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Library can help you research your family tree Register online for fall library programs Halton Hills Public Library has a great roster of free programs for young children at both branches. You can register online at www. hhpl.on.ca for Baby Tales (6 to 23 months), Tales for Twos (24 to 35 months) and Library Lion Tales (3 to 5 years). Programs begin in October. All you need is a Family PIN At the library and personal identification numbers for each child. If you have not previously registered for library or Recreation and Parks' programs, you can fill out a PIN application form online at www.haltonhills.ca/ recandparks. Forms are also available at the library or Town facili- ties. Info: 905-873-2681 ext. 2520, 27 519-853-0301 or www.hhpl.on.ca Independent & Free Press, Thursday, September 16, 2010 Researching your family tree can be a challenge. It Clare used to be that Hanman if you wanted to look at historical records from other provinces or even countries, you had to travel there to do it. The Internet has changed all that. Websites such as Ancestry.ca can help you discover more about where your family came from and where it branched out to without you ever having to leave your home town. Ancestry.ca has a version of its database called Ancestry Library Edition. This database is available for anyone to use at either branch of the Halton Hills Public Library thanks to funding from the Ontario Ministry of Culture. Ancestry Library Edition gives you access to all the same historical records as Ancestry.ca, but unlike Ancestry.ca, it costs nothing to use. Ancestry Library Edition has a staggering amount of information from all sorts of sources from all over the world. You can find information on census data, voters' lists, birth registrations, marriages announcements, obituaries, military records, immigration lists, passenger lists, school and church registries, newspaper articles, wills, land records, biographical dictionaries, almanacs and more. You can view images of the actual documents, as they were originally written. You may even see you ancestors' handwriting. To help you with your research, Ancestry Library Edition also includes charts and forms that you can download. These can help you organize your family tree as you discover it. The information in Ancestry Library Edition overlaps with many of the local history and genealogy records we have at the library. So if you are looking for information about a local resident, there may be additional information on the library's own shelves. For more information on Ancestry Library Edition or if you need help starting your family history research, the staff at the Halton Hills Public Library will be happy to help. You can reach us at 905-873-2681 ext. 2511 or 519-8530301, or visit our website at www.hhpl.on.ca. Better yet, why not come in to the library and give Ancestry Library Edition a try? In no time at all you can discover your roots. Clare Hanman is a circulation supervisor at the Halton Hills Public Library Sales business seminar On Sept. 29, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Georgetown library, the Halton Region Business Development Centre will offer an informative workshop on sales. Learn how to break the rules, add more clients and to sell more. The registration fee is $20. To register: 1-866-4HALTON.