You can easily search through over 17,000 trusted sources, including academic journals and magazines, in subjects like biology, chemistry, criminal justice, economics, the environment, history, marketing, politics, and psychology.
African-American History covers over 500 years of African-American experiences. You can start by watching a video or slideshow, explore important topics from the homepage, or dive deeper using the Topic Centers. You’ll find stories about key people and events, famous speeches and documents, and detailed timelines.
This collection from the Library of Congress and GBH has 40,000 hours of shows. Most come from local areas and share stories about American life from the 1950s to the early 2000s. Find local news, history, and programs about school, the environment, the arts, religion, and even local movies.
American History is an easy-to-use website with lots of helpful information about U.S. history. The main page gives you different ways to start, like videos, slideshows, and special topic sections. It includes many types of information all in one place—like articles, biographies, original documents, pictures, timelines, maps, and more.
This resource has current news and historical articles from America's news and newspapers from around the world. It includes the Houston Chronicle and special reports about major events happening now.
Available in-library only. Ancestry has records on over two billion people. These include US records like birth, marriage, and death info, draft registrations from WW I, Social Security records, and US Census records from 1790 to 1930. It also has records from the UK and Ireland, and immigration records like passenger lists and naturalization papers.
Ancient and Medieval History covers world history from early human times up to the mid-1500s. It focuses on important periods, civilizations, and regions like the ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and medieval Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and the Islamic World. Explore each civilization through videos, documents, maps, and more.
AssistedLiving.org helps people find information about assisted living facilities across the United States. The website also offers helpful guides on health and other related topics, plus reviews of products for seniors who live on their own. You can look up assisted living facilities by state or big city to learn more about each one.
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This database offers trusted info on important people, past and present. It includes articles, primary sources, videos, podcasts, and images—all updated often so you get the latest facts for your research.
The Book of the States offers facts and comparisons for all 56 U.S. states and territories. Now a digital resource, it's available year-round and published by The Council of State Governments, a nonpartisan group serving all branches of state government. Past issues are also available.
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