City of Georgetown, Texas
Reference

Databases

Remote Access Databases – These database resources can be accessed outside the library by the method or methods indicated.

Heritage Quest

Available remotely through TexShare – obtain password from Reference Librarian at the Georgetown Public Library or access from the GPL catalog page using your library card number.

Texas Digital Sanborn Maps

Available remotely through TexShare – obtain password from Reference Librarian at the Georgetown Public Library or access from the GPL catalog page using your library card number.

In House Access Databases – These database resources can only be accessed at the library by the method or methods indicated.

NewEnglandAncestors.org

In addition to an extensive collection of resources for New England and New York, the New England Historical Genealogical Society offers a large collection of materials covering not only the rest of the United States but Canada and Europe as well. You will find more than 2,400 searchable databases containing over 110 million names. NewEnglandAncestors.org has been cited as one of the 101 Best Websites for researchers by Family Tree Magazine. Click here

Ancestry® Library Edition

This collection has approximately 4,000 databases including key collections such as U.S. Federal Census images and indexes from 1790 to 1930; the Map Center containing more than 1,000 historical maps; American Genealogical Biographical Index (over 200 volumes); Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage (over 150 volumes); The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1630; Social Security Death Index (updated monthly); WWI Draft Registration Cards; Federal Slave Narratives; and a strong Civil War collection. Ancestry Library Edition updates continually, with more indexes and original images added all the time. Click here




Genetics

  • My Family Health Portrait Document your family’s health history with free software from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
  • Genomics – Family Health History Designed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this site is a compilation of family history tools and guidelines, including fact sheets, a podcast, and much more to help you understand your health risks.
  • Family Reunion Organizer Use these materials at your next family reunion to help your family members learn why family health history is important and how to collect theirs.



  • Religious Works

    Blue Letter Bible this site has available fourteen versions of the bible. Passages can be changed from version to version to allow comparison. Site tools include: an encyclopedia, a dictionary, twenty-three text commentaries, thirty audio/video commentaries, charts, outlines, timelines, and maps. There are also 2,700 hymns with lyrics and links to MIDI files for audio.

    Bible Gateway one hundred versions of the bible in fifty-four languages. Also available are dictionaries, commentaries, and reading plans.

    Navigating the Bible this is an online bar/bat mitzvah tutor. Access in English, Russian, Spanish, or Hebrew.

    Koran (Qur\'an) search the full text of three different translations of the Quran.