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Ancestry Library Edition
The Ancestry.com you’ve seen advertised ,but from from EVPL. Includes billions of records in census data, vital records, directories, photos, and more.
Note: This database is only accessible using a library workstation or EVPL WiFi.
Black Freedom Struggle in the U.S.
A collection of open primary resources on the struggles African Americans have faced on the road to freedom. Selected by ProQuest, the documents span the slavery struggle in the 1790’s to current day issues.
Browning Genealogy Database
The Browning Genealogy Database is the lifetime work of Charles Browning, who compiled the obituary records of Vanderburgh County and surrounding southwestern Indiana from Evansville newspapers.
Evansville Historical Newspapers
Full-page, fully searchable digitized editions of historical Evansville newspapers from 1848-1998. Available thanks to a generous grant from the EVPL Foundation.
Due to NewsBank restrictions, this resource is available only to EVPL resident cardholders (PLAC not applicable) or via in-house Library computers.
Evansville Local History Database
Newspaper clippings of local value from the Evansville Press.
Indiana Room
Research local and regional history with a special collection of physical materials in EVPL Central’s Indiana Room, including books, atlases, magazines, and more about Evansville, Vanderburgh County, the Southwestern region of Indiana, and the state of Indiana. Also includes a collection of city directories and school yearbooks.
Inspire – Indiana’s Virtual Library
INSPIRE offers magazines, books, encyclopedias, and other resources to all Indiana residents.
Local History
With print and digital historical resources, EVPL offers many different ways to research and study the history of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, and Southwestern Indiana.
MyHeritage
MyHeritage is one of the largest, most internationally diverse genealogy databases of its kind. It contains billions of historical records from all over the world to support family history research.
ProQuest’s Historical Newspapers: Evansville Collection
Full-page, fully searchable digitized editions of Evansville newspapers from 1875 to the present, including Evansville Daily Courier (1875–1888), The Evansville Courier (1888–1998), Evansville Press (1906–1998), and Evansville Courier & Press (1999– ).
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Indianapolis Collection
Digitized, full-page editions of historic Indianapolis newspapers including The News (1869), The Evening News (1869–1876), The Indianapolis News (1876–1999), The Indianapolis Morning Star (1903–1907), The Indianapolis Star (1907–present), and The Indianapolis Star (1923–present). Access through ProQuest’s Historical Newspapers archive.
Survivors of the Shoah Collections
Learn more about Holocaust survivors and their testimonies via recordings from the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation.
For personalized, expert assistance, you can also request a 1-on-1 appointment via our Book-A-Librarian service.
