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Extraordinary Neighbors
"I will back up Hartford in everything else if [the mayor] will be responsible for the weather." — Mark Twain, "The City of Hartford" Speech, October 19, 1882, ProQuest Historical Newspapers - Hartford Courant
Hartford, Connecticut, was home to many extraordinary Americans, including Uncle Tom's Cabin author Harriet Beecher Stowe and Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain). Census records, maps, and newspapers provide a rich snapshot in time for researchers looking at the lives of these and other famous historical figures.
Records traditionally used for genealogy research uncover unexpected details of a person's family and social life, providing new perspectives around the events described in textbooks and reference materials.
Studying historical records reveals that contemporaries Stowe and Clemens shared more than political opinions; they were neighbors. The 1880 U.S. Census describes Stowe and her family living on Forest Street in Hartford.
Browsing through that neighborhood's census to learn more about Stowe's neighbors, researchers will find that Samuel Clemens appears on Farmington Avenue. A Sanborn® fire Insurance map confirms that Stowe lived around the corner from Clemens. And, they were more than neighbors. They had the same doctor, Dr. E.W. Kellogg! Dr. Kellogg also made contributions to American culture as the composer of Christmas carols, including "We Three Kings." We can only imagine the opinions Dr. Kellogg heard during his visits with Harriet Beecher Stowe and Samuel Clemens!
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Genealogy Research Tips
In every issue of this newsletter, we will feature search tips and techniques for ProQuest's genealogy resources. This month, the spotlight is on HeritageQuest® Online and Ancestry® Library Edition.
HeritageQuest Online
Every genealogist struggles with the following challenge at one time or another: You finally find that elusive ancestor on the census, just to lose the trail on the very next census, only to find him or her later in the neighboring county in the same house! How do you know when county boundaries have shifted? Use the Browse option in the HeritageQuest Online Census collection!
Learn more...
Ancestry Library Edition
There is so much content (over 7,000 datasets!) in Ancestry Library Edition, but you are only interested in information for a particular location. How do you locate locally relevant materials?
Find out how...
Free online database training is available for librarians and researchers using ProQuest genealogy resources! Visit the ProQuest Training Webinars page and select "Genealogy" for the current schedule.
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Content and Product Updates
Visit What's New in Genealogy for full details about the newest records added to ProQuest genealogy resources, including HeritageQuest Online and ProQuest African American Heritage.
New! ProQuest Sanborn Maps Geo Edition (1867-1970) provides digital access to thousands of large-scale, geo-referenced historical maps of American cities and states, searchable by address and GPS coordinates. For a complete listing of cities and states currently available, contact your ProQuest account representative.
Ancestry Library Edition
Ancestry Library Edition now includes over 7,000 databases, delivering billions of records in census data, vital records, immigration records, military records, and more. The newest collections include:
- Gretna Green, Scotland, marriage registers (1795-1895)
- Ontario marriage records (1801-1858, 1925-1926)
- Additional U.K vital records and French vital records
- U.K. and Ireland WWI casualty records
- Alessandria and Asti, Piedmont, Italy, civil registration records (1866-1938)
- ...and much more!
Curious about the difference between Ancestry Library Edition and Ancestry.com? Learn the key differences here.
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