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ProQuest has partnered with MyFamily.com to create Ancestry Library Edition, one of the most important genealogical collections available today. It has unparalleled coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom including census, vital, church, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas.

The Ancestry Library Edition collection has approximately 4,000 databases including key collections such as U.S. Federal Census images and indexes from 1790 to 1930; the Map Center containing more than 1,000 historical maps; American Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage (over 150 volumes); The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1630; Social Security Death index (updated monthly); WWI Draft Registration Cards; Federal Slave Narratives; and a strong Civil War collection. In the coming year, still more indexes and original images will be added to the new Immigration collection.

This is an in-library-use only resource. Please visit your local WPLS library to access this database.

HeritageQuest Online (in-library use link) combines digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records with the digitized version of the popular UMI Genealogy & Local History collection and the other valuable content.

You will need a valid WPLS library card to access the resource at home; please contact your local branch library for assistance in applying for a card. For at home access click here. You will be asked to enter a barcode number. This is the number on the back of your WPLS Library Card.

Heritage Quest Online is an essential collection of unique material for both genealogical and historical researchers, with coverage dating back to the late 1700s. Researchers can use HeritageQuest Online to find their ancestors, trace their paths across America, and learn what life was like in the areas where they settled.

HeritageQuest Online includes all of the images, and extensive indexing , from the 1790-1930 U.S. federal census. It offers more than 20.000 book titles including nearly 8,000 family histories and over 12,000 local histories. Additionally, there are more than 250 primary-source documents such as tax lists, city directories, probate records, and more.

This resource includes both in-library-use and at home access.
 
 

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