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- Access to this resource has been temporarily expanded to library cardholders working remotely, courtesy of ProQuest and its partner Ancestry.
- Access to Ancestry.com’s genealogical sources
- U.S. and U.K. censuses
- Birth and death indexes
- Military data and city directories
Use it for: Genealogy research
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- U.S. Census data from 1790-1940
- Revolutionary War Era Pension & Bounty-Land Warrant Application files
- Freedman’s Bank records (1865-1874)
Use it for: Genealogy research
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- Full text of the Chicago Tribune from 1849 to 1997
- Includes photographs, ads, and obituraies
Use it for: Locating a specific article or obituary, historical and geneological research
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- Full text of the Chicago Tribune from 1849 to present day
- Full text of select newspapers from 1980 to present day; includes Wall Street Journal, New York Times, LA Times, Baltimore Sun and USA Today
Use it for: Locating a specific article or obituary, other general research