U.S. History Resources

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Databases

American Indian Experience
Offers articles as well as primary documents, including treaties, speeches, traditional tales, maps and photos. more info.

Ancestry Library Edition
An ever expanding collection of records, including U.S. Federal Census records, passenger lists, birth, death, marriage, and military records, family and local history collections, newspapers and directories. Also includes international records. Available only on library workstations. more info.

Discovering Collection
Content covers history, literature, biography, science, and social studies. Resources include primary sources, essays, critical analyses, biographies, creative works, and multimedia. more info.

HeritageQuest
American genealogical sources, primary sources, local and family histories, images, finding aids. Coverage from late 1700's. more info.

Historical New York Times, 1851–2009
Offers full page and article images with searchable full-text back to the first issue. See ProQuest Digital Microfilm for current articles. more info.

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Websites

Library Subject Guide: U.S. History subtopic 
Websites and databases selected by librarians on United States History for this adult subject guide.

TeenLinks' U.S. History subtopic 
Websites and databases selected by librarians focused on United States history.

TeenLinks' U.S. Primary Sources subtopic 
Websites and databases selected by librarians focused on United States primary sources.

Last updated: Apr. 8, 2013
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