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Genealogy from Madison Public Library
Genealogy Resources at Madison Public Library
Genealogical Resources Bibliography (Books)
Online Resources
A public library version of the popular Ancestry.com that contains census data, passenger lists, and birth, marriage and death records. Search by name, by where a person lived or browse by region or states.
EBSCOhost includes thousands of indexed magazines, many full-text, for over fifteen years. Magazine coverage ranges from the popular to the academic.
Gale Virtual Reference Library and Business Plans Handbook
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Access popular multi-volume reference books, including Business Plans Handbook; Encyclopedia of Education; Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law; Reference Guide to World Literature; Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice; and more.
HeritageQuest provides access to genealogy records and books, including census data, local histories, tax rolls, cemetery lists, military rosters, and more.
History Reference Center
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Instant access to a full-text history reference database featuring reference books, encyclopedias, non-fiction books, and history periodicals as well as thousands of historical documents, including photos.
Includes thousands of full-text poems, short stories, essays, speeches and plays. Also includes biographies, work summaries, photos, and a glossary.
Newspaper Archive
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Historical newspapers from newspapers spanning over 200 years, including The Capital Times, Wisconsin State Journal and many other local papers. An invaluable primary resource for historical research and a unique tool for genealogists.
Newspaper Source Plus
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Use Newspaper Source Plus to find full text for many U.S. and international newspapers, as well as full text television and radio news transcripts from CBS News, FOX News, NPR, ABC News, and PBS.
Download audiobooks, eBooks, music and videos directly to your computer or for use with a variety of devices. Fiction and nonfiction are included, and many popular titles are available.
Features
Madison Public Library Insider
Madison Public Library's newsletters were recently remade as Madison Public Library: Insider.
We like to read...we read reviews...we're book insiders! And we've organized the best
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Posted by Jon - Central Library on February 24, 2012
LINKcat Includes Newspaper Index
Attention local researchers - the public Newspaper Index has returned to LINKcat. The Newspaper Index is a separate database from LINKcat and provides access to indexes of local
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Posted by Tana on September 26, 2011
Kindle Library Lending Program
Amazon and OverDrive announces the Kindle Library Lending program, which will enable Kindle customers to borrow and enjoy eBooks from the library's OverDrive collection.
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Posted by Alicia - Lakeview on April 21, 2011
For more information contact
Tana Elias
608-266-4953
telias@scls.lib.wi.us
