Digital Spotlight - Ancestry Library Edition

Digital Spotlight

Are you interested in discovering more about your unique history? 

Piece together your story with access to the world's largest family history resource at the library with Ancestry!

What is Ancestry? It's a research database for genealogists and family history enthusiasts. It can help you to trace your family's history, with records from the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

It gives you access to billions of historical documents, millions of historical photos, plus local narratives, oral histories, indexes and other resources in over 30,000 databases that span from the 1500s to the 2000s. 

To get started, head to one of our Libraries, jump on the Wi-Fi with your own device or ask to use one of the public PCs, then head to our Research & History page to start learning about your past.