Pierce County Library, 18501 90th St E, Bonney Lake, WA 98391, US

Leland and Steven Meitzler from Orting, Wash. sold their private collection of genealogy books and records in 1982, which became the basis of the Heritage Quest Research Library in Sumner. The library became a nonprofit organization in 1996 and is run completely by volunteers as an independent research facility. Volunteers can teach Saturday classes and share their knowledge or work a shift as a librarian. The library also participates in quarterly and annual heritage events throughout the Pacific Northwest. There are magazines and other heritage research items available for purchase; the library staff can also research heritage or genealogy questions for customers and will respond within two weeks with as much information as they can find.