A number of genealogists envy Toronto Public Library (TPL) card holders because they have free access to the Toronto Star Archives. (Some libraries in neighbouring cities also provide access.)
Now the library has given people who don’t live in Canada’s largest city another reason to be envious.
In a blog post published yesterday, TPL announced it has extended free at-home access to Ancestry until the end of June. That may also be the case for libraries across Canada and in the United States.
TPL also announced that card holders have free at-home access to HeritageQuest and Fold3.
HeritageQuest Online has genealogical and historical sources for more than 60 countries, with coverage dating back as early as the 1700s. It also includes over 500 searchable databases, comprising more than 4.3 billion total records.
Fold3 offers US military records, including stories, photos and documents of military personnel. It also contains millions of records from libraries and archives all over the world, many of which are only available on Fold3.
Learn more in the TPL blog post.
