Ancestry Library Edition remote access extended!

Research your family history with Ancestry, you might discover something like this- The exterior of 45 Finsbury st in Newmarket from the 1880s, with occupants- mother and child.


Good news for all those who have been getting stuck into researching their family history from home- Ancestry Library Edition remote access has been extended!

ProQuest, who we thank for providing remote Ancestry access to our library members, issued this statement last week-

“Access to Ancestry Library Edition has been temporarily expanded to library cardholders working remotely, courtesy of ProQuest and its partner Ancestry.  Remote access will be available until  September 30/2021 and will continue to be re-evaluated.”

This means you can access all the records found in the library edition of Ancestry from home, just by logging in with your library card details. Visit our library catalogue here, and you’ll find Ancestry under the Research tab, in the Family History in the Library list of resources.


When you click on Ancestry, you will be redirected to a page that asks for your full barcode (found on the back of your library card) and pin number (which you would have chosen when you signed up for your library membership- if you can’t remember it, give us a call on 9243 1900!). Enter these details, click on the Ancestry logo that appears, and you’re ready to go.

So you can continue your family history research from the comfort of you own home until at least the end of September!

The good people at Find My Past are also providing remote access to library members until June 30th, 2021.

Of course, Ancestry and Find My Past access is always available to access using the public computers in our Moonee Valley Library branches, and our dedicated Local History PC at Sam Merrifield Library is available to book for 2-hour research sessions. Call 9243 1900 or speak to one of our staff members to book your timeslot, and get researching!


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