1. Using Heritage Quest 1 November 2011
Manatee Genealogical Society
MGS Computer Special
Interest Group (SIG)
Using Heritage Quest 1 November 2011
4 November 2010
Slides at:

2. Using Heritage Quest Overview Overview of Heritage Quest
Accessing Heritage Quest via
Library Electronic Information Databases
Using Heritage Quest
Search Census
Search Books
Search PERSI (PERiodical Source Index)
Search Revolutionary War
Search Freedman’s Bank
Search US Serial Set F

3. Heritage Quest On-Line
Search Census – Digitized with Census images
Search Books – 28,000 family histories & local histories
Search PERSI – PERiodical Source Index
Index of over 2.3 million genealogy/history articles
Search Revolutionary War
Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files
Search Freedman’s Bank – 480,000 African-American Names
Founded to serve African Americans ( )
Search US Serial Set – LexisNexis database for legal and
public-records (Memorials, Petitions, and Private Relief Actions) F

4. Accessing Heritage Quest Via The Library’s Electronic
Information Database
Accessing F
Search a database of 20,000+ local historic photographs
Search the Library’s Catalog
Electronic Information Databases
Manage your
Account: Renewals.
Holds, Profile, etc.

5. Searching Electronic Information Databases

6. Searching Electronic Information Databases - 2
Table of Contents – 32 Databases
American History in Video
Archive Grid
ARRC Auto Repair Reference Center
CAMIO -- Catalog of Art Museum Images
Consumer Health Complete
Cypress Resume
Discover Spanish
EBSCOHost
FirstSearch
Fodor's Travel Guides
Heritage Quest
Infobase e-Book Collection
INFOTRAC
Infoweb
Job & Career Accelerator
LearningExpress Library
Legal Information Reference Center
Literary Reference Center Plus
Mango Languages
NetLibrary eBooks
New York Times Archive
One Click Digital
OverDrive
Points of View Reference Center
ReferenceUSA
Salem Health
Salem History
Salem Science
Small Engine Repair Reference Center
Student Research Center
Value Line
World Book Online F
+ WHICH DATABASE SHOULD I USE?
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

7. Heritage Quest F

8. Heritage Quest F
Heritage Quest Login

9. Heritage Quest Search CensusF

10. Heritage Quest Census -1F

11. Heritage Quest Census - 2F

12. Heritage Quest Census - 3F

13. } Census Citation Heritage Quest Census - 4 } Census Data
} Add to Notebook
Census Image F

14. Heritage Quest Census - 5F

15. Heritage Quest Census - 6F

16. Heritage Quest Census - 7 Census -F

17. Heritage Quest Census - 8F

18. Heritage Quest Census - 9F

19. Heritage Quest Search BooksF

20. Heritage Quest Search Books - 1F

21. Heritage Quest Search Books - 2F

22. Heritage Quest Search Books - 3F

23. Heritage Quest Search Books - 4F

24. Heritage Quest Search Books - 5F

25. Heritage Quest Search Books - 6F

26. Heritage Quest
PERSI F

27. Heritage Quest
PERSI - 1 F

28. Heritage Quest
PERSI - 2 F

29. Heritage Quest
PERSI - 3 F

30. Heritage Quest
PERSI - 4 F

31. Heritage Quest
PERSI - 5 F

32. Heritage Quest
Revolutionary War F

33. Heritage Quest
Revolutionary War - 1 F

34. Heritage Quest
Revolutionary War - 2 F

35. Heritage Quest
Revolutionary War - 3 F

36. Heritage Quest Freedman’s Bank

37. Heritage Quest Freedman’s Bank - 1
Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company:
Incorporated in 1865 by an act signed by Abraham Lincoln
Purpose to create an institution where former slaves and
dependents could place and save their money.
Original bank opened in NYC and later moved to DC.
Eventually 37 branches in 17 states with 70,000 depositors &
$57,000,000.
Closed in 1874 due to mismanagement, fraud, & other events
Records from 29 of 37 branches survived.
Most lost 2/5th of deposits. Many never claimed.
Considerable personal information required to make a deposit
Information varied by year and branch F
Freedman's Bank Records is a great source for genealogists researching their African American heritage because of the amount of personal information recorded for each individual in it.

38. Heritage Quest
Freedman’s Bank - 2 F

39. Heritage Quest
Freedman’s Bank - 3 F

40. Heritage Quest
Freedman’s Bank - 4 F

41. Heritage Quest
Freedman’s Bank - 5 F

42. Heritage Quest
Freedman’s Bank - 6 F

43. Heritage Quest US Serial SetF

44. Heritage Quest US Serial Set - 1F

45. Heritage Quest US Serial Set - 2F

46. Heritage Quest US Serial Set - 3F

47. Heritage Quest Home PageF

48. Using Heritage Quest Questionsre

49. Future Plans Suggestions for Future MGS Computer SIGs: Google Scholar
Explore Archive Grid
Explore First Search
Explore Infoweb
Explore New York Times Archive
Explore MyHeritage.com
Explore Ancestry.com
Beginning Computer Stuff
Other Useful Programs
What else would you like to have addressed at future Computer SIG Meetings????? re

50. What topics would you like to hear??????
MGS Computer Special
Interest Group (SIG)
WHAT IS IT?       A meeting of genealogists interested in using their personal computers to enhance their research.
WHEN?                  Monthly -- On the first Tuesday of the month (October through May) following main topic speaker.
TIME:                     About 11:15 AM to 12:15 PM, following the meeting break period after the main MGS speaker.
PLACE:                  The Central Library Auditorium, Bradenton, FL (same location as our MGS monthly meeting)
WHO:                     Open to all those interested in using their personal computers to enhance their genealogical research.
PROGRAM:         Each month we will discuss and view what's new in genealogy on the Internet.  We'll have demonstrations of software and hardware that will facilitate our research.  Tips and techniques will be shared by and among those attending each meeting.  Genealogically related computer, Internet, digital photography and research questions will be fielded during the sessions.  We'll look at the newest technology but will keep the discussions as low tech as possible. re
What topics would you like to hear??????