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Discover freely accessible local newspapers, photographs, documents, and other primary sources shared by partner institutions.

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Anaheim Public Library

Anaheim, Califorina

Browse photographs and illustrations as well as cemetery and funeral home records in the collection shared by the Anaheim Public Library. The collection also includes local history resources; meeting agendas and minutes; land and property records; and personal writings.

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A family memory can be the beginning of a larger story. Reading different sources together may reveal another detail about the people and experiences you hope to understand.

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Appanoose County Historical Society

Centerville, Iowa

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The collection shared by the Appanoose County Historical Society includes newspapers as well as cemetery and funeral home records.

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The reporting of earlier years offers a way to explore how events were understood as they happened and how local experiences became part of the historical record.

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James V. Brown Library

Bastress, Pennsylvania

In-Person Access Updated

Use the collection shared by the James V. Brown Library to explore newspapers and directories. The collection also includes maps and atlases; cemetery and funeral home records; vital records; financial and tax records; journals and diaries; local history resources; meeting agendas and minutes; religious organization documents; land and property records; and personal writings.

Archive access is in person; the partner profile has details for planning a visit.

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A detail passed down through a family can lead beyond the first source you find. Read accounts alongside one another to explore what they preserve, where they differ, and what remains unknown.

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Marion and Ed Hughes Library

Nederland, Texas

You can explore newspapers as well as yearbooks and annuals through the collection shared by the Marion and Ed Hughes Library. The collection also includes cemetery and funeral home records; vital records; and religious organization documents.

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There is more than one way into the past. Follow a familiar name or event through different sources, and consider how each account reflects the time and purpose in which it was created.

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Marion Public Library

Marion, Iowa

Explore newspapers and directories through the collection shared by the Marion Public Library. The collection also includes cemetery and funeral home records; voting records and registrations; document collections; local history resources; meeting agendas and minutes; government records; and transportation records and history.

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Newspapers capture the public conversation of their day. Government records reflect what an office documented for its work.

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