After spending time with AncestryLibrary yesterday, HeritageQuest today was sort of a disappointment. It seemed really slow, and the results were not so helpful. It does have the advantage of being accessible from home, so that's good.
I searched for my hometown (Doylestown, Ohio), figuring there would be a town history or two recording it's 175 year history. I didn't find any. But Doylestown was mentioned in some family histories, so I looked at one of those.
The book mentioned how a local church is known as High Church rather than its "real" name, Emanuel United Church of Christ. High Church sits on a hill about a mile from town. Surrounded by trees, it looks like a picture postcard, especially on a beautiful clear autumn day. At night, it is lit, and visible for miles. As kids, when we'd be driving home from somewhere, we would watch for High Church. As the car would round the curve, whoever saw it first would call out, "High Church," and we knew we were almost home. I admit, on my last trip home, I still watched eagerly and called out "High Church," as my husband and I drove around that curve....
So even though I'm not so fond of HeritageQuest, I am thankful for this little jaunt down Memory Lane.
What a lovely anecdote, Miss Nancy! Heritage Quest is a little harder to use because each section has to be searched separately. It's a little fussier. Still, it has good information, including stories from times past. Thanks for your comments.
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