In March 2020 libraries around the world had to close their doors due to the global pandemic. ProQuest and Ancestry made the unprecedented decision to grant public libraries temporary remote access to Ancestry Library Edition (ALE).
This prooved a boon to family history researchers who were unable to visit the library in person through multiple lockdowns here in Melbourne.
After nearly 2 years of temporary access, and after most libraries reopened their doors, Ancestry has made the difficult decision to end remote access for ALE at the end of 2021. Ancestry have agreements with publishers and other business considerations that prevent them from offering remote access permanently.
Consequently, YPRL will be removing remote access points from our website on December 31st.
Onsite access remains unchanged. Patrons can access Ancestry Library Edition through desktop computers in the library or by your own personal laptop, tablet, or mobile phone while in the library.
Access Ancestry, Find My Past, British Newspapers Archive and Gale Primary Sources via Yarra Plenty Regional Library Family History
or our E-Library A-Z eResources
New collections recently added to Ancestry include:
Australia. Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current (over 5,750,000 entries from indexes of obituaries from Australian newspapers for those who died from the 1800s thrrough present day)
Australia. Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current (Over 670,00 marriage announcements from Australian newspapers for couples who were married from the 1800's to the present day)
South Australia. School Admissions Registers, 1876-1989
Greece, Census Indexes, 1724-1879 (most records are in the English language but there are also records in Greek)
Visit our collection:
Sharing your family history online: a guide for family historians by Chris Paton, 2021
Unofficial guide to FamilySearch.org: how to find your family history on the world's largest free genealogy website by Dana McCullough, 2020
Unofficial guide to ancestry.com: how to find your family history on the #1 genealogy website by Nancy Hendrickson, 2018