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NEW!
The 1920 U.S. Federal Census head-of-household name index has been
completed. On April 29, four states were added to the index: North
Dakota, Oregon, Oklahoma and
Wisconsin. On May 18, the remaining
eight states and territories were added: Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Military, Panama
Canal, Puerto Rico, Virgin
Islands, and Wyoming.
WHAT'S ONLINE TODAY?
HeritageQuest Online now includes:
- The complete U.S. Federal Census page images for
all decades 1790-1930.
- The complete U.S. Federal Census name indexes for
1790-1820, 1860-1870, and 1890-1920.
- A partial U.S. Federal Census name index for
1930. The states currently available include CT, DE, MD, TX and VA.
- Over 20,000 separate family and local history
works, including 7,922 family histories, 12,035 local histories, and
258 primary sources.
- The PERiodical Source Index (PERSI) with more
than 1.6 million article citations from over 6,500 genealogical and
local history publications.
PROQUEST TO SPONSOR RUSA GENEALOGY
LIBRARIANS PRECONFERENCE
Learn about the reference tools and sources for genealogy and ancestry
research at the one-day educational preconference for librarians,
"Behind the Genealogy Reference Desk: Back to Basics." It will be
held on Friday, June 25, 2004, 8:00 a.m. -
4:30 p.m. in Orlando, FL. The
History Section of the Reference and User Services Association, a division
of the American Library Association (ALA), presents this preconference
during ALA's Annual Conference.
Speakers include Carole Callard, recipient of the 2003 Filby Genealogy
Librarian Award and genealogy specialist, Library of Michigan; Thomas J.
Kemp, assistant director, Godfrey Memorial Library, Middletown, CT; Harriet
Protos, reference librarian supervisor, Collier County Public Library, Naples,
FL; Janice Schultz, genealogy librarian, Mid-Continent Public Library,
Independence, MO.; Drew Smith, moderator of GENEALIB electronic mailing
list and instructor, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
Join ProQuest for lunch to learn about HeritageQuest Online, including
what's coming, tips and tricks, and how to get the most out of the new
PERiodical Source Index (PERSI).
You can add the preconference to your Annual Conference registration or
register only for the preconference. Click
for more information and to register.
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