Best Genealogy Bargain for Christmas! This holiday season give a membership in the Godfrey Memorial Library. The Library is expanding its services and now members of the Godfrey Scholars (library support group) have direct access to the librarys online services from wherever they are, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Members simply log in and start searching. Its that simple. Membership in the Godfrey Scholars is $35 per year. Currently members may access: 1. ProQuests HeritageQuestOnline. This new online service provides direct online access to over 17,000 books and to the US Census. Each book is fully indexed and searchable on every word in the text. This service goes way beyond the customary back of the book index and instantly searches all 17 000 books at once for the individual name or place that you are searching for. In addition this service provides indexes and images for the US Census. Currently it includes the indexes and page images for the entire 1790, 1800, 1810, 1870 & 1890 censuses. The other census years will be added soon. 2. ProQuests Historical Newspapers: New York Times The complete NY Times from the first issue to the end of 1999. Every word is searchable, even the ads. You can find obituaries, biographies, passenger ship lists, war records, marriages, birth announcements and so much more. Both of these services are available in the Library during regular library hours and are available 24/7 for the Godfrey Scholars. For more information please contact: Godfrey Memorial Library 134 Newfield Street Middletown, CT 06457-2534 Phone: 860-346-4375 Fax: 860-347-9874 Web site: http://www.godfrey.org copyright 1995-2002. All rights reserved. An easier-to-read version of this column appears on the web at: http://www.DearMYRTLE.com Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup." All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002