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Local library access to Ancestry

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gemqueen

gemqueen Report 2 Oct 2007 18:23

Could anyone tell me please whether the access in your local library is for Ancestry UK only or can you access Ancestry USA/Worldwide.
By the time I get in from work it's too late to phone and ask.
Thanks
Di

Researching:
Stanford (Richmond -Surrey & Buckinghamshire) Pill (Berkshire / Wilts) Longstaff (Co Durham) Crawley (Hertfordshire)

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 2 Oct 2007 18:29

I didn't think there was any library access to Ancestry anymore. I stand to be corrected.
Margaret

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

gemqueen

gemqueen Report 2 Oct 2007 18:31

When I contacted my local reference library yesterday to arrange a visit I was informed that they couldn't provide any info that wasn't already available at my local library and she mentioned Ancestry.
Di

Researching:
Stanford (Richmond -Surrey & Buckinghamshire) Pill (Berkshire / Wilts) Longstaff (Co Durham) Crawley (Hertfordshire)

Janet 693215

Janet 693215 Report 2 Oct 2007 19:14

I would think it depended on the library and which sub they have.

gemqueen

gemqueen Report 2 Oct 2007 19:37

Janet
Thank you. I'll make enquiries tomorrow locally.
Di

Researching:
Stanford (Richmond -Surrey & Buckinghamshire) Pill (Berkshire / Wilts) Longstaff (Co Durham) Crawley (Hertfordshire)

Huia

Huia Report 2 Oct 2007 19:44

Be sure to check out any 'info' you find on Ancestry trees. Some of it is totally spurious unless my sister was even more clever than I thought, marrying a man 204 yrs her senior and having a daughter 180 her senior!
Having said that, I have been successful in finding info on my gt gt aunt who disappeared from England after the 1871 census, along with her father, stepmother and a sister. I have found she m in America (twice) and had 3 children, and it all checks out as various people have sent various bits of info, including a family photo with her in! Apparently the family went to America in 1871.

Researching:
Avatar: Red poppy holding a yellow poppy.

gemqueen

gemqueen Report 2 Oct 2007 22:14

Thanks for the suggestion. I have Ancestry UK and have never looked at the trees. No particular reason why. I just wondered whether the libraries had USA/Worldwide but not too concerned now as I have loads of avenues to follow with the good advice on this thread and PM's.
Thanks again.
Di

Researching:
Stanford (Richmond -Surrey & Buckinghamshire) Pill (Berkshire / Wilts) Longstaff (Co Durham) Crawley (Hertfordshire)