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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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Cedar Rapids Public Library

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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The collection shared by the Cedar Rapids Public Library offers newspapers and directories to explore. The collection also includes census records; maps and atlases; photographs and illustrations; architectural documents; local history resources; meeting agendas and minutes; military records and history; and land and property records.

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Meeting agendas and minutes preserve an organization’s recorded business. Census records offer a dated view of recorded households.

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Fauquier County Public Library

Warrenton, Virginia

Explore “Fauquier Times” in the collection shared by the Fauquier County Public Library.

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A detail in “Fauquier Times” can open a larger question. Read it with its date and purpose in mind, keeping what the source records separate from what still needs investigation.

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James V. Brown Library

Bastress, Pennsylvania

In-Person Access Updated

The collection shared by the James V. Brown Library includes 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 Independent School District

Marion, Iowa

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A collection shared by the Marion Independent School District includes yearbooks and annuals as well as school and district records to explore.

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The pages of a yearbook or annual can connect individual lives with the activities and organizations that were part of their historical setting.

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Marion Public Library

Marion, Iowa

Use the collection shared by the Marion Public Library to explore newspapers and directories. 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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Government records reflect what an office documented for its work. Directories place recorded names and addresses in a particular year.

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XIT Museum

Channing, Texas

Browse newspapers as well as yearbooks and annuals in the collection shared by the XIT Museum. The collection also includes directories; census records; financial and tax records; court and legal records; document collections; local history resources; personal writings, including correspondence; meeting agendas and minutes; programs and souvenirs; land and property records; and scrapbooks, clippings, and articles.

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Directories place recorded names and addresses in a particular year. Meeting agendas and minutes preserve an organization’s recorded business.

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