Ancestry Library Edition
With Ancestry, answers await everyone – whether professional or hobbyist, expert or novice, genealogist or historian. Here, you can unlock the story of you with sources like censuses, vital records, immigration records, family histories, military records, court and legal documents, directories, photos, maps, and more.
Ancestry is available for in-library use only.
For search tips and more information about the content included in Ancestry Library Edition, check out ProQuest’s LibGuide.
HeritageQuest Online
HeritageQuest Online delivers access to U.S. Federal Census images from 1790-1940, digitized genealogy and local history books from over 28,000 family and local histories, the Periodical Source Index (PERSI) Archive containing more than 2.3 million genealogy and local history articles, Revolutionary War records and Freedman’s Bank Records.
For search tips and more information about the content included in HeritageQuest Online, check out ProQuest’s LibGuide.
Useful Links:
US Census Resources and Information:
Family Search Wiki – US Census – https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/United_States_Census
Following Your Family Using Census Records- https://www.ancestrycdn.com/legacy/email/1940_census_dissected_guide.pdf
Measuring America: The Decennial Censuses From 1790 to 2000 – https://www.census.gov/prod/2002pubs/pol02-ma.pdf
History of the US Census Bureau – https://www.census.gov/history/