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PORTER COUNTY | Visitors to the Porter County Public Library System branches have a new tool for researching their family trees or other historical research.
Library patrons now have access to NewspaperARCHIVE.com, an interactive database. NewspaperARCHIVE.com is the largest historical newspaper database online and contains tens of millions of newspaper pages from 1759 to present. Every newspaper in the archive is fully searchable by keyword and date.
Patrons can access NewspaperARCHIVE.com on computers at the branch libraries in Hebron, Kouts, Portage, South Haven and Valparaiso by going to the Online Reference Resources page on the library system's Web site.
Other online resources available through the library system include:
AllData provides online automotive diagnostic and repair information.
Ancestry Library is a subscription database of unique resources for genealogical and historical research.
Antiques Reference Database contains thousands of antiques to assist in researching item history and evaluation.
Books in Print is a bibliographic database and Reader's Advisory source of 5 million books, audio books and video titles.
Dun & Bradstreet is a directory of U.S. and international businesses.
Heritage Quest Online is a genealogy database of U.S. Federal Census Records and index of print resources and local histories.
INSPIRE and INSPIRE Kids allows you to search through electronic databases and magazines, encyclopedias and national newspapers to research current events, science, business, health, notable people and hobbies.
LearningExpress Library is an interactive site providing sample academic or licensing tests with immediate scoring and answer explanations.
Morningstar.com Library Edition is a resource that will assist with the investing process, from finding stocks and funds, evaluating them to seeing how they work together in a portfolio.
New England Ancestors.org is the oldest genealogical society in the nation and offers thousands of resources to help you find your New England roots.
ProQuest Obituaries provides more than 10 million obituaries and death notices in full-image format. Complete obituaries are pulled from national newspapers dating back as far as 1849.
Reference USA provides American business information for 14 million U.S. businesses and 120 million U.S. households.
TumbleBooks - A collection of TumbleBooks (animated, talking picture books) and TumblePuzzles. TumbleBooks are created from existing picture books and then animated and narrated.
SIRS Researcher is a general reference database containing thousands of full-text articles and excerpts from The World Almanac, fact books and maps of the world.
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