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Biography and Genealogy
Find information about people and places from the past through various genealogical, historical and governmental online sources.
African-American Heritage
A great resource for African-American genealogical and biographical research. Search essential historical records including federal census, slave and freed person registers, marriage and military records and more. Connect with others using AfriGeneas, a social networking website.
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Grade Levels: middle school and high school
Subjects: history/government, social studies
Third-Party Provider: ProQuest
America's GenealogyBank
Quickly find your ancestors in over 300 years of historical newspapers, books, pamphlets and government reports including The Social Security Death Index. Search over 1,000 different newspapers.
Third-Party Provider: Newsbank
American Ancestors
Discover your family by searching more than 300 databases with over 400 million searchable names primarily covering New England and the surrounding region.
Third-Party Provider: American Ancestors
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Ancestry Library Edition
From the well known research website Ancestry.com comes the Library edition with a database of more than 2 billion names. Search United States, United Kingdom and Canadian census records, military records, wills and more.
Remote access extended until March 31, 2021
Third-Party Provider: ProQuest
Biography Reference Bank
Provides biographies, obituaries and photographs of thousands of individuals – both living and deceased. Updated monthly.
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Subjects: art/music, history/government and social studies
Third-Party Provider: EBSCO
FamilySearch
A product of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, FamilySearch is the largest genealogy library in the world. FamilySearch maintains a collection of records, resources and services designed to help people learn more about their family history, including millions of genealogy records, many with digital images.
Third-Party Provider: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Fold3
Offers convenient access to military records, including the stories, photos and personal documents of the men and women who served.
Third-Party Provider: Ancestry / Fold3
Heritage Quest
Trace family history including over 25,000 family and local histories as well as censuses from 1790-1940, city directories, slave schedules, Indian Census rolls and more.
Third-Party Provider: ProQuest
Images in Time
A searchable collection of more than 151,000 local historical photos, most from Toledo and/or Ohio, from the Library's Local History & Genealogy Department.
Third-Party Provider: Toledo Lucas County Public Library
Local History Digital Collections
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!
Third-Party Provider: Toledo Lucas County Public Library
Ohio Death Certificate Index
Discover an easily-searchable interface from the Ohio History Connection's Ohio Death Certificates from 1913 to 1944.
Third-Party Provider: Ohio History Connection
Proquest Historical Newspapers
Search for newspaper articles in The New York Times (1851-2013), Chicago Tribune (1849-1993), Washington Post (1889-2000), Wall Street Journal (1889-1993).
Third-Party Provider: ProQuest
Sanborn Maps
Large-scale detailed maps dating from 1882 through 1962, depicting the commercial, industrial and residential sections of Ohio cities.
Third-Party Provider: OPLIN
World Book eBooks
Supports classroom instruction and library reading initiatives with over 2,500 titles, including World Book exclusive content and classic literature. 24/7 unlimited, simultaneous access. World Book eBooks also feature a free downloadable app compatible with Apple, Windows, and Android devices.
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Subjects: art/music, English/language arts, health, history/government, science, social studies and technology
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Online version of the popular encyclopedia. Great for general information or for school projects. Includes non-fiction eBooks for students and WorldBook in Spanish and French.
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Subjects: art/music, geography, history/government, science, social studies and technology
Third-Party Provider: World Book