Aloha! This Libguide supports Professor Bopp’s SOC 250H class. The information and links in this guide will assist you with your research using Ancestry Library Edition (ALE), one of the most important genealogical collections available today. Features include access to charts, forms, and other tools that will help you track your research and YouTube channel with videos to help you learn more about Ancestry Library Edition collections and search options.
Tips on doing research using Leeward CC Library resources are included as well as links to relevant online and print resources. For specific information for genealogy research in Hawaii, please see the Conducting Genealogy Research in Hawaiʻi LibGuide. If you have questions about any of the topics contained in this LibGuide (e.g. Ancestry Library Edition, accessing Library resources), please feel free to contact Junie (junie@hawaii.edu).
In this short video, learn how to start your genealogy search using Ancestry Library Edition (ALE) through the Library website.
In this video, ALE: Home Page, you'll learn how to navigate through the ALE Home Page.
In this next video, ALE: Advanced Search, you'll learn how to input your information to construct an Advanced Search.