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About HeritageQuest Online

ProQuest Information and Learning's HeritageQuest Online provides libraries with a unique, growing collection of research materials for tracing family history and American culture. Beginning or professional genealogists can now use this powerful online library, with original page images for all documents, from the convenience of their home or at the library. Indexes and original page images mean no additional trips, inter-library loan requests or work by researchers or staff.HeritageQuest Online is the marriage of ProQuest's Genealogy & Local History Online, a collection of over 25,000 family and local histories, and content from HeritageQuest, the largest genealogical data, products, supplies and equipment provider to consumers and institutions in the United States. In August 2001, ProQuest acquired HeritageQuest. Founded in 1983, HeritageQuest has been in business for over 20 years and brings a wealth of genealogy data to ProQuest.HeritageQuest Online is designed specifically for patrons in public libraries who are either just beginning their family research or who after years of work are still uncovering their past. With over 25,000 books, the entire U.S. Federal Census, PERSI™, and other expanding collections, HeritageQuest Online gives any library the chance to tap in to one of the largest collections of genealogy material in the country.

A subscription to HeritageQuest Online includes the following content:

1. ProQuest's Genealogy & Local History Collection of 25,000+ family and local history books, every word searchable. Every page of each book is presented and can be easily downloaded or copied. Few genealogical collections in the country have this many titles. Now even the smallest library can instantly begin to offer the information power of a large research library. Visit the "Read what is new" link on the HeritageQuest Online home page to keep up to date on the number of titles added.
   
   These titles have been digitized from ProQuest's microfilm collection, Genealogy & Local History, which assembles genealogies, local histories, primary source materials, and genealogical and local history serials including material from all 50 states and Canada. Titles are included from libraries nationwide including the Newberry Library (Chicago), the Widener Library (Harvard University), the New York Public Library, the Sutro Library, the University of Illinois at Urbana, and others. For more information on this ongoing collection, read G&LH Key Title List.
   
2. Complete U.S. Federal Census, 1790-1930. The page images and corresponding indexes for the entire census, 1790-1930 are included in HeritageQuest Online. These are completely new indexes created by HeritageQuest. In addition to the ability to search by name, our census records can be searched by place of birth, age, ethnicity and other variables making this the most versatile census searching available online. Researchers can quickly see all African-Americans or all persons born in Ireland living in a state or county. ProQuest is in the process of loading Census images and indexes. Visit the "Read what is new" link on the HeritageQuest Online home page to keep up to date on Census loading.
   
3. PERSI™ - The PERiodical Source Index is a comprehensive subject index covering more than 6,500 genealogy and local history periodicals written in English and French (Canada) since 1800. PERSI™ provides the researcher the ability to search on surnames, locations, and methodologies as well as the ability to browse the journals by title and keyword. There are more than 1.6 million article citations currently available, with updates occurring annually. PERSI™ is produced in cooperation with the Allen County Public Library Foundation. For more information, read About PERSI.
   
4. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files. This HeritageQuest collection details records of 80,000+ individuals who served in the Revolutionary War and contains both genealogical and historical information. Each veteran's file usually contains six or more pages on each veteran and normally includes the veteran's former rank, unit, and period of service, age or date of birth, residence, and sometimes-genealogical information on other family members.
   
5. Freedman's Bank Records. (Forthcoming) At the close of the Civil War, the Freedman's Savings & Trust Company was the primary bank for America's freed slaves and others from 1865-1874. This HeritageQuest collection documents more than 70,000 bank depositors and nearly 480,000 of their dependants and heirs. It is considered one of the most important resources for African-American genealogical research.
   
6. And more... HeritageQuest Online will continue to grow with material from ProQuest's and HeritageQuest's vaults. Working with an advisory board of genealogical librarians and professional genealogists, we are considering new content, such as ships passenger lists, military history, city directories, vital records, international genealogical content, and more.

HeritageQuest Online makes searching easy. Users can search across the ASCII text as well as indexed names and subjects to find information on ancestors and local areas. Each record is linked to the corresponding page images and is downloadable in Adobe® PDF format. HeritageQuest Online also makes it easy to save, retrieve and take notes on your research through the Search History and Notebook features.Within HeritageQuest Online you can:

• Search for documents related to people or places Perform a basic or advanced search on available census materials Browse or search publications, including both magazines and books Browse through census data Access a list of results that link to detailed citations for each result Access scanned census images to view pages of census data View and download scanned images of the documents Create a list of citations to print, email or download Edit and combine searches using the Search History function
• Save selected results to a personal Notebook, where you can take notes on your findings

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