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American History: Biography

Online Biographies

American National Biography Online
The landmark American National Biography offers portraits of more than 17,400 men and women whose lives have shaped the nation
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Oxford African American Research Center Biography Search
Searches a number of African American biographical sources including Black Women in America, 1st and 2nd eds., Africana: The Encyclopedia od the African and African American Experience, 2nd ed., and the African American National Biography, 2008.
Ancestry Library
US Census data given to the person level through 1930 Census.

MyHeritage Library

Another online genealogy source for documents and other searching. This may be used to create family trees for free.

Last Updated: Mar 1, 2021 5:11 PM
URL: https://libguides.colby.edu/AmericanHistory
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Subjects: American Studies, History