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OPEN ACCESS DATABASES

Below are links to free, online resources that provide a variety of support, including Genealogy Research. There's something for everyone, but if you can't find what you're looking for, please contact the Library.

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EBSCO offers six free databases that cover a variety of topics, including race in society, research dissertations, anthropogenic articles, and more.

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This database is excellent for tracing your family ancestry through historical documents, including cemetery records, county records, census data, and obituaries.

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Similar to FamilySearch, this database will help you continue tracing your ancestry through graves of ancestors. Once you create a free account, you can curate virtual memorials for loved ones.

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The Internet Archive is a free, open access database of public domain media, including some of the best films from the 1960s and earlier! Explore lost websites and lost media with the Way Back Machine.

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The Library of Congress offers a massive collection of free to use and reuse material that belong in the public domain. Explore and find what you need for your latest project and general research endeavors.

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Drawing from the Thursday Progress Review for La Porte City, the Community History Archive contained digitized copies of physical paper for your perusal.

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Mometrix eLibrary is a test preparation resource that offers digital access to study materials for over 1,500 different standardized exams, including several exams for grade-school students and post-graduate students attending university.

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The National Archives showcase records about the history of this nation, along with records for Veterans' services, educators, and America's founding documents.

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Newspapers.com offers nearly one billion newspapers to aid in your ancestry research.

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Search for library materials across the United States using the most comprehensive online database in the world. Ask us how to borrow what you find!

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Research easy-to-understand information about Iowa law, specifically for individuals without legal aid. The goal is to ensure legal information is accessible without jargoned language.

The Wayback Machine is an initiative of the Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form.

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