GENEALOGY DATABASES
Online Access With Library Card
Heritage Quest
Search thousands of family and local history books and the complete U.S. Federal Census from 1790 to 1940. Census records can be searched by name, place of birth, age, ethnicity, and more. HeritageQuest Online also includes Revolutionary War records, Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, the Freedman’s Bank records (1865-1874), maps, and a wealth of other historical collections and research guides.
Fold3
Have military veterans in your family history? Learn more about their service with Fold3.
Fold3 is a premier collection of historical U.S. military records that brings to life the details of America’s military veterans with stories, photos, and personal documents. Millions of military records, photos and personal documents are available spanning hundreds of years.
African American Heritage
Log in to African American Heritage by Proquest from anywhere with your BPL library card.
African American Heritage is digital resource exclusively devoted to African American family history research providing a comprehensive mix of resources, records, and tools specifically pertaining to African Americans.
Search books, serials, and other historical records specific to African Americans to trace your genealogy or to do research.
In-Library Access Only
AncestryLibrary
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You must be using a library computer or BPL’s wi-fi in order to access AncestryLibrary Edition.
Ancestry is the largest online genealogy database in the world, providing access to over 20 billion records from countries all over the world and dating as far back as the 13th century.
The Library Edition of Ancestry is designed for public use, so it does not allow for the creation of a personal family tree. However, you can create a free account on Ancestry and make your family tree there while using the Library Edition to search, then transfer information over into your free account.
FamilySearch
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Users must create their own free account and log in but will be able to access locked materials from the library computers or over BPL’s wi-fi.
As a FamilySearch affiliate library, BPL researchers will have onsite access to more than two billion digitized records, including 400 million images that are not currently available to the public outside an affiliate library or a FamilySearch family history center.
While anyone can access the basic FamilySearch collection from their own home computers, the additional 400 million locked images are available at BPL on the patron computers or through the BPL wif-fi.
