American Ancestors

American Ancestors is only available at the Midwest Genealogy Center. American Ancestors offers thousands of searchable, digitized collections containing more than one billion records. These collections include vital records, cemetery records, probate records, genealogies, and scholarly journals. **Ask MGC Staff to assist with logging in to this database**

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