Genealogy
America's GenealogyBank includes historical newspapers, books, and documents, as well as obituaries and the Social Security Death Index, 1937-present. Some of the newspapers and books included date back to the 1600s.
This is a collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices published since 1980 (exact dates covered vary by newspaper). You can search by name of the deceased, date range, or specific text, such as residence, occupation, hobbies, family members, or other personal information contained in the obituary or death notice.
Research your family history with this enhanced library version of Ancestry.com. Search the U.S. Federal Census from 1790 to 1930 as well as immigration, vital, military, court, church, and ethnic records. Explore city directories, the Social Security Death Index, and more. (in library use only)
Search holdings information from thousands of archival collections across the United States as well as throughout the UK and Ireland. You can read a description of a repository's holdings to determine whether a collection contains material useful to your research, as well as find the information you need to contact the repository directly.
This is a comprehensive index to over 13 million biographical sketches covering both contemporary and historical figures throughout the world.
Travel back in time with this historical collection of fire insurance maps created between 1867 and 1970. You'll find maps for more than 12,000 American cities and towns. Check to see if maps are available for your hometown, or take a peek at the cities of your ancestors!
Search thousands of family and local history books and the complete U.S. Federal Census from 1790 to 1930. Census records can be searched by name, place of birth, age, ethnicity, and more. HeritageQuest Online also includes Revolutionary War records, Freedman's Bank, and the PERSI periodical index.
ProQuest Obituaries offers more than 10 million obituaries and death notices in full-image format from historical archives of national newspapers dating back to 1851.
