America's GenealogyBank

America's GenealogyBank includes historical newspapers, books, and documents, as well as obituaries and the Social Security Death Index, 1937-2014. Some of the newspapers and books included date back to the 1600s.

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Beginning Ancestry Library Edition

Sat, Aug 3 2019

10:30am - 11:30am

Midwest Genealogy Center Computer Lab

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Research your family history with Ancestry Library Edition. Search the U.S. Federal Census from 1790 to 1940 as well as immigration, vital, military, court, church, and ethnic records.

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Using Interlibrary Loan for Genealogy

Tue, Jul 16 2019

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Midwest Genealogy Center Programming Room

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Use Interlibrary Loan to expand the walls of your library and encompass a world of information. Come learn how to order microfilmed newspapers from across the country and books from other libraries.

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Census Records Research

Wed, Aug 7 2019

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Lee's Summit Programming Space

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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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Using Fold3

Sat, Sep 14 2019

11:00am - 12:00pm

Weston Programming Space

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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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