Genealogy databases for Broward patrons
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Ancestry Library -
ProQuest
Provides coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom, including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas. Includes over 1,000 maps, 7,000 databases and two billion names.
Provides coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom, including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas. Includes over 1,000 maps, 7,000 databases and two billion names.
; "Local access for all users. Remote access is not available.")
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Heritage Quest Online -
ProQuest
Contains digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records, the digitized version of the popular UMI® Genealogy & Local History collection, and other genealogical content. Coverage dates back to the late 1700s.
Contains digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records, the digitized version of the popular UMI® Genealogy & Local History collection, and other genealogical content. Coverage dates back to the late 1700s.
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Digital Sanborn Maps 1867-1970 -
ProQuest
The Sanborn Map Company was the primary American publisher of fire insurance maps for nearly 100 years. This digital collection contains Sanborn maps of more than 12,000 American towns and cities.
The Sanborn Map Company was the primary American publisher of fire insurance maps for nearly 100 years. This digital collection contains Sanborn maps of more than 12,000 American towns and cities.
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ArchiveGrid -
FirstSearch (OCLC)
Online access to nearly a million descriptions of archival collections owned by thousands of libraries, museums, historical societies and archives worldwide. ArchiveGrid is an important destination for searching for historical documents, personal papers and family histories held in archives.
Online access to nearly a million descriptions of archival collections owned by thousands of libraries, museums, historical societies and archives worldwide. ArchiveGrid is an important destination for searching for historical documents, personal papers and family histories held in archives.
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Daily Life Through History -
ABC-CLIO
Provides full text information, maps, images, website links, etc. on folklore, cultures, and customs of peoples around the world from ancient times to the present.
Provides full text information, maps, images, website links, etc. on folklore, cultures, and customs of peoples around the world from ancient times to the present.
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Genealogy Connect -
Gale Cengage Learning
Gale Genealogy Connect features a wide range of comprehensive references and is powered by authoritative information from Genealogical.com, the parent company of Genealogical Publishing and Clearfield Company, leading publishers of works on genealogy and family history.
Gale Genealogy Connect features a wide range of comprehensive references and is powered by authoritative information from Genealogical.com, the parent company of Genealogical Publishing and Clearfield Company, leading publishers of works on genealogy and family history.
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In the First Person -
Alexander Street Press
Indexes oral histories in English from thousands of web repositories and archives, and includes full text links for licensed Alexander Street Press databases.
Indexes oral histories in English from thousands of web repositories and archives, and includes full text links for licensed Alexander Street Press databases.
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New York Times (1851-2007) in ProQuest Historical Newspapers -
ProQuest
Provides full page and article images with searchable full-text for the New York Times and its predecessor, the New York Times Daily News, from 1851 to 2006. Tutorial (Note: Adobe Reader X is needed to view the tutorial, download the free reader).
Provides full page and article images with searchable full-text for the New York Times and its predecessor, the New York Times Daily News, from 1851 to 2006. Tutorial (Note: Adobe Reader X is needed to view the tutorial, download the free reader).
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North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries and Oral Histories -
Alexander Street Press
Provides more than 100,000 pages of personal narratives including letters, diaries, pamphlets, autobiographies, and oral histories describing what it meant to immigrate to America and Canada. Several thousand pages of Ellis Island Oral History interviews are included.
Provides more than 100,000 pages of personal narratives including letters, diaries, pamphlets, autobiographies, and oral histories describing what it meant to immigrate to America and Canada. Several thousand pages of Ellis Island Oral History interviews are included.
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North American Women's Letters and Diaries -
Alexander Street Press
Provides personal experiences of hundreds of women over 300 years. Contains approximately 150,000 pages of letters and diaries from Colonial times to 1950, including 7,000 pages of previously unpublished manuscripts. More than 1,500 biographies enhance the use of the database.
Provides personal experiences of hundreds of women over 300 years. Contains approximately 150,000 pages of letters and diaries from Colonial times to 1950, including 7,000 pages of previously unpublished manuscripts. More than 1,500 biographies enhance the use of the database.
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OAIster -
FirstSearch (OCLC)
Catalogs more than 19 million digital resources from over 1,000 organizations including digitized (i.e., scanned) books and articles, born-digital texts, audio files, images, movies, and datasets.
Catalogs more than 19 million digital resources from over 1,000 organizations including digitized (i.e., scanned) books and articles, born-digital texts, audio files, images, movies, and datasets.
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