History and Biography

The experience and impact of Hispanic Americans as recorded by the news media, 1704 to today.

Early American historical newspapers to support history, genealogy, local research, and school homework assignments. Self-guided video

Large-scale detailed maps dating from 1882 through 1962, depicting the commercial, industrial and residential sections of Ohio cities. Self-guided video

Search for newspaper articles in The Chicago Tribune (1849-1999), The Los Angeles Times (1881-2000), The New York Times (1851-2020), Wall Street Journal (1889-2012), and The Washington Post (1889-2007).

An online encyclopedia that provides information about Ohio’s natural history, prehistory, history and evolution through time.

Search for ancestors by name and narrow results by year and location covering historical Ohio newspapers.

Through our Local History Department, we are pleased to partner with Ohio Memory to present our growing digital archive which includes collections featuring historical documents, maps and atlases, photographs and more!

Use the live music archive to listen to favorite artists. Watch news coverage or entertainment programs. Search various books published before 1923 in American and Canadian libraries.

African American newspapers sourced from nearly 19,000 global newspapers from 1704 to the present with full-text searching by topic, event, and eras. Self-guided video

Provides biographies, obituaries and photographs of thousands of individuals – both living and deceased. Updated monthly. Self-guided video

African-American (Black) genealogical and biographical researching essential historical records including federal census, slave and freed person registers, marriage and military records and AfriGeneas. Self-guided video