Ancestry Library

1.  I searched for my maiden name on Ancestry Library, and I did not find me but found my grandmother who I was named after.  The record was of my grandmother's death.  I found a lot of people with the same last name as my maiden name, but they were mostly from Minnesota.  I then searched for my husband's name, and his name came up and also my married name came up.

2.  I searched for my mother's name and I found her.  It showed when she got married to my father (young--19!!!), and it also was possible to view the original copy of their marriage license.  I also searched for my grandmother, my mother's mom.  I found her death certificate and also the 1920 federal census that showed both of my grandparents and my mom and her sister.  Again, I would be able to view the original document.

3.  I searched for South Dakota under the "Photos and Maps" tab.  I then looked at the U. S. County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918, for both of my grandparents' farms.  I couldn't find either one of them, but I am not sure of the year that they purchased their farms in Beadle county.  I also searched in the yearbook photos for different family members with no luck.  I also looked at the U. S. and World Atlases, but when I clicked on the results for South Dakota the image was not available.

4.  In Heritage Quest I tried several different searches for family members, my hometown, and my church in my hometown; and I did not have any luck finding any of them.

5.  In the Sanborn Maps I searched for Aberdeen, SD, and I found what I think is the Brown County Courthouse on a map dated July 1929 and it was updated map from 1960.  I also found Presentation College which then was named Presentation Sisters Convent and College.