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A collection of primary source documents about the histories and daily lives of Americans of Asian and Pacific Islander heritage—including those of Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, South Asian, and Vietnamese backgrounds, among others.

Contains approximately 1,600 documents focused on six different phases of Black Freedom.

Provides comprehensive news coverage of the African American experience from 1704 to the present.

Includes name index for Civil War soldiers and sailors, histories of Union and Confederate regiments, and battles of the war. [National Park Service]

A searchable collection of articles published in the Charleston Mercury, The New York Herald, and The Richmond Enquirer between November 1860 - April 1865.

Passenger list records covering the years of 1892-1924.

Get access to a growing collection of databases of digitized records for genealogical research.

Findmypast offers searchable databases for censuses of the British Isles; civil, military, and church records; newspapers, and more. Coverage includes records for the U.S., Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

Find high definition, color fire insurance maps, real estate atlases, plat books, and other historical maps for Missouri and Illinois.