Monday, June 14, 2010

Weekly Discovery's 7 Census Search Strategies

Read the reprint from this week's issue of Ancestry.com's newsletter, Weekly Discovery, "7 Census Search Strategies" if you are having trouble locating those relatives you know should be there, or especially if you are just starting out with the census.

http://sites.google.com/site/davidsoncounty/research-tips-and-techniques/weekly-discovery-reprints/7-census-search-strategies


In addition, we have had several new queries come in this week. Please be sure to check out the query page any time you visit the web site, you might have just the information someone has been hoping for, or even better, you might see something you've been looking for yourself !

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Tennessee Electronic Library

Are you a Tennessee resident ? If you are, and are not taking advantage of TEL, you are missing a great research tool. If you are already utilizating TEL, do you know that you can now access Heritage Quest, a paid service, free of charge through TEL, making TEL an even more valuable resource.

The Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL) is a collection of 40+ databases that
provide access to over 400,000 magazine, journal, and newspaper articles,
essays, podcasts, videos, e-books, primary source materials, and more! TEL is
available free of charge to any Tennessee resident and is accessible 24/7 from any computer with access to the internet.

http://www.tntel.tnsos.org/