Subscription Databases

Subscription Databases

These databases are for use by our library patrons only. If you wish to have access to this information please contact our Main Library by email at Main.Library@roanokeva.gov or by phone at 540-853-2473. You will need to register for a library card in order to use these services.

With Heritage Quest you can:

Search Census - Find ancestors and relatives in the complete set of US Federal Census Records from 1790-1930.

Search Books - Find information on people and places described in over 25,000 family and local histories.

Search PERSI - Find information about people and places from this index of over 1.6 million genealogy and local history articles.

Search Revolutionary War - Search selected records from the Revolutionary War Era Pension & Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files.

Search Freedman's Bank - Search for individuals in Freedman's Bank (1865-1874), which was founded to serve African Americans.

Search U.S. Serial Set - Search the Memorials, Petitions, and Private Relief Actions of the U.S. Congress in the LexisNexis U.S. Serial Set.