Art & Architecture: Provenance

A major tool for genealogical and biographical research, particularly for the United States, providing access to vital records, census and voter lists, immigration records, military records, directories, tax, criminal, land, and will records, and more.

Points to places to find biographical information for over 5 million people, living and dead. Biography and Genealogy Master Index indexes various editions of over 700 biographical reference sources, both current and retrospective, that cover historical as well as contemporary figures. Examples of sources indexed would include many of the "Who's Who" indexes, a number of the "Oxford Companions," and the Dictionary of Literary Biography. A complete list of sources and editions is given in the appendix accompanying the documentation.

Provides libraries with a unique, growing collection of research materials for tracing family history and American culture. Beginning or professional genealogists can use this online library, with original page images for all documents. With over 25,000 books, the entire U.S. Federal Census, PERSI, and other expanding collections, HeritageQuest Online provides the chance to tap in to one of the largest collections of genealogy material in the country.