Genealogical Resources
Our Databases
![](http://www.allentownpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Ancestry.png)
Ancestry.com
Resources for genealogical research. This database can only be used in the library.
This collection contains more than 4,000 databases and two billion names. (In library Access Only)
![](http://www.allentownpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Heritage-Quest.jpg)
Heritage Quest
Online database for genealogical research
A great compliment to Ancestry.com that can be used from home.
![](http://www.allentownpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/newsbank-7.png)
Newsbank
Search and read historic newspapers
Search for Morning Call articles and obituaries from 1984-present.
![](http://www.allentownpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/download.png)
Newspaper.com
Search the pages of historic Pennsylvania newspapers
Search Pennsylvania historic newspapers for articles about family members.
Obituaries for Morning Call newspapers have been indexed through the years from 1895-1984. These newspapers can be viewed on microfilm.
Other Useful Online Resources
Family Search– Free genealogy database that utilizes the records of the Church of Latter-day Saints