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History & Geography
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Academic Search Premier
(Ebsco)
Contains academic articles on a broad range of topics. Highly recommended resource for beginning any research - academic, professional, recreational, or consumer driven.
Audience:
High School & Above
America the Beautiful
(Grolier)
Contains historical, geographical, cultural, and statistical information on American states and territories. Includes some maps and pictures.
Audience:
Elementary School & Above
BiographiesPlus
(Wilson)
Contains biographical articles from reference books and journals.
Audience:
Middle School & Above
Biography & Genealogy Master Index
(Gale)
Contains citations for biographical and genealogical books and articles.
Audience:
High School & Above
Biography Resource Center
(Gale)
Contains biographical articles from reference books and journals.
Audience:
Elementary School & Above
CultureGrams
(ProQuest)
Contains state and country profiles, photographs, biographical articles, and recipes from around the world.
Audience:
Elementary School & Above
Encyclopedia Americana
(Grolier)
Contains encyclopedia articles on a broad range of topics.
Audience:
Elementary School & Above
HeritageQuest Online
(ProQuest)
Contains census records, Revolutionary War records, Freedman's bank records, and citations for genealogy books and journals.
Audience:
High School & Above
History Resource Center: US
(Gale)
Contains maps, timelines, primary documents, and reference and journal articles on American history topics.
Audience:
Elementary School & Above
InfoTrac OneFile
(Gale)
Contains reference, journal, and newspaper articles on a broad range of topics. Highly recommended resource for beginning any research - academic, professional, recreational, or consumer driven.
Audience:
Middle School & Above
JSTOR
(JSTOR)
Contains academic journal articles on a broad range of topics.
Audience:
High School & Above
Kentuckiana Digital Library
(Kentucky Digital Library)
Contains oral histories, photographs, maps, and digitized primary documents from Kentucky archive collections.
Audience:
High School & Above
Kentucky Encyclopedia
(University of Kentucky Press)
Contains encyclopedia articles on a broad range of Kentucky topics: places, people, events, and more.
Audience:
Elementary School & Above
Lands and Peoples Online
(Grolier)
Contains maps, flags, and reference articles about the land, people, economy, and history of countries around the world.
Audience:
Elementary School & Above
New York Times Historical
(ProQuest)
Contains newspaper articles on a broad range of topics. Includes articles between 1851 and 2003.
Audience:
Middle School & Above
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