Databases and Primary Sources
Databases and Primary Sources
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Primary Sources
Primary Sources are first-hand accounts of an event, from people who experienced it. Primary sources can include: newspaper articles, speeches, diaries, letters, interviews, survey data, photographs, and video that capture an event.
Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1770-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored by the Library of Congress. No login or password is required.
Digital Public Library of America
Discover 49,394,976 images, texts, videos, and sounds from across the United States. The DLPA is a no-profit organization. No login or password is required.
This website is dedicated to the history of the township of Windham, Connecticut, and to the history of its main town, Willimantic, in particular. The site is sponsored by the History Department at Eastern Connecticut State University. No login or password is required.
The Library of Congress provides free access to the largest online library in the world. The LOC’s on-line holdings include hundreds of thousands of primary source documents in multiple formats. No login or password is required.
Thousands of online primary source documents from the National Archives to bring the past to life as classroom teaching tools. Teachers can find and create interactive learning activities with primary source documents that promote historical thinking skills. No login or password is required.
The WDL is a joint project between the Library of Congress and contributing libraries and museums from around the globe. The WDL sought to preserve and share some of the world’s most important cultural objects, increasing access to cultural treasures and significant historical documents. No login or password is required.
Databases
A database is an organized collection of articles that can be used during research
researchIT CT’s OneSearch provides access to over 25 different databases on many different topics; including history, science, math and English. It includes full text articles in thousands of journals, magazines, newspaper articles, etc. It can be accessed from a school device without a login or password.”
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