I have been told by several others that some libraries have subscriptions to the genaological sites, such as Ancetry.com, Heritage Quest and others. Some are even available by putting your library card number in and you can access from home through the libraries site. Has anyone here ever heard of this, and is there any place in the area where this is possible through a library?? I thought this would be a fantastic service even if you had to go to the library to access it, and pay a small fee. It beats the 1 time outlay of $$$ when you don't have it. Thanks!! >>>>>>>>>Chris Cook ^--^ (>'o'<) (,,) (,,)

I live and pay taxes in St. Louis County, Missouri and have a Library card. With all this, am able to access their web site and then to Heritage Quest. All I have to do when I get into their site is logon with my name and card #. I pay for a subscription to Ancestry.com census and use both. BTW I do prefer HQ. Bill Houdek [email protected] -- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Cook" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 11:18 AM Subject: [ILKNOX-L] Research Help > I have been told by several others that some libraries have subscriptions to the genaological sites, such as Ancetry.com, Heritage Quest and others. Some are even available by putting your library card number in and you can access from home through the libraries site. Has anyone here ever heard of this, and is there any place in the area where this is possible through a library?? I thought this would be a fantastic service even if you had to go to the library to access it, and pay a small fee. It beats the 1 time outlay of $$$ when you don't have it. Thanks!! > >>>>>>>>>Chris Cook > ^--^ > (>'o'<) > (,,) (,,) >

Check your Historical society, Tazewell county as a subscription to Heritage Quest. If you join and pay extra you can access Heritage Quest from your home computer. It was well worth the money. As for the librarys you have to check to see which ones have subscriptions. Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Cook" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 11:18 AM Subject: [ILKNOX-L] Research Help > I have been told by several others that some libraries have subscriptions to the genaological sites, such as Ancetry.com, Heritage Quest and others. Some are even available by putting your library card number in and you can access from home through the libraries site. Has anyone here ever heard of this, and is there any place in the area where this is possible through a library?? I thought this would be a fantastic service even if you had to go to the library to access it, and pay a small fee. It beats the 1 time outlay of $$$ when you don't have it. Thanks!! > >>>>>>>>>Chris Cook > ^--^ > (>'o'<) > (,,) (,,) >

On Apr 2, 2004, at 11:18 AM, Chris Cook wrote: > I have been told by several others that some libraries have > subscriptions to the genaological sites, such as Ancetry.com, Heritage > Quest and others. Some are even available by putting your library > card number in and you can access from home through the libraries > site. Has anyone here ever heard of this, and is there any place in > the area where this is possible through a library?? I thought this > would be a fantastic service even if you had to go to the library to > access it, and pay a small fee. It beats the 1 time outlay of $$$ > when you don't have it. I pay $35 a year to the Godfrey Library which gives me access to Heritage Quest, other newspapers and other online data bases. This has worked very well. The Tazewll Genealogy society has a similar deal except you can't use the 1900 census index which I find is a problem. If you type in Godfrey Library into your search engine this should come up. Pat Thomas 1335 Lakeview Avenue Winona, MN 55987 1-507-458-8227 mailto:[email protected] or if bouncing to [email protected] Knox County, Illinois USGENWEB Assistant CC http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilknox/knindex.htm

My Houston Public Library Card here in Houston, TX allows me access to all the TexSearch Databases, and among them is HeritageQuest Online. All I do is input my last name and HPL card #, and I get all HeritageQuest info for free. Have you checked your local library to see if they are a HeritageQuest subscriber? If so, and they have computers in their reading room, have one of the librarians show you how to use it, then ask them if you can do it from home as well. Sue -----Original Message----- From: Chris Cook [mailto:[email protected]] I have been told by several others that some libraries have subscriptions to the genaological sites, such as Ancetry.com, Heritage Quest and others. Some are even available by putting your library card number in and you can access from home through the libraries site. Has anyone here ever heard of this, and is there any place in the area where this is possible through a library?? I thought this would be a fantastic service even if you had to go to the library to access it, and pay a small fee. It beats the 1 time outlay of $$$ when you don't have it. Thanks!! >>>>>>>>>Chris Cook

Thanks sooo much for everyone's help!!! I know my local library doesn't, but I will check the Tazwell county one. If the fee is smaller, it would be worth it!! Thanks again for sharing!! >>>>>>>>>Chris ^--^ (>'o'<) (,,) (,,) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Cook" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 11:18 AM Subject: [ILKNOX-L] Research Help > I have been told by several others that some libraries have subscriptions to the genaological sites, such as Ancetry.com, Heritage Quest and others. Some are even available by putting your library card number in and you can access from home through the libraries site. Has anyone here ever heard of this, and is there any place in the area where this is possible through a library?? I thought this would be a fantastic service even if you had to go to the library to access it, and pay a small fee. It beats the 1 time outlay of $$$ when you don't have it. Thanks!! > >>>>>>>>>Chris Cook > ^--^ > (>'o'<) > (,,) (,,) > > >

Try going to the local Family History Center at the Morman Church, they have Heritage Quest fliers at the one here in Sonora California which has the user name and password on it all free of charge from your home computer. My friend also got the same information from our local city library. Leona Gilpatrick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Cook" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 9:18 AM Subject: [ILKNOX-L] Research Help > I have been told by several others that some libraries have subscriptions to the genaological sites, such as Ancetry.com, Heritage Quest and others. Some are even available by putting your library card number in and you can access from home through the libraries site. Has anyone here ever heard of this, and is there any place in the area where this is possible through a library?? I thought this would be a fantastic service even if you had to go to the library to access it, and pay a small fee. It beats the 1 time outlay of $$$ when you don't have it. Thanks!! > >>>>>>>>>Chris Cook > ^--^ > (>'o'<) > (,,) (,,) > >

Chris Our state library provides Heritage Quest as a service free to patrons of our state. We each may have a State Library Card with an assigned number and password. With that we can access Heritage Quest as well as a number of other research tools (not all genealogy related). I don't know that all states provide this service, but I understand many do so. Your local librarian should be able to tell you if your state provides this great help! Good luck to you g2