The La Porte County Public Library subscribes to four databases as part of genealogical package for users interested in creating family trees and building on their research. Below you will find information on each database and usage numbers supporting the success of these offerings to community members.
Ancestry Library Edition
Ancestry is the global leader in family history and consumer genomics by operating a network of genealogical, historical records, and related genetic genealogy websites.
In-house library users can access the resource from the Research and Online Learning page on the Library website. Remote access is available through the catalog borrower account until March 31, 2021.
LPCPL has offered Ancestry library services since before 2003.
Fold3
Fold3 provides convenient access to military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served. This resource is only available while at the Library.
LPCPL has offered Fold3 since October 2019.
HeritageQuest Online
With HeritageQuest Online, enjoy home access to census records; family history and local history books and articles; Revolutionary War records; Freedman’s Bank serving African Americans; and individuals mentioned in Memorials, Petitions, and Relief Acts of the U.S. Congress; and more.
LPCPL has offered HeritageQuest Online since December 2003.
Newspapers.com
Newspapers.com is the largest online newspaper archive consisting of 151 million+ pages of historical newspapers from 14,200+ newspapers from around the United States and beyond. This resource is only available while at the Library.
LPCPL has offered Newspapers.com since October 2019.
2020 Usage Numbers
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused waves of erratic user activity on many resources. The light use of Fold3 and Nespapers.com are representative of this. Ancestry and HeritageQuest, being more familiar databases to our community also help show the higher usage numbers last year.
Next week we will focus on Scholastic’s BookFlix and ScienceFlix resources.
