This powerpoint presentation describes the many research tools available for family historians at the Roseville CA Public Library.

1. Genealogy Resources at the
Roseville Public Library

2. First Stop: A reference librarian is your best friend.

3. Try our Databases

4. WorldCat is an online catalog which itemizes the collections of
71,000 libraries in 112 countries which participate in the Online
Computer Library Center (OCLC) global cooperative. It is built and
maintained collectively by the participating libraries.
Items from the WorldCat catalog can be borrowed through Inter-
Library Loan.

5. WorldCat
can be
located on
the search
page of our
Online
library
catalog

6. This search
on WorldCat
leads to a
Family
History
available at
the
Allen County
Public
Library.

7. Another
search
provides a
source for
family
letters held
at a
University
Archive.

8. Search WorldCat for:
•County Histories
•Vital Records
•Census Records
•Land Records
•Probate Records
•Cemetery Records
•Newspapers and
•Journals

9. After an item is located on
WorldCat . . .
Then what?

10.  If it’s a book ---
try to borrow it via Inter Library Loan through
the Roseville Library.
 If it’s a Newspaper ---
see if the microfilm is available.
 If it’s a journal –
try to contact the society that publishes it to
see if an index is available; then request
photocopies of relevant articles via ILL.

11. Other
Learning Express Useful
Databases

12. HeritageQuest Online
Combines digital, searchable
images of U.S. federal census
records with the UMI®
Genealogy & Local History
collection and other content
back to the late 1700s.
Includes all of the images
and indexing, from the 1790
- 1930 U.S. federal censuses.
It offers more than 20,000
book titles, including family
and local histories and
primary-source documents
such as tax lists, city
directories, probate records,
etc

13. Looking for local history?
Contact our archivist at the
Roseville Public Library, you can
request an appointment by calling
her at (916) 746-1232.
Private Collections, Local High School Yearbooks, 1921-present, Polk Directories,
1960-1981, Haines Sacramento City & Suburban Directories, 1970-present
Roseville Histories, Roseville Publications, Placer County Histories, Media
Collections, Oral Histories, Photographs, Maps & Drawings
The Roseville Main Library also has
microfilm for local newspapers.

15. Expand your vision to family history
The final product in genealogy is a
pedigree chart
The final product in family history
is a written narrative

16. Learn
the
Basics
You can search our
Online Library Catalog
for items related to a wide
variety of topics pertaining to your
family history.
(and you can do it at home in your jammies!)

17. Learn the
Design a skill of
Heritage long
Album distance
research.
Find
long
lost Locate
relataives Property
still living. Records

18. Get Organized
Locate ports
Dig up the past
Learn what ailed them.

19. You are the caretaker of your family history.
Learn to preserve it for future generations.

20. Preserve their past
Understand their
world.

21. Relive their history
Repair an
Heirloom
Design a website

22. Don’t neglect the youth section of the
library when searching out your family
stories. Many authors have written
historical fiction taken from true
accounts of their own family histories.

23. Imagine you were there.