• Many librarians, genealogy society, and historical society staff members use our HeritageQuest products order form to record their order and then send it to us via fax.

Please note that UMI representatives work directly with staff members from libraries and genealogy/historical societies. We ask that patrons of those institutions contact their librarians or society staff for their research needs.

Can I post HeritageQuest digital images on my personal Web site?

Unfortunately, such use is not possible. As a result of our investment in research, development, and production, we retain a copyright on the products which prevents this kind of usage.

While it's true that the original documents are "public domain," we have painstakingly processed the records through our proprietary enhancement systems. It is through this synthesizing process that we have generated a new product, which is fully protected by U.S. and International copyright law. Unauthorized use of these images is an infringement of that copyright. The images are identifiable, and ProQuest CSA will take appropriate action against any individual or group to protect its investment. Thank you for your understanding and compliance.