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Playaways rekindle love of reading

Barry Crowell has lost much of his vision through age-related macular degeneration (AMD), but he has gained a love of reading through Western Counties Regional Library’s Playaways.

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Encyclopedie Universalis Junior

Audience: Kids | Teens
Language: French
Encyclopedie Universalis Junior. This French online encyclopedia offers information on a wide range of subjects.

Encyclopedie Universalis Junior. This French online encyclopedia offers information on a wide range of subjects.

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Britannica Library

Audience: Adults | Kids | Teens
Language: English
The award-winning resource for children, teens and adults. Easy to use, and easy to find trusted information.

Britannica Library. The award-winning resource for children, teens and adults. Easy to use, and easy to find trusted information.

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Tumble Book Library

Audience: Kids
Language: English | French
Enjoy Tumblebooks K-6 children’s eBook database.

Enjoy Tumblebooks K-6 children’s eBook database.
Use this Direct Link: https://www.tumblebooklibrary.com/autologin.aspx?userid=fWZ7OiO%2fBgovuwQC46XRiA%3d%3d or the button to the right.

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Tumble Math

Audience: Kids
Language: English
Enjoy Tumblebooks K-6 math ebook database.

Enjoy Tumblebooks K-6 math ebook database.
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Ancestry.ca

Audience: Adults
Language: English | French
Discover the world’s largest family history resource – immigration records, vital records, census records, family histories, court records, church records, directories, photos, military records, passenger lists and more!

Western Counties Regional Library provides library members instant access to a wide range of unique resources for genealogical and historical research through the online database – ancestry.ca. Discover the world’s largest family history resource – immigration records, vital records, census records, family histories, court records, church records, directories, photos, military records, passenger lists and more!

* This resource is only available within our branch libraries. You are not able to access this database from home. While in the library go to http://ancestrylibrary.proquest.com and start your search or ask our friendly library staff how to access the service.

Genealogy Research Tips

  1. List what you already know – start an ancestral chart
  2. Interview relatives – make family group sheets
  3. Get death records – death certificates, obituaries, etc. Then…
  4. Follow death-record clues – time/place of death lead to birth, marriage, other records.
  5. Search census records – learn where ancestors lived. Then…
  6. Search local sources – newspapers, local histories, property (land) maps, church records, wills, etc.
  7. Don’t forget – family histories, immigration records, ship passenger lists, military records, cemetery records, etc.