History and Genealogy
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Ancestry
Library:
This family history research database is the library version
of Ancestry.com and contains the US Census from 1820's-1930's,
births, marriages and death records (SSDI), immigration records,
biographies, newspapers and periodicals as well as UK censuses
and more. Available for in Library
use only.
Bibliography
of Native North Americans:
A bibliographic database covering all aspects of native North
American culture, history, and life. This resource covers a
wide range of topics including archaeology, multicultural relations,
gaming, governance, legend, and literacy.
Footnote:
Footnote, a continuously growing digital database that which
has partnered with the National Archives, provides millions
of original documents of historic and genealogic interest. Available
for in Library use only.
Genline Swedish Church Records Online:
Currently, this digital image database has Swedish church records
from the 16th-20th century. Records consist of birth/baptismal,
confirmation, marriage, death/burial, church ledgers and household
examination rolls. Available for use
in Library Genealogy Department only.
Handbook
of Texas Online:
A multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography,
and culture. It contains articles on people, places, events,
historical themes, institutions, and a host of other topic categories.
HeritageQuest
Online:
Provides a unique and continuously expanding collection of research
materials to help patrons trace their family lineage and American
culture. It contains: Family and Local histories, U.S. Federal
Census from 1790-1930, the Periodical Source Index (PERSI),
the Revolutionary War Pension Applications & Bounty Land Warrant
Applications, and the Freedman's Bank Records.
Salem
History
Incorporates two resources - Milestone Documents in American History, and "The Eighties in America". Milestone documents includes many primary source documents, speeches, essays, and much more. "The Eighties in America" is a resource documenting life in the US in the 1980's. It is suitable for a general audience from middle school to adults.
Texas
Digital Sanborn Maps:
Provides digital access to large-scale maps of hundreds of Texas
towns and cities. The Sanborn Map Company was a publisher of
fire insurance maps for nearly 100 years. Sanborn maps are valuable
research tools for historians, genealogists, urban planners,
architects, environmentalists and writers. Users have the ability
to magnify and zoom in on specific sections, and easily print.
Texas
Reference Center:
Texas Reference Center includes full text journals and books
about Texas history, ethnic & cultural diversity, gender studies,
literature, public health, business as well as home & garden
and sports & leisure. The database contains biographies of famous
historical and contemporary Texans. Also available is the Spanish-language
newspaper El Sol de Texas with Texas and national news coverage.
World
History Collection:
Offers a global look at history with content from Africa, Asia,
North and South America, Europe and the Middle East. World History
Collection contains cover-to-cover full text, including many
peer-reviewed journals. Full text dates as far back as 1964.
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