Ancestry Library Edition - Molly Schweinfurter

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$277
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2017
End Date
October 2017
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Murray
Murray
Project Overview

This session goes in-depth to the subscription website Ancestry Library Edition. Participants will review basic search strategies and learn tips and tricks of using the site. Participants will have the opportunity to look up their own family history information on the library's computers during the program.

Project Details

8 participated

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2015 Chapter 2--S.F. No. 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$277
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Participants will learn to use the Ancestry Library Edition website. The library has a paid subscription to the service and would like to see the program utilized more by the community and library patrons. Anecdotal responses will be collected.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Those who attended learned how to use the Ancestry Library Edition website and about the differences between a home subscription and a library edition subscription. They learned various searching tricks and shared stories of their past searches into their family histories. Participants requested that the library offer community members time on the computers when the library was closed to the public in order to allow for more extensive searching.

Project Manager
First Name
Jim
Last Name
Trojanowski
Organization Name
Plum Creek Library System
Street Address
290 S. Lake Street, P.O. Box 697
City
Worthington
State
MN
Zip Code
56187
Phone
507-376-5803
Email
jtrojanowski@plumcreeklibrary.net
Administered By
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Location

1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266

Phone
651-582-8200