Free Online Resources: Ancestry Training & Support

Quick Start Guides & Tip Sheets

• Proquest's Guide to Ancestry Library Edition This extensive online guide from ProQuest include helpful tips, training, and downloadable resources.

• Ancestry.com's '10 Census Questions that Lead to More Answers' (PDF) This tip sheet from Ancestry details how a patron can take take the information contained in the Census data and use it to find out more information from different sources.

Tutorials and Presentations

• Ancestry YouTube Channel. Browsing the Ancestry YouTube channel is a great place to get inspired about using Ancestry Library.

• Ancestry's 5 Minute Finds. These short, focused, 5-minute YouTube videos from Ancestry.com show interesting ways to explore Ancestry's collections.

• Ongoing and Recorded Webinars. These approximately hour-long webinars are conducted by Proquest's training team. Trainings include Ancestry Library Edition as well as other Proquest products.

• 5 Minute Finds series from Ancestry. This series of 5-minute videos from Ancestry.com experts can give you some new ways of looking at Ancestry.com. Most are applicable to Ancestry Library Edition.

Other Helpful Links

• Ancestry Library Edition Blog

• Ancestry Library Edition LibGuide

• Genealogy Marketing Toolkit

• ProQuest's Ancestry Library Edition Product Information Page

If you have questions or issues with accessing Ancestry Library Edition, please contact the APLS Library at reference@apls.state.al.us. You can also find help by searching specific help topics on this support page. ProQuest technical support can also be reached at 1-800-889-3358.