The Green Free Library is happy to announce that through the efforts of our esteemed Director, the generosity of the Friends of the Green Free Library and an additional benefactor, we have been able to re-instate the HeritageQuest database!
For those of you who aren't aware, HeritageQuest is a treasure trove to genealogists and those just starting to search for their family tree. The collection consists of access to the U.S. Federal census from 1790 through 1930 (though 1930 is only partially complete), Genealogy and local history books, PERSI (Periodical Source Index, Revolutionary War Records, Freedman's Bank Records, and LexisNexis U.S. Serial Set
Those of us who use HeritageQuest to assist patrons, as well as for our own personal usage, were devastated when we were informed that the district would no longer be able to support this valuable tool. (Boo! once again to the state and their stinky budget). Thanks to some fast thinking by the library's director; Leslie Wishard, the staff and patrons, along with visitors to the library, will be able to access this valuable database for at least another two years. After that, we'll have to see.
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