† Accessible On-Campus
‡ Accessible Off-Campus
‡ Accessible Off-Campus
| Database Links | Database Content |
|---|---|
| Reading Eagle Archives† | Full-text newspaper articles - More Information
Search the full-text of the Reading Eagle by date or subject for news, features, advertisements, etc. from the last 10 years. |
| Google New Archives Search† ‡ | Historical newspaper archives - More Information
Search newspaper archives including the Reading Eagle back to the 1800s. It also automatically generates a timeline. Some content requires a fee. Ask librarians for help on how to save and print articles. |
| Accessible Archives† ‡ Funded by the James H. Yocum Library Endowment Fund |
18th and 19th century newspapers and magazines - More Information
Search primary sources including The Pennsylvania Gazette (1728-1880) and The History of Berks County in Pennsylvania (1886). |
| HeritageQuest Online † Funded by the James K. Overstreet Library Endowment Fund |
U.S. Census records plus genealogy and local history sources - More Information
Includes 25,000+ family and local history books, every word searchable including material from all 50 states and Canada; the complete U.S. Federal Census, 1790-1930 and census indexes; PERSI™ - The PERiodical Source Index is a comprehensive subject index covering more than 6,500 genealogy and local history periodicals written in English and French (Canada) since 1800; Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files; and the Freedman's Bank Records (Forthcoming) the Freedman's Savings & Trust Company was the primary bank for America's freed slaves and others from 1865-1874 and is considered one of the most important resources for African-American genealogical research. |
| Ancestry Library† Funded by the James K. Overstreet Library Endowment Fund |
U.S. and U.K. census and immigration records plus genealogy and local history sources - More Information
Includes U.S. and U.K. census records, immigration records, military records, city directories, Social Security indexes, and many more genealogy and local history sources. |
