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HeritageQuest Online presents a varied and in-depth set of data for genealogists and historians. It is designed to help amateur and professional genealogists, local historians, and public library patrons to search and use data from the 1790-1930 U.S. Federal Censuses, the full text of more than 20,000 family and local histories, a subject index of 6,300 local history and genealogy periodicals through PERSI, and a database of Revolutionary War pension and bounty-land warrant files.
Beginning and professional genealogists can use this powerful online resource to trace family histories and American culture from the convenience of their home or at the library. HeritageQuest is a valuable tool for middle school students to adults to research local history projects.
Many distinctive and invaluable sources of information can be found within HeritageQuest Online. This is a growing collection which at this time includes:
- Genealogy & Local History Collection of over 20,000 book titles, including nearly 8,000 family histories and over 12,000 local histories, in addition to more than 250 primary source documents such as tax lists, city directories, church and probate records, and more;
- 1790-1930 U.S. Federal Census with complete original images, plus many head-of-household name indexes;
- Periodical Source Index (PERSI), a comprehensive subject index covering more than 6,300 genealogy and local history periodicals written in English and French (Canada) since 1800; and
- the Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, which identifies more than 80,000 Americans who served in the war.
If you want more information than what is available from Heritage Quest. Then come into the library and check out Ancestry.com. The Anderson County Library subscribes to this resource, the resource is available only inside the library.
