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Historical Newspapers   1690 - 1980  title list
Quickly find names and keywords in over 121 million articles, obituaries, marriage notices, birth announcements and other items published in more than 500,000 issues of over 2,500 historical U.S. newspapers. New content added monthly!

Historical Books   1801 - 1900  title list
A unique source that provides you with complete text of more than 11,700 books, pamphlets and printed items including: genealogies, biographies, funeral sermons, local histories, cards, charts and more - all published in the U.S. prior to 1900. New content added monthly!

Historical Documents   1789 - 1980  title list
Find military records, casualty lists, Revolutionary and Civil War pension requests, widow's claims, orphan petitions, land grants and much more including all of the American State Papers (1789-1838) and all genealogical content carefully selected from the U.S. Serial Set (1817-1980). More than 145,000 reports, lists and documents. New content added monthly!

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America's Obituaries   1977 to current  title list
Obituaries contain helpful information such as names, dates, places of birth, death, marriage and family information. Over 28 million obituaries make this the most complete collection from the 20th and 21st centuries - includes over 1,100 U.S. newspapers. New content added daily!

Social Security Death Index   1937 to current
Search over 82 million death records and get genealogical information crucial to your family research. Most comprehensive SSDI site online!


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  • Idaho Falls Times (Idaho City, ID) 7/9/1891 to 9/16/1920
  • Springfield Republican (Springfield, MA) 3/23/1861 to 12/31/1910
  • St. Paul Daily Pioneer (St. Paul, MN) 4/28/1849 to 12/29/1872
  • Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA) 1/1/1845 to 10/31/1860
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