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NEW! Ancestry.com is available from home until March 31, 2021.
The ProQuest company is generously allowing our library cardholders temporary in-home access to the Ancestry Library Edition Database.
To access:
1. Go to www.wvpl.org
2. Click on orange MY ACCOUNT icon at the top right of the WVPL webpage, then log into your library account
3. Click on Search
4. Click on e-sources
5. Select Ancestry
Please CLICK HERE for help using Ancestry.com.