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Genealogy & History

America's Genealogy Bank
Searches historic books, documents and newspapers plus the SS Death Index.

Databases

African American Heritage
Primary sources devoted to African American family history plus access to Black Genesis and AfriGeneas.

America's Genealogy Bank (NewsBank)
Searches historic books, documents and newspapers plus the SS Death Index.

America's Obituaries & Death Notices (NewsBank)
The largest and most comprehensive collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices.

Ancestry Library Edition In Library Use Only
Genealogical databases; reference books; U.S. Census images.

Biography & Genealogy Master Index
Comprehensive index of biographical references.

Digital Sanborn Maps
Florida city maps covering 1867-1970. These are large scale urban plans drawn on a scale of 50-1.

Fold3 History & Genealogy Archives (Formerly Footnote)
Genealogical databases; reference books; U.S. Census images.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Search or browse reference ebooks covering a wide variety of social and historical topics.

HeritageQuest Online
Genealogical, local & family histories, serials, images & census records.

ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times (1851-2009)
Full page & article images with searchable full text back to the first issue (1851-2006) including digital reproductions.

JSTOR Ireland Collection In Library Use Only
An interdisciplinary resource of materials from and about Ireland.