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Resources
provided by Thayer Public Library:
Heritage Quest
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the Library
Research your family tree with over 25,000 books, the
entire U.S. Federal Census, and other expanding
collections.
Modern World History Online
From
Home or the Library
Covers the full scope of world history from the
mid-15th century to the present. Thousands of fully
hyperlinked subject entries, biographies, videos, images,
maps and charts, primary source documents, and timeline
entries combine to provide a detailed and comparative view
of the people, places, events, and ideas that have defined
modern world history.
Salem History
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the Library
Includes full text of the following reference
books:
Decades -- Includes the 50s,60s,70s,80s and
90s.
Great Events from History -- Includes Renaissance;
17th Century; 18th Century; 19th Century; 20th Century,
1901-1940; 20th Century, 1941-1970; 20th Century,
1971-2000; Modern Scandals; and GLBT Events.
Great Lives from History -- Includes
Notorious Lives and Inventors and Inventions.
Milestone Documents -- Includes African
American History; American History; and
American Leaders.
Musicians & Composers
Great Athletes
World Book Online Reference Center
From
Home or the Library
Online reference source-containing every article from the
22-volume World Book Encyclopedia print set plus thousands
more. Includes state-of-the-art multimedia, maps, as well
as editor-reviewed Web sites. Special features include World
Book Advanced for grades 8 and up that offers
primary and secondary source content in one integrated
search and World Book Kids, which is designed for
younger students. Funded by Thayer Public
Library.
Statewide databases provided by the Massachusetts Library System (denoted by *) or the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners:
Expanded Academic (From
Home or the Library
Articles from more than 500 scholarly, trade and general
interest publications, as well as references for The
New York Times.
General Reference Center Gold From
Home or the Library
Includes material from magazines, newspapers,
encyclopedias and other reference material. Funded by
the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
Massachusetts History Online
From
Home or the Library
This collection of full-text articles from 50
magazines and local newspapers provides information on
Massachusetts people, places and historical events.
Massachusetts Digital Collections
From
Home or the Library
Links to digital special collections from
Massachusetts libraries that include local history
monographs and pamphlets, a significant portion is
manuscript material (personal and organizational papers),
photographs, posters, ticket stubs, broadsides, etc.
Massachusetts Special Collections Directory
From
Home or the Library
A database of over 600 archive and manuscript collections
in Massachusetts.
PowerSearch
From
Home or the Library
Select multiple databases from a list and then
search across all of the databases you have chosen.
Student Resources In Context*
From
Home or the Library
Easy access to award-winning content including
history, literature, science, social studies, and more.
Includes a premium selection of reference material,
full-text periodicals and newspapers, primary sources,
creative works, and multimedia, including hours of video
and audio clips and podcasts.
U.S. History In Context*
From
Home or the Library
Easily find information on hundreds of the most
significant people, events and topics in U.S. History from
full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles,
primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and
links to vetted websites.
Virtual Reference Library
From
Home or the Library
A mix of more than 20 full-text reference books
covering the arts, biography, business, the environment,
history, literature, medicine, multicultural studies,
geography, and science.
World History in Context*
From
Home or the Library
Easily find information on hundreds of the most
significant people, events and topics in World History
from full-text magazines, academic journals, news
articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio
files and links to vetted websites.
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