History and Genealogy Databases
Ancestry Library
Search through over 4 billion names, and browse census, birth, marriage, and death records, immigration and military records, and more.
Available only through library computers.
African-American History Online
Choose "Multicultural" from the Facts on File menu
From the past to the present, this database features new biographies, new historical documents, new photographs,
an updated interface, new timelines and maps, quotes, and a bibliography.
American Indian History Online
Choose "Multicultural" from the Facts on File menu
Access to more than 1,000 years of culture, legends, and leaders. More than 150 Native American groups are
presented through primary source documents, biographies, historical maps, and photographs.
Biography Resource Center
Full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals. Search for people based on one or more personal facts such
as birth and death year, nationality, occupation or gender.
Discovering Collection
Search Discovering Biography, Discovering US History, Discovering World History, UXL Junior, Worldmark
Encyclopedias of Canadian Provinces, Nations, States, and World Cultures as well as UXL Multicultural.
Facts.com - More than 200,000 full-text articles dating back to 1940, special feature essays, key primary documents, links to home pages of newspapers around the world, editorial cartoons, maps, obituaries listings and more.
Gale Virtual Reference Library - A selection of 24 e-book reference titles covering health, literature, arts, history, science and more. Conduct a single search across all publications in the collection.
Gale Virtual Reference Library II
A selection of 16 e-book reference titles covering health, American history, ancient civilizations, terrorism, science and more. Conduct a single search across all publications in the collection.
HeritageQuest Online
Census records, vital records, wills, regimental histories, city directories, church records, school records,
court documents, obituaries from 150 newspapers, Freedman's Bank Records, Revolutionary War Pension and
Bounty Land Pension files, and family and local histories.
History Resource Center: U.S.
U.S. history resources, full-text periodicals, newspapers, primary source documents, radio/television
transcripts, professional development tools, and student research tools.
History Resource Center: World - Periodicals, newspapers, radio/television transcripts, and student research tools dealing with world history.