Free Internet Genealogy Sites
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USGen WebFree genealogical websites organized by county, state, and country. Local information varies widely as all sites are managed by volunteers.
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The Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives: Social and Cultural History - The Future of Our PastShips, passenger lists, brochures, descriptions
Subscription Genealogy Sites (some free information)
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Ancestry.comA large collection of quality original documents, as well as features that allow you to create your own family tree and interact with other researchers. This allows you a 14 day free trial or you can use the library edition at the local public libraries.
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fold3Two levels of service: the first is free, providing access to many records. Full access to online records requires a subscription.
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FindmypastSubscription site for researching British and Irish family history. Has a section of free records.
Indexes Listing Genealogy Sources
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Online Historical Directories WebsiteList of online directories, where available and if free or for fee.
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Ancestral FindingsState-by-state directory to both free and fee-based genealogical websites; Ancestral Findings also includes articles covering various aspects of research.
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ForebearsA genealogy portal with a geographically indexed directory of sources and a dictionary of surname meanings.
Books and E-Books
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Oxford Names Studies Reference Books OnlineOxford University Press
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The Oxford Dictionary of Local and Family HistoryOxford University Press. Entries on legal and other specialist terms; types of documentation; sources of information; social and religious groups; institutions and organizations; historical and political events; official functions and occupations; and authors and scholars.
Historical Newspapers Online at Whitworth
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Nineteenth Century US Newspapers This link opens in a new windowGALE - Full pages and clipped articles for hundreds of 19th century U.S. newspapers. For each issue, the newspaper is captured from cover-to-cover, providing access to every article, advertisement and illustration.
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London Times Digital Archives 1785-2014 This link opens in a new windowGALE - Archive of The Times from London covering two and a half centuries of content. Includes from the earliest issue to five years previous of current year.
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Chinese Newspapers Collection: ProQuest Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new windowProQuest - (1832-1953) Historical newspaper provides online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events in China.
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American Periodicals This link opens in a new windowPROQUEST – Primary source collection of periodicals (magazines, children’s publications, women’s journals) from 1740 to 1900.
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Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans 1639-1800 This link opens in a new windowReadex -Articles and full-text books published in 17th- and 18th-century America. Subjects include agriculture, foreign affairs, literature, music, and religion.
Historical Newspapers Elsewhere
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Chronicling America: Historic American NewspapersSearch America's historic newspapers pages from 1836-1922 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Source: National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress
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Washington (State) Historical NewspapersWashington State Library - Digitized collection of Washington newspapers. (years covered 1852-1922)
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Free Historical Newspapers Online from Ancestory HuntHistorical newspaper articles are available from thousands of links to free newspaper sites. Divided by state and type of sources.
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Google NewsIncludes roughly 2,000 historic newspapers scanned from around the world, including the Spokesman-Review. Articles are searchable by news source, source location, and/or author, and can be limited by date.
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Online Historical Newspapers WebsiteLists of newspaper from US, Canada and a few other areas that are available online with links to individual titles and whether the newspaper is available free or for a fee.
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Citing Your Sources
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How to Find History Books
Browse the library shelves with these call numbers:
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