Hi Antoinette, I use the King County Lib. and use all the digits on my card and it works. Example: 000456987 you must enter the 00045.. for it to work Tom from near Seattle At 3/14/0410:38 AM, you wrote: >It doesn't work for me ~ asks me to enter my Bar Code ~ ~ I used #s on back >of my card but doesn't work ~ ~ >Antoinette (Tacoma, Washington) > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Janet G. Baccus" <JanetGB@att.net> >To: <PSRoots-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 10:23 AM >Subject: [PSRoots] Accessing HeritageQuestOnline (Proquest) > > >> Rumors have been passing around about how to access HeritageQuest >> Online (ProQuest) through our Pierce County Library system, from our >> home computers FREE!!! >> >> AT LAST, I have the correct information! Jeanine Barndt of Heritage >> Quest Research Library in Sumner, WA shared her knowledge as did Al >> and Bill with the computer section at Pierce County Library >> Administration. >> >> 1. YOU NEED TO HAVE A PIERCE COUNTY LIBRARY CARD!!! >> >> 2. get online on your home computer, and got to the website: >> http://www.pcl.lib.wa.us Press enter >> >> 3. Once at PCL's site, look on the left side of screen and click on >> Databases/Full Text Press enter >> >> 4. Once there,scroll down to 2nd section of Biography, Genealogy and >> History >> >> 5. 3rd on the left HeritageQuest Online (ProQuest) Press >> enter >> >> this is your entry to HeritageQuest Online. If the next screen pops >> up asking for a use name and password, go back to last screen and press >> enter again. Whenever that happens it means HeritageQuest Online has a >> problem at the moment or they are in overload and rejects anymore to >> the site at this time. >> >> YOU DO NOT HAVE TO ENTER A USE NAME NOR A PASSWORD TO ACCESS THIS FREE >> ENTRY. Just keep trying! I did and was successful! Copied several >> census extractions including 1930, >> >> Janet Baccus JanetGB@att.net >> >> > > > >__________ NOD32 1.665 (20040314) Information __________ > >This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >http://www.nod32.com

Thank you, Tom. I haven't had a chance to go back in and try it but will do so soon. First I thought I might have an older outdated card but they should be good "forever" I would think. Antoinette (Tacoma, Washington) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Tregoning" <trego@gte.net> To: <PSRoots-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 5:35 PM Subject: Re: [PSRoots] Accessing HeritageQuestOnline (Proquest) > Hi Antoinette, > I use the King County Lib. and use all the digits on my card and it works. > Example: 000456987 you must enter the 00045.. for it to work > Tom from near Seattle > > At 3/14/0410:38 AM, you wrote: > >It doesn't work for me ~ asks me to enter my Bar Code ~ ~ I used #s on back > >of my card but doesn't work ~ ~ > >Antoinette (Tacoma, Washington) > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Janet G. Baccus" <JanetGB@att.net> > >To: <PSRoots-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 10:23 AM > >Subject: [PSRoots] Accessing HeritageQuestOnline (Proquest) > > > > > >> Rumors have been passing around about how to access HeritageQuest > >> Online (ProQuest) through our Pierce County Library system, from our > >> home computers FREE!!! > >> > >> AT LAST, I have the correct information! Jeanine Barndt of Heritage > >> Quest Research Library in Sumner, WA shared her knowledge as did Al > >> and Bill with the computer section at Pierce County Library > >> Administration. > >> > >> 1. YOU NEED TO HAVE A PIERCE COUNTY LIBRARY CARD!!! > >> > >> 2. get online on your home computer, and got to the website: > >> http://www.pcl.lib.wa.us Press enter > >> > >> 3. Once at PCL's site, look on the left side of screen and click on > >> Databases/Full Text Press enter > >> > >> 4. Once there,scroll down to 2nd section of Biography, Genealogy and > >> History > >> > >> 5. 3rd on the left HeritageQuest Online (ProQuest) Press > >> enter > >> > >> this is your entry to HeritageQuest Online. If the next screen pops > >> up asking for a use name and password, go back to last screen and press > >> enter again. Whenever that happens it means HeritageQuest Online has a > >> problem at the moment or they are in overload and rejects anymore to > >> the site at this time. > >> > >> YOU DO NOT HAVE TO ENTER A USE NAME NOR A PASSWORD TO ACCESS THIS FREE > >> ENTRY. Just keep trying! I did and was successful! Copied several > >> census extractions including 1930, > >> > >> Janet Baccus JanetGB@att.net > >> > >> > > > > > > > >__________ NOD32 1.665 (20040314) Information __________ > > > >This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > >http://www.nod32.com > >