Ancestry Library Edition by ancestry.com provides access to more than one and a half billion names in over 4000 databases, including census data, vital records, directories, photos, and more.
Learning Center
Ancestry Library Edition’s Learning Center gives beginning researches a place to start, including news about ancestery.com’s newest content and features, research tips, research guides, translation help, and the “5-Minute Finds” video series, and more.
Ancestry Library Edition Tutorial
Charts and Forms
Access downloadable charts and forms to organize your research, including:
- Ancestral Chart
- Research Calendar
- Research Extract
- Correspondence Record
- Family Group Sheet
- Source Summary
Research Resources
Census Data
- U.S. Federal Census Data (1790 – 1940)
- U.S. Indian Census Rolls (1885 – 1940)
- U.K. Census Data (1841 – 1911)
- Canadian Census Data (1851 – 1911), and censuses of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta from 1906 and 1916
- Australia Electoral Rolls (1903 – 1980)
Birth, Marriage, and Death Records
- Birth, Baptism, and Christening
- Marriage and Divorce
- Death, Burial, Cemetery, and Obituaries, including U.S. Social Security Death Index (1935 – 2014)
Military
- Draft, Enlistment, and Service
- Casualities
- Soldier, Veteran, and Prisoner Rolls & Lists
- Pension Records
- Histories
- Awards and Decorations of Honor
- News, including United News Newsreels and Stars and Stripes Newspaper
- Disciplinary Actions
- Photos
Immigration and Travel
- Passenger Lists
- Citizenship and Naturalization Records
- Border Crossings and Passports
- Crew Lists
- Immigration and Emigration Books
- Ship Pictures and Descriptions
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