History and Geography
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IN LIBRARY USE ONLY Full-text searchable database of primary source material from 18th and 19th century periodicals.
Provides expansive and in-depth information on the people, events, and topics important to the study of African-American history. [Infobase Learning]
Quickly find your ancestors in over four centuries of rare documents and records. Search thousands of historical newspapers, books, pamphlets and genealogies. Plus, the complete American State Papers, U.S. Serial Set, Social Security Death Index and more than 23 million obituaries.[Newsbank]
Spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history, highlighting the important people and events of the American experience. [Infobase Learning]
Offers thorough access to more than 15,000 years of Native American culture, history, and heritage. [Infobase Learning]]
Covers the important people, events, legislation, and issues relevant to the study of women's history in the United States. [Infobase Learning]
Explores the pre-modern world with in-depth focus on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia. [Infobase Learning]
AtoZ World Travel a comprehensive, informative and fun travel database offering free and exclusive tourist and culture information on more than 202 of the top travel destinations around the world. This database features city-specific content: travel essentials, city views, attractions, maps, culture, shopping, and cuisine.
Biography Collection Complete offers a comprehensive collection of full-text biographies supporting history, science, the arts, music, literature, multicultural studies, gender studies, business, government & politics, sports, entertainment and many other areas. This database features more than 177,000 full-text biographies from many different sources.[Ebsco]
Biography Resource Center combines Gale biographies with related full-text articles from magazines and newspapers, thousands images, and links to vetted websites. Search for current or historic figures based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, as well as keyword and full text. [Gale]
CultureGrams Online links you to all CultureGrams editions, including World, Kids, and States. Exclusive online features include: photo gallery, maps, biographies, videos and slideshows, and a unique recipe collection that offers five authentic recipes for every country in the database.
Gale Virtual Reference Library has many eBooks. Among the eBooks are The Rough Guide to Boston, Peterson's Master the GED 2012, New York City, 2011, Ancient Europe, 8000 BC -1000 AD, Vietnam War Reference, and Encyclopedia of Multicultural America. [Gale]
The Global Road Warrior is an international resource for social, cultural, travel, and business information. The database covers 175 countries and territories and includes information on demographics, economy, holidays, currencies, visas, climate, passports, immunization, etc.
History Reference Center offers full text from more than 2,000 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, cover to cover full text for more than 120 history periodicals, more than 59,600 historical documents, 49,600 biographies of historical figures, more than 110,200 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video. [Ebsco]
This powerful online database provides up-to-the-minute biographies of leaders and achievers from around the world in the areas of business, law, science, medicine, the arts, government, entertainment and more – in one convenient source! Entries in Marquis Who's Who list career and personal data for each biography, including birth date and place, names of parents and family members, education, writings and creative works, civic activities, awards, political affiliation, religion, and addresses.
Covers the people, places, and events in the broad expanse of history-from mid-15th century to the present. [Infobase Learning]
The National Geographic Magazine Archive from 1888, provides full-text searching of every article of the world’s most recognized magazine from its first publication in 1888 to 1994 . This comprehensive archive is an essential tool for researchers of all ages for the study of science, nature, geography and much more. [Gale]
Combines detailed, printable, full-color maps of countries, provinces, and states with up-to-date statistical and local information. [Infobase Learning]
The Cape May County Lower Cape Branch, 2600 Bayshore Road in the Villas, invites the public to join us on Saturday May 18th at 1:00 PM for S.S. United States: Damsel in Distress. A presentation and premiere showing of the film Made in America prepared by the S.S. United States Conservancy organization with various handouts will be on hand in an effort to make the public aware of the preservation efforts being made on behalf of this great ship. This program is part of Lower's Maritime celebration.
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