This database has been very popular at the library. I spent some time seaching for information about me and found very little. There was one entry under my name. A yearbook picture from the UM Prism 1967. I am not sure why that is the only year that was available, I have 4 yearbooks with my picture in each year. When I seached for Helen Ruth Fogler I got a great many results that were not me. When I removed my middle name I got only a few results but still just the picture. When I searched by my married name I got one hit from the US Public Records and that was listed under my ex-husband's name and his office address. I could not find my birht certificate.
I seached for my grandfather and found all kinds of things. The 1040 census record was very informative. Not only did it list his address but it listed all household members including the two people that work for him, 11 people in all. I looked on the map to see where Hinsdale is in relation to Chicago. There were many suggested records that I could search. It was interesting to look at his World War I draft registration card and see that he was registered in Knox County Maine but he was living in New Jersey and teaching at Princeton. I found his marriage certificate and saw that my grandmother's middle name was spelled wrong. When you look at the original document you can see that it is spelled right. One of the more interesting documents was a passenger list for a ship arriving in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1948. His occupation is listed as "President." I will have to check with my aunt, he was president of either Montgomery Wards or W.T. Grants then. Maybe he went to open a store.
I looked at the "Photo and Maps" tab and was not very successful. Using "Maine" as the keyword was not useful at all. When I searched Piscataquis County Maine I got better results but I found the maps to be hard to see and not very useful.
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