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Biography and Genealogy
America’s Obituaries and Death Notices
Comprehensive collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices. Each obituary or death notice is indexed by the name of the deceased person. In addition, the text of each obituary or death notice is searchable, making it easy to find just what you're looking for using a place of residence, occupation, names of family members, or other personal information (institutional name, social affiliation(s), geographic location(s), philanthropic activities, etc.)
Ancestry Library
Genealogical research service includes 2,500 subscription and free databases containing millions of family names. Full-text records and indexes, digitized images of census records, periodical indexes, Social Security death index, obituaries, vital records, public records, and Ancestry World Tree. Available only at library locations.
Biography (InfoPlease)
Browse 30,000+ biographies of historical and contemporary figures by alphabetical listing or by topical category. Also features recent deaths, notable women, and Time Person of the Year.
Biography in Context
Comprehensive source for biographical information with more than 600,000 biographies of people from around the world and throughout history. Includes full-text articles from hundreds of magazines, daily newspapers, and newswires as well as from over 170 Gale reference titles. Multimedia content includes video, audio clips and images.
Biography.com
Search over 25,000 of the greatest lives, past and present, by alphabetical index, person’s name, keyword, or topical category. Includes the searchable text of 15,000 entries from The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia. Also includes headlines, Today’s Video Picks, and more.
Dead or Alive?
Tracks whether famous people are alive or have died, with a listing on the main page of people who have died within the last six months.
Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
Covers Canadians who died (or whose last activity was) between the year 1000 through the early 20th century. Search biographies by keyword or browse an alphabetical index. Also available in French. From the National Archives of Canada and the National Library of Canada.
Family Search
Sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, this site has a large collection of worldwide genealogical records. Microfilm from this collection can be ordered through the Carolina First South Carolina Room for a fee and viewed in the South Carolina Room.
Fold3 Featured
The Fold3 collections (formerly Footnote.com)
feature documents relating to the Revolutionary War, Civil War, WWI, WWII,
U.S. Presidents, historical newspapers and naturalization documents. In addition
to hosting millions of records, Footnote.com creates an environment where members
can share their content and insights, ranging from major historical events
to personal accounts and family histories.
Available only at library locations.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7. Because each library creates its own eBook collection, the content you see may vary if you use the database at different libraries (your school, your public library, or your office).
HeritageQuest Online
Census data, family records, and local histories. Every extant U.S. federal census, family genealogies, local histories, tax lists, city directories, land and probate records, birth, marriage and death records, genealogical and local history serials, and more.
Historical Voices
A fully-searchable online database of spoken word collections spanning the 20th century.
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers 4th ed...
Thorough coverage of legendary films, actors, actresses, directors, writers, and other production artists through detailed essays and commentary by experts. Entries include biographies, filmographies, comprehensive credits, production information, major awards, and bibliographies.
PowerSearch Featured
The Gale PowerSearch platform offers comprehensive access to authoritative reference, periodical and primary source information. Select from a list of Gale databases. Search multiple databases simultaneously with a single query. PowerSearch features include: advanced searching, bookmarks, search results, quick search and document delivery in email, print and download formats.
South Carolina Department of Archives and History
A comprehensive South Carolina archival collection covering more than 325 years. Also has an online records index of many of the holdings, some also located in the South Carolina Room.
Sporting News, The: The Vault
This archive includes histories of the Super Bowl, the NBA finals, the Final Four, the World Series, the Stanley Cup, and the World Cup. It also includes “scrapbooks” of articles and photos about famous athletes as well as other feature articles covering some of the greatest moments in sports history.
USGenWeb
The USGenWeb Project consists of a group of volunteers working to provide internet websites for genealogical research in every county and state of the United States.