FREE access to U.S. Census indexes and digitized images, and more than 25,000 family and local histories, is available to many individuals at no or little cost through HeritageQuest Online. Many libraries and archives across the U.S. offer free remote access - all you have to do is enter your library card number! For those people who don't have a local participating library, or who live outside of the U.S., many genealogical societies offer HeritageQuest Online as a benefit of membership. Read on to find a participating library or society near you.

HeritageQuest Access Regardless of Location
California Genealogical Society - the individual $35 membership fee includes remote access to the census images and family history books of HeritageQuest Online
Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania - annual membership fee of $35 includes remote online access to HeritageQuest Online
Georgia Genealogical Society - the $35 individual plus membership offers remote access to HeritageQuest Online
Kentucky Historical Society - HeritageQuest Online is just one of many databases available to members ($40) from the comfort of their home
New England Historic Genealogical Society - annual membership, available for $75, includes remote access to HeritageQuest, as well as other databases and premium content
New York Genealogical & Biographical Society - the $60 individual annual membership includes remote access to HeritageQuest Online and other research databases
Ohio Genealogical Society - HeritageQuest Online is just one of many perks of the $32 membership fee
Vermont Historical Society - $40 annual membership includes remote online access to HeritageQuest Online
Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society - annual membership $25, plus $5 for remote access to HeritageQuestOnline

Free Access to HeritageQuest - By State

Alabama
Rainbow City Public Library
Prescott Public Library

Arizona
Maricopa County Library District
Tucson-Pima Public Library

Connecticut
iConn Connecticut Digital Library Database - free access to HeritageQuest Online with a valid Connecticut public library card

Florida
Brevard County Public Libraries

Indiana
Batesville Memorial Public Library
Elkhart Public Library
Huntington City-Township Public Library

Kansas
Kansas Library Card Databases - available to all Kansas residents with a library card

Maryland
SAILOR - Maryland Public Library

Nebraska
NebraskAccess - access HeritageQuest with Nebraska drivers license or state identification number

New Hampshire
NHewLink - remote access to research databases, including HeritageQuest Online, for New Hampshire residents with a public library card

New York
Putnam County Library System - free HeritageQuest access offered to holders of library cards from Putnam County libraries

North Carolina
Central North Carolina Regional Library - serving Alamance and Chatham Counties
NC LIVE - free access for state residents with a NC library card from participating libraries

Ohio
OPLIN - Ohio Public Library Information Network

Oklahoma
Metropolitan Library System - for residents of Oklahoma City and Oklahoma County

South Dakota
South Dakota Library Network - click on Databases

Texas
TexShare Database Access - available to members of participating libraries

Utah
Salt Lake County Libraries
Public Pioneer - Utah's Online Library

Wisconsin
Milwaukee Public Library - remote access for City of Milwaukee library cardholders