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Online Tool for Genealogy Research Now Available at Winneconne Public Library!

HeritageQuest Online includes: Census data Family records Local histories Military records Genealogical and local history magazines

HeritageQuest Online is designed for people who are either just beginning their family research, or who after years of work are still uncovering their past.

With over 25,000 books (every word searchable), the entire U.S. Federal Census (1790-1930) and other expanding collections, HeritageQuest Online gives you the chance to tap in to one of the largest collections of genealogy material in the country. Every page of each book can be easily downloaded or copied.

Access it now from our library's Research Tools page by using your Winneconne Public Library library card and PIN.

Six New Databases Available

Six new databases have been added to our library's Research Tools page:

• Auto Repair Reference Center: fix cars & trucks from 1954-2007, both foreign & domestic; includes wiring diagrams
• Small Engine Repair Reference Center: fix tractors, snowblowers, snowmobiles, ATVs, motorcycles, outboard motors, personal watercraft, lawn mowers, chainsaws, tillers & more
• Business Source Complete: full text of business publications covering accounting, banking, insurance, taxes & more
• Consumer Health Complete: full-text articles from mainstream medicine to complementary & holistic medicine on topics like aging, cancer, diabetes, fitness, nutrition, and children's health
• Points of View Complete: provides help with school assignments, with essays that present multiple sides of a current issue
• Biography Collection Complete: comprehensive collection of full-text biographies about people in history, science, music, literature, government, politics, sports, entertainment & more

Featured Web Site: Winneconne Cemetery

Use the Winneconne Cemetery web site to locate cemetery sections & search out information on who is buried in each cemetery plot.

Looking for obituaries of people who lived in the Winneconne area? Use the Winneconne Historical Society's Winneconne Cemetery Index By Name to find the link to a person's obituary or death notice.

Use the site's Cemetery Viewer and locator map to identify the cemetery plot, section by section.

Audio Books Delivered Direct to Your PC

If you listen to audio books, we have the perfect thing for you — our library is now providing access to the OverDrive Digital Audio Book collection!

You can download audiobooks to your PC and listen to them on your computer, transfer them to a digital audio player, PDA, or other portable device, or burn them to a CD.

It's easy! Just click on this link for digital audio books, choose one of the great titles available, download and listen. Search for your favorite book titles or browse through topics of interest. Choose from over 500 fiction and non-fiction titles, anytime day or night.

If you’re already a fan of books on tape and books on CD, this is a new way to enjoy your favorites at home, in your car and on the go!

Need help? Check the Digital Book Center FAQ for tips on downloading, listening, transferring and more!

Downloading the free and easy to use OverDrive Media Console software allows you to listen to audio books in high-quality Windows Media Audio format on any Windows computer. If your PC already has Windows Media Player installed, the Console works hand-in-hand with WMP to give you added functionality to transfer your audio books to supported portable devices.

Access to Overdrive Digital Audio Books is made possible by funding from the Winnefox Library System and the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium.

Answers you can trust, now available any time night or day!

Have a question? Need an answer? Our AskAway service is available whenever you need it — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

With AskAway, you get a quick, accurate answer from a librarian — anytime, day or night. Using our chat service you'll be connected to an experienced librarian who can help find the information you need. The librarian you work with may be as close as your own library or thousands of miles away, but wherever they are they’ll have the knowledge and tools to help you.

When you use a Web search engine to find material on your research topic, you may think that you’ve found more than enough information to write your paper. In reality, you’re missing one of the most reliable resources available.

Your Library gives you access to many valuable databases, electronic journals, and electronic books NOT available on the Web. Why, you may even consider doing extra credit!

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Use Winneconne Public Library's Research Tools