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Online Resources for History


Oregon Encyclopedia

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An authoritative and free resource on all things Oregon. Find essays and entries on Oregon's people, places, events, and environment from 10,000 years ago to now.

Oregon History Project

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Contains hundreds of historical records and artifacts digitized by the Oregon Historical Society Museum and Research Library. Also provides historical Narratives written by Pacific Northwest historians and a Learning Center for teachers and students. 

Historic Oregon Newspapers

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Search complete content for historic Oregon newspapers digitized as part of the Oregon Digital Newspaper Program (ODNP). Read historic essays about each of the featured newspapers and view sample K-12 lesson plans.

Chronicling America

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Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1836-1922 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present.

American Memory

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American Memory provides free and open access to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. 

Gale In Context: US History 

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Find articles and entries about people and events in U.S. history. Includes over 8,000 primary source items such as diaries and photographs from those who were there. 

Gale OneFile: U.S. History

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Entries from scholarly journals and magazines useful to both novice historians as well as advanced academic researchers. Offers balanced coverage of events in U.S. history and scholarly work being established in the field.

Gale OneFile: World History

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Entries from scholarly journals and magazines useful to both novice historians as well as advanced academic researchers. Offers balanced coverage of events in U.S. history and scholarly work being established in the field.

Gale OneFile: War and Terrorism

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Entries from academic journals and magazines of interest to analysts, risk management professionals, and students of military science, history, and social science. Offers balanced coverage of both historic and contemporary topics in the fields of war and terrorism.

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At Answerland, librarians from around the state of Oregon answer your questions via live chat, email or text message. For free! They are great at helping if you get stuck on research for homework. 

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