> This was a bit slow getting around to me, and the convention is over, but it > might be newsworthy for the list. Cheers, Leah > > > This information is making the rounds of the library world, due to the > > American Library Association (ALA) convention about to take place in > > Chicago. No doubt "subscriptions" to access the database will be > > expensive, so genealogists will need to find out which libraries near > > them will be planning to subscribe. > > > > > > Colleagues, > > This will be a big story. > > > > Heritage Quest is going online with the entire US Census, all 12,555 > > rolls of film. The U.S. Census from 1790 to 1920, fully digitized and > > going > > online. You can get more information at a demo during ALA in Chicago, on > > Saturday, July 8, from 9:30 - Noon in the Hyatt Regency Grand Ballroom > E, > > or stop > > by the Heritage Quest booth, #3625. It will be available by > subscription > > to > > libraries when it is up this fall at GenealogyDatabase.com. This is > > expected to be the largest data base of any subject on the Internet. > > > > > > > > >