Class Links:
- May 9th presentation recorded class
- May 16th presentation recorded class
- May 23rd presentation recorded class
- June 6th presentation recorded class
Presenter : Kathy Rippel is a life long genealogist who has used Heritage Quest extensively in her own research.
Description of class: Heritage Quest offers six resources for genealogists. The first class provides a quick overview all six resources. The next three classes demonstrates these resources in greater detail. Examples used in these classes come from Kathy's own research in using this resource.
Location of resource
- Go to http://www.kslib.info/
- In yellow box, click "Explore Our Resources".
- In second column, second link, click Heritage Quest.
Official handouts
- Overview (1.5 PDF pages) is a brief description of each section of database.
- Sample searches (2 PDF pages) gives 4 to 5 sample searches in each section of the database.
- Searching tips (4.5 PDF pages)
- FAQ (5 PDF pages) Topics covered:
- Finding foreign language books
- Printing restrictions in book section
- Searching tips
- Strange letters in Revolutionary War Records.
- Types of documents in Revolutionary War section
- Years covered in U.S. Serial Set
- Names indexed in Freedman Bank records
- Types of information found in Freedman Bank records
- Getting started with genealogy research (1 PDF page)
Video tutorials
