Reference Databases

History & Genealogy

Ancestry (available at SFPL)
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Explore your family tree by searching the US Federal Census (1790 - 1940), the Social Security Death Index, draft registration records, passenger lists, directories, narratives, probate records, land title records, and some Canadian and UK census records. Ancestry Library Edition can only be accessed via library wifi or library computers.
Heritage Quest
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Search Census records, family histories, wills & probate records, city directories, military records, immigration records, the Social Security Death Index, cemeteries and more.