking Family Memories : all new Page Ideas Celebrating Special Occasions and Everyday Moments. 2005. Web.

Smith, Drew. Organize your genealogy : strategies and solutions for every researcher. 2016. Print.

Taylor, Maureen. Family photo detective. 2013. Print

Taylor, Maureen. Scrapbooking Your Family History. 2003. Print.

Magazines

Family Tree Magazine. Cincinnati, Ohio: F & W Publications. Web. .

Internet Genealogy. Ajax, Ontario: Moorshead Magazines. Web. .

Your Genealogy Today (Formerly Family Chronicle). Ajax, Ontario: Moorshead Magazines Ltd. Print.

Library Website

Genealogy page (http://sechelt.bc.libraries.coop/research/information-by-subject/genealogy/), accessed from Information by Subject area in the Online Resources menu (includes Teresa's Genealogy & Family History Toolbox http://sechelt.bc.libraries.coop/files/2013/05/Genealogy-Family-History-Toolbox.pdf )

Library Edition

January 2018 January 2018 January 2018

Step by Step Guide:

1. Open your browser (Firefox, Internet Explorer, Edge, Safari) and go to the library's homepage - http://sechelt.bc.libraries.coop/. 2. Select Online Resources on the Menu bar.

3. Click on Complete List of Databases.

4. You will be taken to database list.

Step by Step Guide:

5. Scroll down till you see Ancestry Library Edition and click on the blue text.

6. The Ancestry Library Edition Homepage will open.

7. If you are new to family history

research, start at the Learning Center where you will find information to help you begin your genealogical journey.

8. In the Learning Centre you will find research guides in PDF format that cover the following areas: Getting started, Census, Beyond the basics, Immigration, Military, and Ethnic. These free Research Guides deal with specific topics that can help you focus your research. Keep in mind that some of the guides refer to features not available in Ancestry LE and most of them deal with US records. However, the information they contain can often be applied to your own searches.

Step by Step Guide:

9. If you are already familiar with Ancestry, you can: search for records, download charts or forms, browse new collections, or search the message boards (you can read content, but not post)

10. There are many different kinds of resources to explore aside from official records, such as maps, photographs, church histories, & various directories (cities, schools, professional, telephone.) 11. If you are interviewing relatives in order to learn more about your family's history, use some of the suggestions found in the Ancestry Support Center: http://bit.ly/2rGbdgo. They also supply some questions: http://bit.ly/2Bqs6eD 12. To keep your research at hand while on the road doing research or visiting relatives, consider downloading the Ancestry.com app (iOS, Android, Windows.) The only drawback is that you can't link this to the Library edition, so you'll have to input any info you learn.