About this database

Ancestry® Library Edition, delivers billions of records in census data, vital records, directories, photos, and more.

Over 4,000 databases and four billion names including key collections such as U.S. Federal Census images and indexes from 1790 to 1930; the Map Center containing more than 1,000 historical maps; Military Records Collection; Immigration Collection; American Genealogical Biographical Index (over 200 volumes); Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage (over 150 volumes); The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1630; Social Security Death Index (updated monthly); WWI Draft Registration Cards; Federal Slave Narratives; and a strong Civil War collection.

Coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom, including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas.

Coverage
Summary: 
Billions of records in census data, vital records, directories, photos, and more.
Content Types: 
  • Biographies
Dates: 
1300-present