Research Databases

Search records, books, serials, and other historical records specific to African Americans to trace your genealogy or to do research.

In-Library use only. U. S. Census records; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; petitions for naturalization; passenger lists and more. You must be in the

Provides readers with a new, interesting way to study the impact of World War I on American history. Through in-depth analysis of important primary documents from 1914 to 1919, readers

In-Library access only – must create your own account but will be able to access locked materials from the Library computers or wi-fi. FamilySearch is the largest genealogy organization in the

A premier collection of historical U.S. military records that brings to life the details of America’s military veterans with stories, photos, and personal documents.

Great Events from History: The Renaissance & Early Modern Era, 1454-1600is the third installment in the ongoing Great Events from History series, which began in 2004 with The Ancient World.

Nineteen maps of portions of the ancient world appear grouped together for easy reference in the front of each volume. Accompanying the essays are about 175 illustrations (mostly line art and photographs of

Essays cover the world’s most important events and developments – from 1701 through 1800 – in the century that witnessed the world’s transition to a modern industrial and scientific society.

The current two volumes of The Middle Ages, 477-1443 add 199 new essays to the original 123, for a total of 322 events. These essays were commissioned especially for this series and appear

The 667 chronologically arranged essays cover the world’s most important events and developments from 1801 through 1900 in the century that witnessed the Industrial Revolution, imperialism, colonialism, a realignment of world nations, Romanticism, and

Included in this set are milestones in the geopolitics of the era – from the Thirty Years’ War to the War of the League of Augsburg; from Europeans’ arrival in

The events covered include the geopolitical events of the era–from World War II (1939-1945) and the Holocaust to the formation of the United Nations and the start of the Cold

The events covered include the curriculum-oriented geopolitical events of the era–from World War I (1914-1918) and the Russian Revolution (1917) to the rise of the German Nazi Party, the Spanish

The events covered include the curriculum-oriented geopolitical events of the era–from World War I (1914-1918) and the Russian Revolution (1917) to the rise of the German Nazi Party, the Spanish

Notorious Lives includes 637 biographies of notorious personages, from the merely controversial to extremely negative, from ancient times to the present and worldwide, with emphasis on their roles in historical

Search census records, books, serials, and other historical records to trace your genealogy.

The Ohio History Connection, formerly the Ohio Historical Society, is a statewide history organization with the mission to spark discovery of Ohio’s stories. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization chartered in

The Fifties in America surveys the events and people of all of North America during the 1950’s.

The Seventies in America contains 672 essays, in alphabetical order, ranging from 500 to 3,000 words in length. Written with the needs of students and general readers in mind, the essays present