Ancestry Library Addition Online: An Introduction to Online, Subscription Databases Genealogy information on the Internet is helping Americans research their families' history by providing access to documents and indexes like never before. Instead of traveling across the country or to foreign lands to locate documents, online databases can bring high quality, reliable genealogy information to you locally. Understanding the value of the information provided in genealogy databases, the Library of Lafayette has subscribed to Ancestry Library Addition. These online databases are collections of content rich, digitized data available via the Internet requiring a subscription fee for access. Currently, Ancestry Library Addition is available at any Lafayette library with public Internet access including the Library of Louisiana. Visitors to the Library of Lafayette have access to Ancestry Library Addition Online. Ancestry Library Addition offers Louisiana residents over 1 billion names in over 3,000 unique databases. New records are added each day. Ancestry Library Addition Names - Users have access to hundreds of millions of fully searchable individual records contained in thousands of databases. Databases - This diverse and growing collection of databases includes the Social Security Death Index, U.S. Census Records, Ireland Vital Records, German Immigration Records, Historical Register and Dictionary of the U.S. Army 1789-1903, the Register of Revolutionary War Officers and numerous databases dedicated to specific ethnic origins and regions. Location - Users can search by geographic location. In addition, Ancestry Library Addition provides maps and gazetteers collected from sources worldwide. Share - The Ancestry World Tree is an ever-growing collection of user-submitted family trees that combined list tens of millions of names. Learn - From the beginner to the expert, Ancestry Library Addition offers tips and resources that will assist in the search for your family's roots. Database descriptions from www.Ancestry.com Heritage Quest Online not available at Lafayette Libraries. Genealogy & Local History - 25,000+ family and local history books, every word is searchable. These titles are assembled genealogies, local histories, primary source materials, and genealogical and local history serials including material from all 50 states and Canada. U.S. Federal Census - Now includes Census images for 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1840, 1870, and 1910 and indices for 1790, 1800, 1810, and 1870. The page images and corresponding indices for the entire census, 1790-1930 are currently being added. The indexes will be newly created by Heritage Quest and will have more than 1 million corrections and more than 25,000 additional names. In addition to the ability to search by name, the census records will be searchable by place of birth, age and ethnicity. And more Accessing Ancestry Library Addition Access to Ancestry Library Addition is open to any visitor to the Library of Lafayette. Time limits may be imposed if others are waiting. Access is free; Printing is FREE up to 20 copies. Ancestry Library Addition can be accessed at any Lafayette library providing public Internet access through the Lafayette computer. Go to Internet option Scroll down to "Magazine, e-books and more" Choose Ancestry Library Addition You are on Ancestry Please contact any library before visiting regarding their Internet access policies. Unfortunately, Ancestry Library Addition is not available for use by Lafayette residents from Internet connections outside Lafayette libraries. For information on home access directly through Ancestry.com or Heritage Quest Online, please see their websites. On their web sites, you will find information regarding subscription fees. Some content on Ancestry.com can be accessed for free. Ancestry.com www.Ancestry.com Heritage Quest Online www.HeritageQuestOnline.com Earl Gates