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Newspapers for Genealogists

Want to find your ancestor’s obituary or uncover some forgotten facts about local events, place, or people? Researching in newspaper archives can be a rewarding avenue for fascinating genealogical discoveries!

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Adults
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Mergent Intellect

Mergent Intellect provides access to a collection of worldwide business information (using D&B’s Hoover’s data.) 

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Statista

Statista is an easy-to-use portal that integrates statistics and reports from thousands of sources on topics related to business, media, public policy, health, technology, and many others.

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Book Connections

Book Connections  provides a collection of instructional material about children's and young adult books and authors.

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Braiding Sweetgrass
The Botany of Desire.
Staff Picks

If You Like...Braiding Sweetgrass

  • Ariel H.
  • Monday, November 08
📚Below you'll find a variety of books that share a theme or more with Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Enjoy!🌱
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PebbleGo Next

Biographies for students grades 3-5; find actors, American Indians, explorers, politicians, scientists, women and more.

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Consumer Reports

ConsumerReports.org provides trusted ratings and reviews, recommendations and buying advice for thousands of products and services. Includes car buying guide and health care advice.

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She Changed Her Name

  • Helene F.
  • Thursday, May 20

Many generations work together to reveal how Sojourner Truth fits in our history or herstory.

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COVID-19 Resource Review

  • Ariel H.
  • Thursday, October 14

Do you have questions about the COVID-19 vaccines, but don't know where to look? Check out these resources!

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Putting Research into Your Job Search

  • Bland L.
  • Thursday, February 18

One of the problems facing first-time job seekers, or those contemplating a career change, is that they may have a general idea of the kind of work they’d like to do but lack detailed knowledge about what this work involves.

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Get Your News with U.S. Newsstream

  • Bland L.
  • Tuesday, January 05

If you have grown weary of paywalls impeding your access to reliable news (or of “free” subscriptions that offer only limited access, at the cost of surrendering some personal information), consider using U.S. Newsstream to essentially bypass paywalls and find the latest on US politics, COVID-19 vaccines, and world news.

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The Census Through The Centuries

  • Dusty R.
  • Tuesday, September 29

Because of the “72 year rule,” the 2020 Census will not be available for genealogists until 2092. When it is released, will your descendants be able to find you in the 2020 Census?

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Gale Literature: Book Review Index

Gale Literature: Book Review Index includes more than 5.6 million book reviews, allowing users to conduct research in numerous disciplines, including literature, history, education, psycho

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Academic Onefile

This premier periodical resource provides millions of articles from scholarly journals and other authoritative sources with extensive coverage in multiple subject areas.

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World Almanac for Kids

For students in grades 6-9, their teachers, and parents. World Almanac for Kids presents articles, videos, games and information on a wide range of subjects with age appropriate content and a frien

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MEDLINE

MEDLINE provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more.

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Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine

Use this database to find articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc.

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Data Axle Reference Solutions

Use Data Axle Reference Solutions to find addresses, telephone numbers, SIC codes, number of employees, sales volume data and other information for millions of public and private United St

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Ferguson's Career Guidance Center

For adults and students from middle-school and up, a comprehensive resource for career exploration and planning organized into three sections, Industries and Careers, Plan Your Education, and Launc

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Gale Business: Entrepreneurship

Gale Business: Entrepreneurship covers all major areas of starting and operating a business, including accounting, finance, human resources, management, marketing, tax and more.

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Academic Search Premier

Search here for full-text journal articles in biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, religion & theology, and many more topics.

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Gale in Context: Science

Science in Context is an in-depth, curriculum-oriented science database that provides a one-stop resource for all science-related research needs.

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Literature Resource Center

Contains author biographies, literary criticism, bibliographies, Internet sites, genre searches, reference book entries (such as literary dictionaries) and more.

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Explora for Public Libraries

For students of all ages, Explora allows users to easily search across a range of sources including newspapers and magazines, encyclopedias, dictionaries, books, biographies and more.

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NoveList K-8 Plus

Looking for a good book that is similar to an old favorite or an old favorite from your childhood that you want to share with your own children?

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