Megan, I contacted ProQuest again. As I understand it: 1. 4 March 2015 Migration to new interface using Ancestry's indexing. 2. HQ is still being updated and indexed except for PERSI. 3. The PERSI database within HQ is stagnant as of 2009 as stated. HQ refers to it as an "historical file" like their "historical newspaper collection." So, if you use PERSI through findmypast, you will get images as they come online and an updated database as they complete the catch-up task.. (A complete list of journals whose scanned images are available is on their website.) I am unsure if the Allen County Public Library was indexing the journals between 2009 and February 2014 when the arrangement with findmypast began, but if not, findmypast will catch them up. FGS is lumped into summaries of all this, but they have a very specific goal of working in conjunction with findmypast on a "Society Data Initiative" whose goal is to get society journals online. Although no relationship is explicitly stated with the Allen County Public Library, I would think that one is established by default through findmypast. The link to that information: http://www.findmypast.com/content/persi_finds_new_home_at_findmypast This has been a nice little exercise and I'm glad Patti asked the question. I hope the discussion is useful this evening. Rondina _______________________ Rondina P. Muncy Ancestral Analysis 4008 Linden Avenue Fort Worth, Texas 76107 682.224.6584 [email protected] www.ancestralanalysis.com On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 10:03 AM, Megan Isely via < [email protected]> wrote: > Emily, > > The HeritageQuest collection of databases is still owned by ProQuest. > As of March 2015 (the 4th, I think it was) HeritageQuest became "powered > by Ancestry" and now uses the searching, indexes, and interface from > Ancestry. There was some unhappiness I saw on the Librarians serving > Genealogists list I subscribe to at the loss of some of the old indexing > and searching that was available on the old HeritageQuest interface. And > it was old--10 if not 15 years old. On the good side was a complete > index to all the censuses, as well as the addition of some additional > census materials and additional materials in some of the other databases. > > ProQuest is an institutional vendor that supplies databases with > information about many subjects to all types of libraries. HeritageQuest > is one of their genealogy databases and they also allow libraries to let > their users use it from home. In Wisconsin (where I am) it is available > to any state resident because it is part of a collection that is > subscribed to at the state level. ProQuest also supplies Ancestry > Library Edition (and libraries can't allow home use of that), Historic > Map Works, Sanborn Maps, and likely others that I'm not thinking of off > the top of my head. Here's a link to some information from ProQuest > http://proquest.libguides.com/genealogy_home > > Megan Isely > La Crosse, WI (a librarian by profession) > > On 5/4/2015 11:48 PM, Emily Garber via wrote: > > I have a question. I am not sure that HeritageQuest was bought out by > > Ancestry. I believe they are using some Ancestry features, but did > > they get bought out? I thought they were still owned by ProQuest. > > > > Emily Garber > > Phoenix, AZ > >

Thank you for checking on this again, Rondina. I think you are spot on with the link of the "Society Data Initiative", findmypast, and Allen County Public Library. The library has long been known for their collection of genealogy periodicals (including local genealogy society ones) and making those local society resources more available through their PERSI index. Megan On 5/5/2015 12:18 PM, Rondina Muncy wrote: > Megan, > > I contacted ProQuest again. As I understand it: > > 1. 4 March 2015 Migration to new interface using Ancestry's indexing. > 2. HQ is still being updated and indexed except for PERSI. > 3. The PERSI database within HQ is stagnant as of 2009 as stated. HQ > refers to it as an "historical file" like their "historical newspaper > collection." > > > So, if you use PERSI through findmypast, you will get images as they > come online and an updated database as they complete the catch-up > task.. (A complete list of journals whose scanned images are available > is on their website.) > > I am unsure if the Allen County Public Library was indexing the > journals between 2009 and February 2014 when the arrangement with > findmypast began, but if not, findmypast will catch them up. > > FGS is lumped into summaries of all this, but they have a very > specific goal of working in conjunction with findmypast on a "Society > Data Initiative" whose goal is to get society journals online. > Although no relationship is explicitly stated with the Allen County > Public Library, I would think that one is established by default > through findmypast. > > The link to that information: > > http://www.findmypast.com/content/persi_finds_new_home_at_findmypast > > This has been a nice little exercise and I'm glad Patti asked the > question. I hope the discussion is useful this evening. > > Rondina > _______________________ > Rondina P. Muncy > Ancestral Analysis > 4008 Linden Avenue > Fort Worth, Texas 76107 > 682.224.6584 > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > www.ancestralanalysis.com <http://www.ancestralanalysis.com> > > On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 10:03 AM, Megan Isely via > <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Emily, > > The HeritageQuest collection of databases is still owned by ProQuest. > As of March 2015 (the 4th, I think it was) HeritageQuest became > "powered > by Ancestry" and now uses the searching, indexes, and interface from > Ancestry. There was some unhappiness I saw on the Librarians serving > Genealogists list I subscribe to at the loss of some of the old > indexing > and searching that was available on the old HeritageQuest > interface. And > it was old--10 if not 15 years old. On the good side was a complete > index to all the censuses, as well as the addition of some additional > census materials and additional materials in some of the other > databases. > > ProQuest is an institutional vendor that supplies databases with > information about many subjects to all types of libraries. > HeritageQuest > is one of their genealogy databases and they also allow libraries > to let > their users use it from home. In Wisconsin (where I am) it is > available > to any state resident because it is part of a collection that is > subscribed to at the state level. ProQuest also supplies Ancestry > Library Edition (and libraries can't allow home use of that), Historic > Map Works, Sanborn Maps, and likely others that I'm not thinking > of off > the top of my head. Here's a link to some information from ProQuest > http://proquest.libguides.com/genealogy_home > > Megan Isely > La Crosse, WI (a librarian by profession) > > On 5/4/2015 11:48 PM, Emily Garber via wrote: > > I have a question. I am not sure that HeritageQuest was bought > out by > > Ancestry. I believe they are using some Ancestry features, but did > > they get bought out? I thought they were still owned by ProQuest. > > > > Emily Garber > > Phoenix, AZ > >