Week three

This week Cheri trained me how to answer correspondence. The department gets many reference requests. A lot of the requests are for older obituaries, so she showed me how to use the obituary index and the new microfilm reader. The microfilm reader is much better quality than the older microfiche reader.

Cheri also showed me some of the other tools they use for reference. We looked up census records, marriage records, and she showed me how to use the subject indexes for the local paper. She also showed me tips on searching census records, as people aren't always easy to find. I was able to find a family member that I hadn't been able to find so far.