1. Using Heritage Quest Census Database Heritage Quest recently announced indexing is complete for all but 1830, 1840 & 1850 1930 images & indexing for CT MD DE VA & TX only Only heads of household are indexed

2. Heritage Quest includes several databases useful for genealogical research

3. Heritage Quest includes several databases useful for genealogical research

4. First HQ Page: Basic Search Exact search only! For head of household only! Search and get results in only one state at a time Details on all 5 HQ collections + search tips,

5. Basic search example: NameCensus year or AllOne state or All

6. Basic Search results Click for more info on census Results broken down by county

7. Results for one county: more details about the people More census tips Names link to images

8. HQ– Example of image Stamped page number + Sub-page letter Images often darker and clearer than other online censuses

9. Using Advanced Search in HQ Basic search gets no results

10. Is surname misspelled? Try a first-name search* . . . But basic search gets too many results: *no wildcards in HQ

11. Try Advanced Search Narrows your results to a manageable number

12. Only seven Martins in Ulster Co. 

13. Could this be Martin Schliede?

14. Small transcription error meant Martin was hard to find