Mathews Memorial Library - Planning a Visit

Here are some quick tips to maximize your time at the Mathews Memorial Library:

Download this printable Ancestral Chart and fill in with names, dates & places. Start with yourself (no. 1). If you don't know exact dates estimate them.
Gather more information from family members and relatives.
Download this printable Family Group Record and fill in with information from your Ancestral Chart, and include additionial information with sources.
Choose an Ancestral Line from your Ancestral Chart that you would like to know more about.
Identify questions you want to answer about your ancestor.
Select one or two questions as an objective. In general, find out about the ancestor's death before the marriage and the marriage before the birth.
Verify what you know, and then use it to look for what you don't know.

Mathews Memorial Library's Online Catalog

Search the Library's Online Catalog for books, genealogies, documents, manuscripts, photographs, etc. before your visit.
Make a list of the materials that are likely to contain the answers to your questions. Be sure to include title, call number and location.

While at the Mathews Memorial Library

Bring any information you have that relates to the people or questions you are researching.
Bring your laptop, flash drive and/or hand-held scanner.
Visit with our Historian/Genealogist, she can create a research strategy to help you find the information you want to learn.

Before Your Library Visit ...