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From: Ron Filion <>
Subject: RE: [CASANFRA] Free Trial
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 15:13:25 -0700
References: <5.1.0.14.2.20040819083814.023e9260@mail.sfgenealogy.com>
In-Reply-To: <007a01c48609$918819e0$3d01a8c0@kaysix>


Well, it appears the library is trying to require a library card number now. But, that page isn't working for me (and I have a library card number!). But, you can bypass it and go straight to the Gale login page and enter the account id and password:

http://trials.galegroup.com/pubacd

After you login, you jump directly to the ancestryplus entrace page at:

http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/special_aplus

The last time I checked, ancestry.com hadn't updated all their indexes yet, so finding the San Francisco directories isn't easy. So, here's the direct link to them (don't forget you must be logged in first):

http://images.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=list&r=5535&cat=TEXASCD&path=CA

-Ron

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ron Filion [mailto:]
>Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 11:55 AM
>To:
>Subject: [CASANFRA] Free Trial
>
>The SF Public Library is doing a free trial with the Gale group through
>the end of September. They have a variety of interesting resources, but
>I thought someone might be interested in the free access to AncestryPlus
>(this is ancestry.com).
>
>Here's the entrance page:
>
>http://sfpl4.sfpl.org/sfplonline/webdbsalpha.htm#trial
>
>At the Gale page, select "Biography-Genealogy." AncestryPlus is the
>first database listed. This ancestry.com includes the census information
>and some "new" San Francisco directories: 1859 to 1864, 1880, 1892,
>1905, 1908, 1917, and 1921.

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