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My roots are from New England (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire), New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Wyoming, and the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada.

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I also have a blog called Seeing New England. Why not visit it, to get a feeling for the area.


Thursday, April 8, 2010

Bits of News -- Proquest Free for One Week

I just received the below message from a local genealogy club. Thought it might be of interest to some of you. Hey, it is free! 

ProQuest is proud to celebrate National Library Week with you.


From April 12-18, 2010, ProQuest is offering free, open access
to some of our most popular online resources at
http://www.proquest.com/go/celebrate.

-- CultureGramsTM explore the world's cultures with local experts that document the history, customs, government, and daily life in multimedia reports on over 200 countries.

-- eLibrary(R) this easy to use resource brings together content about in-demand subjects from millions of multimedia-rich, global resources.


-- ProQuest(R) African American Heritage brings together records critical to African American family history research and connects users to a community of research experts.

-- ProQuest Historical NewspapersTM - Black Newspapers experience history firsthand via continuous runs of the following full-image titles:

The Baltimore Afro-American, Chicago Defender,
Los Angeles Sentinel, and New York Amsterdam News.
-- And more!

Visit http://www.proquest.com/go/celebrate to access these resources and more, during National Library Week. No username or password needed!

6 comments:

Heather Rojo said...

Wow, I got so excited I clicked on the link, only to realize that it doesn't start until April 12th. Darn! It looks like fun! Thanks for the heads up.

Michelle Robillard said...

Thanks for sharing Barbara!

Barbara said...

Heather, I like the excited, but we have to be patient until Monday.

Barbara said...

Michelle, you are welcomed, and I see you have it posted as well. Now for Monday to come.

Kathleen Brandt, Professional Genealogist said...

Love your blog and recommended it for the Ancestor Approved Award. Go to http://a3genealogy.blogspot.com to pick it up.

Barbara said...

Kathleen, Thank you, but see my blog of April 10th. I'll take two though!