Massachusetts History 

Posthumous two- to three-page biographies of about 17,500 notable American men and women from earliest history to the current day. The database is searchable by name, occupation, birth date, and birthplace. Includes some illustrations.

Collection of monographs, essays, articles, speeches, and interviews written by leaders within the African American community from 1700s to 1975. Covers 1700s to 1975.

Extremely detailed maps of New England towns and cities from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. There are several versions of most maps, allowing the researcher to trace residences and businesses over time. Covers 1850 to 1940.

Covers 1872 to 1922.

Covers 1851 to 2003.

Statistics gathered by the Census Bureau from colonial times to near present. Reworked and expanded from earlier print editions.

Growing collection of the most important English-language history books, as chosen by the American Council of Learned Societies. Covers ancient to present day history.

Small collection of scholarly and popular material related to Massachusetts history. Covers 1982 to present.

Primary-source material for life as it was lived by 1,000 women in North America. Covers 1675 to1950.