Helen Matthes Library http://www.effinghamlibrary.org Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:12:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 February Newsletter http://www.effinghamlibrary.org/index.php/2012/01/newsletter/ http://www.effinghamlibrary.org/index.php/2012/01/newsletter/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:37:54 +0000 amanda@effinghamlibrary.org http://www.effinghamlibrary.org/?p=737 The February Newsletter is now available. Be sure to check out all of the fun to be had at the library this winter, especially the Adult Winter Reading Program. The theme is Spice Up Your Life.

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Ancestry.com

Ancestry.com (must be accessed inside the library)
Search for historical records about your family and start your free family tree. The database contains thousands of searchable collections of records from around the world including Census Records & Voter Lists, Immigration & Emigration Records, Family Trees, and Birth, Marriage & Death Records.

Heritage Quest

Heritage Quest (can be accessed at home or inside the library)
Heritage Quest is a collection of over 25,000 family and local history books, the entire US  Federal Census, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, and other expanding collections.

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Watch this space for the latest news about all things Teen-related. If you have ideas for content, please let us know!

 

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Watch this space for the latest news about all things Tween-related. If you have ideas for content, please let us know!

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