Genealogy & History

African American Heritage

ProQuest® African American Heritage is a groundbreaking digital resource exclusively devoted to African American family history research.

This collection was created in partnership with leading African American genealogists and recognized leaders in genealogical information to develop a comprehensive mix of resources, records, and tools specifically pertaining to African Americans.

March 05, 2018

Ancestry Library Edition (In Library Use Only)

ProQuest has partnered with Ancestry.com to create Ancestry® Library Edition, one of the most important genealogical collections available today.  It has unparalleled coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom, including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada, Europe, Australia and other areas of the world!

March 05, 2018

Connecticut History Online

Connecticut History Online (CHO) is a digital collection of over 18,000 digital primary sources, together with associated interpretive and educational material. The CHO partner and contributing organizations represent three major communities–libraries, museums, and historical societies–who preserve and make accessible historical collections within the state of Connecticut. Their combined assets include book and periodical volumes, manuscript materials, photographs and graphics, oral histories, maps, artifacts, and broadsides.

March 05, 2018

Fold3 Library Edition

Fold3 Library Edition by Ancestry provides convenient access to US military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served.  This continually-growing collection contains millions of records from world-class archives, many of which are exclusively available on Fold3.

October 31, 2017

HeritageQuest Online

HeritageQuest Online resources is a comprehensive treasure —rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, convenient research guides, interactive census maps, and more.

November 09, 2017

Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps – In-house

Searchable database of the fire insurance maps published by the Sanborn Map Company housed in the collections of the Geography and Map Division.
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March 05, 2018

Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps – Remote

Searchable database of the fire insurance maps published by the Sanborn Map Company housed in the collections of the Geography and Map Division.
(Proquest)

 

March 02, 2022

U.S Metro Newspaper Collection

The U.S. Metro Collection delivers 17 major metropolitan U.S. newspapers, spanning 260 years from colonial
America through today’s headlines.

Titles include:
• American Banker (2008–present)
• Austin American Stateman (1871–1930)
• The Atlanta Journal Constitution (1868–present)
• The Baltimore Sun (1837–present)
• Barron’s (1921–present)
• The Boston Globe (1872–present)
• Chicago Tribune (1849–present)
• The Christian Science Monitor (1908–2011)*
• Hartford Courant (1764–present)
• Los Angeles Times (1881–present)
• Newsweek (1933–2012)
• The New York Times (1851–present)
• New York Tribune/Herald Tribune (1841–1962)
• Newsday – Nassau Edition (1940–present)
• San Francisco Chronicle (1865–1922)
• The Wall Street Journal (1889–present)
• The Washington Post (1877–present)

October 01, 2026