Research Guide: Genealogy & History
Online Resources
African American Heritage
from ProQuestExclusively devoted to African American family history research. Access to Black Genesis and AfriGeneas is included.
Ancestry Library Edition
The most comprehensive, international genealogical information available online, with billions of indexed names in over 9,000 collections.In-library access only.
AtoZ Maps Online
from World Trade PressMore than 100,000 downloadable maps for any project, school lesson plans, and business reports.
FamilySearch Affiliate Library
Search for ancestors in millions of historical records. With Affiliate Library status, WCPL is providing access to an additional 400 million digital records, available in-library only.In-library access only for Affiliate Library images.
Personal account to FamilySearch.org required.
Fold3: History and Genealogy Archives
Digitized images in the fields of African American, Native American, and Revolutionary War histories, and more.HeritageQuest Online
Discover your family history using primary sources, local and family histories, and finding aids.MyHeritage Library Edition
Birth, death, marriage, census, immigration, military and tombstone records, with more than 2 billion family tree profiles.NewspaperArchive.com
The largest historical newspaper database online, with tens of millions of newspaper pages from 1607 to present.Newspapers.com Library Edition by Ancestry
from ProQuestOnline access to 3,000+ historical newspapers including regional, state, local and well-known from the U.S. and other countries. [1700 - 2000]
Ohio Death Records Index
Index of death certificates in Ohio from 1913-1944. Easily save, e-mail, purchase or print an order form online.Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
Large scale street plans produced by the Sanborn Fire Insurance company from 1882 to 1967.Web Links
Genealogy
Ancestry.comBillionGraves
Family Search
Find-A-Grave
GENUKI
Native American Heritage Archive
Native American Photograph Finding Aid
US Gen Web Project
World Gen Web Project
History
BBC HistoryBest of History Websites
Biography Channel
The History Channel
Infoplease - Biography
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