Guides: History: Home

History Research Tutorial

Here's some useful links for history research

Archives Tutorial
Tips on how to use the Archives at WCSU. Click the "How to" tab.
Fulton History
A search application and research site including 19th century New York newspapers and New York State census data.
History Research Tutorial
Tip regarding history research
Lists of history journals by specific subjects
The American Historical Association (AHA) is a nonprofit membership organization founded in 1884 and incorporated by Congress in 1889 for the promotion of historical studies, the collection and preservation of historical documents and artifacts, and the dissemination of historical research.
Reading, Writing, and Researching for History: A Guide for College Students - From Bowdoin College
Some good pointers on writing and research
Using LC
A nice little way of learning how books are shelved in a library.
Old Maps
Thanks to Jenny Innes... a cool portal to a bunch of digitized historic maps with a geographic interface.
The American Presidency
The American Presidency Project is the only online resource that has consolidated, coded, and organized into a single searchable database
Lakeville Newspaper
1871-recent
more...less...
Keyword search of northwest CT news.

Google Books

YouTube Channel

History databases

New York Times - Historical This link opens in a new window
ProQuest Historical Newspaper-the definitive digital archive-offers full-text and full-image articles for significant newspapers dating back to the 18th Century. As part of the ProQuest Historical Newspapers program, every issue of each title includes the complete paper-cover-to-cover, with full-page and article images in easily downloadable PDF format. This resource covers the complete run of The New York Times, from the first issue in 1851 up to 2007, and includes millions of pages.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Contains a comprehensive backfile (current issues not available) of scholarly journals, current open access articles, and select current scholarly journal subscriptions spanning more than 20 disciplines including business & economics, education, science, history, and language & literature - all in full text
Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
This multi-disciplinary database has records for nearly 18,000 periodicals - journals, magazines, and newspapers - of which nearly 16,000 are peer reviewed. It provides full text for more than 5,000 journals, and you can use Journal Finder to locate articles that do not have a PDF readily available.
- Basic Search: Preform a basic search by entering keywords into the search bar then clicking on the green "SEARCH" button.
- Advanced Search: Click on the blue "Advanced Search" link below the search bar to add filters and multiple keywords before you begin searching.
- Boolean Logic & Filters: All EBCSO hosted databases allow you to narrow and expand your search using Boolean operators and filters. Access them in the advanced search option or on the left side of the results screen.
- Citation Tool: Access the citation tool by clicking on the title of an article or record, click on the file icon labeled "Cite" located in the "Tools" bar, then select the correct citation style from the dropdown menu.
- Saving Records: All saving options can be seen by clicking on the title of an article, viewing the detailed record, then looking at the righthand bar labeled "Tools." EBSCO allows users to print, save PDFs, email articles and create permanent links to the record.
Ancestry Online This link opens in a new window
The world's largest online resource for family history documents and family trees. Over 5 million records.