27 June 2009

Philly 2009:Resource Room schedule set

The Resource Room hours at Philly 2009 will be:

Sunday, Monday, Wednesday
10am-6pm
Tuesday
9am-9pm
Thursday
9am-4pm

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum databases will be on dedicated computers at the following times:

Monday, August 3
9am-2pm
Tuesday, August 4
9am-noon, 12:30-6pm, 6:30-9pm
Wednesday, August 5
9am-1pm, 4-6pm
Thursday, August 6
9am-noon, 12:30-4pm

The following databases (many are fee subscriptions) will be available on the Resource Room computers.

Ancestry.com
British Newspapers from the British Library
FindMyPast.com/AncestorsonBoard.com
Footnote.com
Godfrey Library
Guardian and Observer Digital Archives
(from 1821 and 1791)
IAJGS.org
JewishGen.org
NewsBank.com
NewspaperArchive.com
ProQuest (only Tuesday, August 4)
The Forward (2003-2009)
World Vital Records.com

Each computer will have a folder named "Selected Genealogical Websites," including more than 70 websites.

European Websites
General Interest
Government Archives With Documents/Index
Online Holocaust Websites
Israel Websites
Latin America Websites
Map Websites
Newspapers
Sephardic Websites
South African Websites
United States Websites

There will be many more materials to look at in the Resource Room.

Tracing the Tribe will see you in Philly!

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