Online genealogy research just got a little easier
“Now you can trace your heritage using newly acquired books and online genealogy databases at Nova Southeastern University.
The electronic databases are free to the public in Broward County via computers at the Alvin Sherman Library, Research and Information Technology Center. The library also features a new collection of 4,000 books, manuscripts and other material on ancestry from the Genealogical Society of Broward County.” (2008, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.)
According to this article which you can read at TMCnet.com, Broward County residents will be able to type in ancestor names and search through databases that draw from U.S. Census information dating to 1790, manifests of ships from the 19th and 20th centuries, and draft lists going back to the Civil War. Also available are marriage, birth and death certificates from the 1600s.
If you live in Broward county, or have relations there, it would be worthwhile to visit the Alvin Sherman Library and see what a search can turn up. I wonder if you can access the databases from outside the library. That would be great for those of us who aren’t close to this location. I think I will look into this and if I find a way to access the database from a local library or other means, I will post the information here.
Tags: census, death, Genealogy, marriage, passenger lists, research