American Ancestors

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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Census Records Research

Wed, Jan 8 2020

10:30am - 11:30am

Midwest Genealogy Center Programming Room

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The U.S. Federal Census is a great place to start tracing your ancestors. The first Federal Population Census was taken in 1790, and a census has been taken every 10 years since that date.

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Introduction to Internet Genealogy

Wed, Dec 18 2019

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Midwest Genealogy Center Programming Room

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Discover the best genealogy websites for your research. This is a beginner-level class. Basic computer literacy is needed to follow along.

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Introduction to Internet Genealogy

Fri, Nov 22 2019

10:30am - 11:30am

Midwest Genealogy Center Programming Room

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Discover the best genealogy websites for your research. This is a beginner-level class. Basic computer literacy is needed to follow along.

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Using Fold3

Thu, Jan 30 2020

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Midwest Genealogy Center Computer Lab

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Learn how to use Fold3 to access U.S. military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who have served.

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