HeritageQuest Online assembles every extant U.S. federal census, military and banking records (including Freedman's Bank records), genealogies, local histories, primary source materials, and genealogical and local history serials.

Click the button below to access HeritageQuest Online. Access from outside the library is also available for residents of Lincoln and Lancaster County; please contact please contact library staff for login information.

The following guides in PDF format are available to help you use HeritageQuest:

• Genealogy Research - Getting Started
• Sample Searches & Tips
• Searching Books - Getting Started
• Tips for Better Book Searching
• Searching the Census - Getting Started
• Tips on Searching the U.S. Federal Census, 1790-1930

Access to HeritageQuest Online is provided by the Nebraska Library Commission, and is made possible by funding from the State of Nebraska and the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services.