Have you ever considered researching your family’s history, but didn’t know where to get started? Fortunately, we have a comprehensive Genealogy Research Guide to help you begin your research journey! Whether you’re a novice researcher or seasoned genealogist, you will be sure to find useful links and tips to trace your heritage.
While we may not physically be on campus right now, you can reach out to us for help 7 days a week! You can Ask a Librarian, send us an e-mail (refdesk@bentley.edu), use our Chat Widget, or send a text to 781.728.0511.
All ProQuest databases, RefWorks, and Ancestry Library will be offline for product upgrades from 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 27 until 6:00 a.m. Sunday, January 28, 2018 (EST).
It just got much easier to do genealogical research at the Bentley Library! We are pleased to offerAncestry® Library to the Bentley community. Discover your unique family history using the billions of historical documents available in this popular database.
Ancestry® Library is powered by Ancestry.com® and delivered by ProQuest. Ancestry® Library provides access to most of the content available to individual Ancestry.com® subscribers. Some of the personalization options available to private subscribers are not available in the Library edition.
Inside Ancestry® Library
Content for Ancestry® Library is sourced from libraries, archives and special collections all over the world. The database contains billions of records in censuses, vital records, immigration records, family histories, court and legal documents, directories, family and gravestone photos, and more. Also included are an extensive collection of military records, and multimedia such as newsreels and maps.
Louis A. Caulfield, 37 Belfort Street, Dorchester delivers a typewriter for Model Typewriter Inspection Co. Taken on Boston Common / Lewis W. Hine / abt 1917. From: Ancestry.com. Library of Congress Photo Collection, 1840-2000 .
Historical Records
Birth, Marriage, & Death
Census & Voter Lists
Immigration & Travel
Military
Schools, Directories, & Church Histories
Tax, Criminal, Land, & Wills
Reference, Dictionaries, & Almanacs
Stories & Publications
Stories, Memories, & Histories
Newspapers
Periodicals & Magazines
Photos & Maps
Photos
Maps, Atlases, & Gazetteers
Learn More and Get Help
ProQuest has created a detailed online guide to the Ancestry® Library database. Learn about the various content categories contained within the database, get search tips, watch prerecorded webinars, view sample searches and print help guides at http://proquest.libguides.com/ancestrylibraryedition.
Database of the Month provides a very brief introduction to an important research database, highlighting key features of the database that you should know about. If you would like more information about this database (or any of the library’s databases) please Ask a Librarian. If you would like a demonstration of this database for a class, please contact our Coordinator of User Education, Elizabeth Galoozis.
Ancestry® Library is powered by Ancestry.com® and delivered by ProQuest. Ancestry® Library provides access to most of the content available to individual Ancestry.com® subscribers. Some of the personalization options available to private subscribers are not available in the Library edition.
