Libraries and Archives

What’s in that Catalog? Premium

Here are a few tricks to help you determine how complete an online library catalog is: Do a search on the word genealogy. Do this only to see what comes up in a general, not specific, search. Look to see if the results include only books or if the entries...

University Special collections Premium

University libraries are particularly noted for special collections of government documents, microfilm, microfiche, rare books or manuscripts. Some universities have an archives housed separately from the general library. Here's a sampling of microform collections especially interesting to family historians: American Culture Series, 1493-1875 (University Microfilms): publications on all aspects of...

Digitized Diary of a Midwife Premium

Martha Ballard never would have guessed that the diary she faithfully kept from 1785-1812 would make her famous two centuries later. The books and film based on her writings would have been a surprise, sure, but the latest adaptation would have sent her reeling. The whole world can now read&#151and...