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Finding Genealogy Information with ANCESTRY PLUS

The Clearwater Public Library and the Pinellas Public Library Cooperative offer Ancestry Plus to registered library patrons as a way to search for genealogical information.

Available only in the Library

ACCESSING ANCESTRY PLUS

Click here to access Ancestry Plus You must be at a library branch in order to access the database.

At the next screen, click on Proceed.

The main page of Ancestry Plus will appear.

Search Box

After you enter a name, you will be prompted for more details on the next screen:

Refine Search

When you click on the Search button you will be given a list of results:

Results

Clicking on one of the names will open to a new page with additional information and a picture file of the original census form:

Results

PASSENGER AND IMMIGRATION LISTS

Another useful tool for searching for your ancestors is to use passenger and immigration lists. You can access them from the main page, and then get a search form:

Passenger List

MILITARY RECORDS

Also from the main page, you can access military records; there are both more general databases and ones that are very specific to a range of dates or location.

Military Records

BIRTH, MARRIAGE & DEATH INDEX

From the main page, you can access the Social Security Death Index, which contains almost 72,000,000 names

BMD Index

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Ancestry Plus has an extensive collection of articles that give tips and advice on how to conduct genealogical research. You can access them by clicking on the link to the Library at the top of the main page.

Additional Resources

Ancestry Plus also has a collection of resources that are listed by state and some countries; it is on the right of the main page:

Location Search

If you are new to genealogical research, the database has an interactive help feature, located on the bottom right of the main page:

Quick Start

ANCESTRY WORLD TREE

Under Community, there is a link to an interesting project, the Ancestry World Tree. It has over 200 million entries, submitted by users of Ancestry Plus.

Ancestry World Tree

Click here to access Ancestry Plus

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