It was quite interesting looking up my own name under the AncestryLibrary site. I actually found my name listed in there! Basically it listed where I lived with addresses that were very close to my own. I also did a little more searching and found pictures of me in yearbooks in school! It is crazy that all of this information can be located in the site! I had forgotten just how much I looked like a "boy" in school after seeing those "lovely" pictures!!
Next, I looked up my grandfather on my father's side, George Folkert Schriever in the census. Upon looking up this information, I realized how much I did not know about him. All I could list was his full name and the day he died. I didn't even know the year he was born! The amazing thing was that even though that was all I knew, he still came up under my search! It also listed his parents and his siblings. What an awesome site! I hope to research this site more when time allows!
There were 3,615,253 listings of pictures available. There were pictures of baseball teams, soldiers, even of historical buildings and towns in South Dakota. What a great assortment of pictures throughout South Dakota. Someone doing a report or simply just showing their children the history of South Dakota would definitely benefit from this!
HeritageQuest is another great site to use for searching history. You would definitely need some useful information to get started. I would like to take more time to research within this site. I like that there is such a variety of things you can learn within.
Sanborn Maps is such a neat site! I love the fact you have so many town maps available to pick from when researching. The town map I chose was Parker,SD where I live. I found The First Presbyterian Church,
where I currently am a member, located in the map. We are very fortunate today that people from many years ago kept good records. It is also great that all of these maps were put into a State site for all to enjoy!
Yea, LT! You made great discoveries and see the value of these resources for historical purposes beyond your own family. Have fun digging in and learning more in these--and remember to show them to your patrons. Thanks for your comments!
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