Discover Your Family
Unlock the story of your family’s past with one of the Anaheim Public Library’s newest online resources - Ancestry.com. The Anaheim Heritage Center has one computer dedicated to searching the Ancestry.com databases.
Ancestry.com is one of the most important genealogical collections
available today. Its 4,000 databases include key collections such as:
A strong Civil War collection
American Genealogical Biographical Index (over 200 volumes
Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage (over 150 volumes)
Federal Slave Narratives
Social Security Death Index (updated monthly)
The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1630
The Map Center containing more than 1,000 historical maps
U.S. Federal Census images and indexes from 1790 to 1930
WWI Draft Registration Cards
Ancestry.com also offers an online library of periodicals and newspapers.
This resource is available for free, but can only be accessed at the Anaheim Heritage Center,
so be sure to bring your flash drive to save your information. The
Anaheim Heritage Center is located at 241 South Anaheim Boulevard,
within The MUZEO complex. If you have questions, please call
714-765-6453. Whether you are just starting out in genealogy or are a
seasoned veteran, Anaheim Public Library has the information you need.