1. AncestryLibrary. I looked myself up. My birthdate was listed incorrectly, and my address was from 25 years ago! My phone number was from 7 years ago. I was not able to find my marriage license. I would worry about some of the accuracy due to the mistakes I found on myself.
2. I searched for my great-grandma. It was so interesting to see the 1930 census information! My "granny" was 36 at the time and my grandma was listed as being 11!! Also viewed my great grandparent's marriage license from 1917. Very interesting! I can't wait to go back on my own time sometime and check out more family members!!
3. I searched under the "photos and Maps" tab for South Dakota and found 3,615,253 results! WOW!!!
4. Heritage Quest. I found this site difficult to use. Every search I did had no relevant results. I did use some very specific search words and didn't get anywhere near the results I thought I should get.
5. Sanborn Maps. I chose to search Yankton. I could see our old movie theater, the Hotel Charles Gurney, as well as several other buildings I am familiar with and that are still standing. Very interesting to also see what used to be where!
Hi, Laura Jo! Re: #1: these resources are only as accurate as the original source. :) Sounds as if you did find some good stuff about your ancestors, though. I agree with you that Heritage Quest is harder to use than Ancestry. Each collection is separate. Using general terms usually works better than specific, and you have to allow for possible misspellings. Yankton has such a rich history that would be fun to trace on Sanborn Maps. Thanks for your comments here!
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