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Ancestry Plus Library Edition
Features over 200 billion images in more than 7,000 unique databases via a library edition of the popular Ancestry.com website
Heritage Quest
A comprehensive database of American genealogical sources—rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, and finding aids. Start to discover the amazing "history of you" with this essential collection of genealogical and historical sources—with coverage dating back to the 1700s—that can help people find their ancestors and discover a place's past.
Provides Web-based access to millions of the United States' core genealogical records from 1652 to the present day. Through basic name search and advanced search options, genealogists can easily find and browse digital images of American historical genealogies, obituaries, marriage notices, birth announcements, casualty lists, military and government documents and other essential primary sources. It also provides the full text of modern U.S. newspaper obituaries and enhanced Social Security Death Index (SSDI) records.
Newsbank ( from library or from home )
The electronic editions of record for valuable local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers as well as full-text content of key international sources -- all in one easy-to-search database with a world map.
Proquest
Covers The Leaf Chronicle Archives (2002-current) and The Tennessean Archives (2002-current)
Newspaper Archive
Newspaper Archive is the world's largest online newspaper archive. Featuring billions of articles from historical newspapers around the U.S. and the world,
Newspaper Source (EBSCO)
Newspaper Source provides cover-to-cover full text for more than 40 (U.S.) & international newspapers. The database also contains selective full text for 389 regional (U.S.) newspapers, plus full text television & radio news transcripts.
Custom Newspapers (GALE)
Search a collection of more than 650 newspapers, both national and international.
InfoTrac Newsstand (GALE)
InfoTrac Newsstand is an innovative Web-based full-text newspaper database which allows users to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, newspaper section or other assigned fields.
National Newspaper Index (GALE)
National Newspaper Index provides quick access to the indexing of America's top five newspapers in one seamless search: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post
19th Century Newspapers (GALE)
A full-text searchable, facsimile-image database of 200 newspapers, chronicling 19th-century American culture, daily life and events. Provides a broad yet sensitive depiction of the United States in the 1800s valuable to both professional and general researchers.