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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10:30am - 11:30am

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2:00pm - 3:00pm

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Discover how Mid-Continent Public Library’s Interlibrary Loan service can help you access resources from other libraries across the country. This is a beginner-level class.

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Polish Genealogy Research (Hybrid)

Sat, May 18 2024

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Did your ancestor come from Russian Poland, Galicia-Austria, or East or West Prussia? These regions may be now within the present boundaries of Poland.

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