Online Resources

Welcome to the e-branch of the Portage District Library! Here you will find electronically accessible books, journals, magazines, newspapers, and directories, the majority of which you can access with your library card from home or anywhere.

Genealogy Databases:

Ancestry Library EditionPDL Databse

Ancestry contains federal census information, genealogies, and family histories.

Category:
Genealogy

Availability:
Only at the library
Biography and Genealogy Master IndexMEL Database

Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) indexes current, readily available reference sources, as well as the most important retrospective works that cover individuals, both living and deceased, from every field of activity and from all areas of the world. Bibliographic citations only.

Category:
Biography, Genealogy

Availability:
Anywhere with a library card
Heritage Quest OnlineMEL Database

This genealogy tool has census data and images, thousands of online family histories, and tools such as Revolutionary War and Freedman's Bank indexes.

Category:
Genealogy

Availability:
Anywhere with a library card