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Databases for West Virginia History Research
The following databases are available to all users in the WVRHC Reading Room. WVU students, faculty, and staff may access some of these databases off campus.
Primary source material from 18th and 19th century periodicals, particulary useful for civil war and genealogical research....
Covers US and Canadian history from prehistory to the present, providing references to journal articles, books, dissertations and reviews....
A wide range of resources for genealogical and historical research, including United States Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists and more....
Articles from the most important journals in the arts and humanities, searchable by subject or cited author....
Historical documents collections, most never before available before on the Internet, relating to the Revolutionary War, Civil War, WWI, WWII, U S Presidents, historical newspapers and naturalization documents....
HeritageQuest Online combines digital, searchable images of U S federal census records with the digitized version of the popular UMI® Genealogy and Local History collection....
Find books located in libraries around the world and use links to WVU Library content and services for easy access....
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