Ancestry Library Edition is only accessible on computers at the Main Library and Branches.
Genealogical and historical research resources. Includes census, military, court, land, probate, church records, directories, passenger lists and more. To learn the differences between Ancestry Library Edition and Ancestry.com, please see our FAQ.
Related: HeritageQuest Online, Fold3 Library Edition, MyHeritage Library Edition, My China Roots and America's Obituaries & Death Notices
Primary-source collections, covering U.S. foreign policy, U.S. civil rights, global affairs & colonial studies and modern history.
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Articles, interviews, film reviews, book reviews, bibliographies, exhibition listings, conference reports, anthologies, and editorials covering a wide range of art subjects.
Newspaper clippings, announcements of gallery shows, obituaries, magazine articles or exhibit catalogs featuring artists and architects who have lived or worked in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Significant dramatic literature of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries by leading actors from around the world, curated and recorded for online listening.
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Current, accurate and authoritative auto service and repair information, with step-by-step repair procedures, wiring diagrams, labor estimates and more.
Related: ALLDATA Online (Main Library only), Chilton Automotive Library
American weekly magazine/newspaper published by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corp.
Nonprofit consumer organization providing information to help consumers make smarter choices about products and local services.
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Full text biographies and articles on contemporary and historical figures worldwide.