History
Research Databases
Research databases | Selected Websites
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ArchiveGrid
Provides access to nearly a million descriptions of detailed archival collections held by libraries, museums, historical societies, and archives worldwide.
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ProQuest
Search ProQuest newspapers. Full text articles are included.
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Student Resources in Context
For high school students. Useful for homework and in-depth research assignments. Includes reference works, biographies, essays, overviews, primary works, images, and periodical articles.
An excellent place to start gathering material for your History Day project.
Subscription purchased by Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM).
Selected Websites
Research databases | Selected Websites
General
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American Memory
Primary sources
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American Rhetoric
Hundreds of famous speeches in text, audio and/or video format
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Chronicling America
Historical American newspapers from 1836 to 1922.
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Costume Gallery
History of costume and fashion.
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Digital Library of America
One of largest collections of primary source material available online. Contains many images.
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Historical Statistical Abstracts of the United States
Access to the annual one-volume U.S. governmental handbook of statistics. Coverage from 1878-2012
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Historical United States Census Data Browser
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How Much Is That?
The cost-of-living down through the ages.
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Index to Minnesota History magazine
The Library carries this publication.
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INFOPLEASE
Try this for timelines.
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Making of America
Good for primary source material. Excellent search capacity.
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Minnesota Historical Society
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Minnesota Reflections
Images from Minnesota history.
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MN Video Vault
Decades of great public TV broadcasts on Minnesota history and more.
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National Archives and Records Administration [NARA]
Good overview of U.S. government historical records. Useful for genealogists and researchers.
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Our Documents
Actual text of 100 milestone documents in American history. Good primary source material.
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The History Channel
What happened this day in history.
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United States Civil War Center
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History Day
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History Day Research in Minnesota
Everything you need to get started on your History Day project.
