A C.E. Brehm Library card needed for these resources when accessed from outside of the Library:
Fold3 History and Genealogy Archives
Provides convenient access to US military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served. Search popular U.S. history resources and popular genealogy resources.
HeritageQuest
With more than 4.4 billion records, HeritageQuest delivers an essential collection of genealogical and historical sources—with coverage dating back to the 1700s—that can help people find their ancestors and discover a place’s past.
Newspapers.com – World Collection
Search for obituaries, marriage announcements, birth announcements, social pages, national and local news articles, sports, advertisements, entertainment, fashion and lifestyle pages, comics, and more.
NewspaperArchive – Illinois
Explore your family history and discover key historical events with NewspaperArchive, one of the world’s largest online newspaper archives. Every newspaper in the archive is fully searchable by keyword and date, making it easy for you to quickly explore historical content.
America’s Historical Newspapers
Explore early American history to support genealogical and local history research, school homework assignments and more. Features more than 1,100 historical newspapers from all 50 states. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.
HeritageHub
Explore your family history with the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research from 1704 – today. HeritageHub helps you easily identify relatives, uncover new information and potentially unknown family members. Includes deep coverage from all 50 states, hard-to-find content from the mid 1900’s, and original obituary images. Access is available 24/7.
America’s News
Explore and stay informed on local and national topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources spanning the U.S. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.
Mt. Vernon Register-News Archives
(2007 – 2018)
Includes full-text articles on local news, obituaries, issues, events, people and much more.
NOTE: Library Card barcodes that start with the numbers 22864 will not work for remote access. However, you can substitute those numbers with 20183 and it will work.
Ancestry
Provides unprecedented access to family history via documents that record the lineage of individuals from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, and more with billions of unique, full-text primary sources and enhanced images.
FamilySearch
Search billions of ancestor profiles, photographs, and historical documents at once—absolutely free. FamilySearch gathers a variety of important documents that you can use to tell the story of your family. Those documents record key life events of your ancestors, including: cemetery records, birth/death/marriage records, census records, obituary records, and more.
(In Library Use Only)
No Library card required for these resources:
Illinois Newspaper Project
U of I has created a database listing Illinois newspapers and libraries who have those papers on microfilm. The Illinois Newspaper Project (INP) is an initiative of the History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library (HPNL) and the Preservation Services Unit at the University of Illinois Library. The INP seeks to identify Illinois newspapers, preserve Illinois newspapers, digitize Illinois newspapers, and provide reference services to users of Illinois newspapers.
The Yesterdays of…Hamilton County, Illinois
“Yesterdays” contains genealogical information and documents pertaining to Hamilton County and Southern Illinois. Also contains links to many other genealogy resources.
Wall’s History of Jefferson County, Illinois
By John A. Wall; published by B. F. Bowen & Co. in 1909.
Full text of this book, from the Library of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
History of Jefferson County, Illinois
By William Henry Perrin; published by Globe Pub. Co. in 1883. Full text of this book, from the Library of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign can also be found here.
Portrait and Biographical Record of Clinton, Washington, Marion and Jefferson Counties, Illinois
Published in 1894 by Chapman Publishing Co., Chicago, IL. Contains biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with biographies and portraits of all the governors of the state and the presidents of the United States. Full text of this book, from the Library of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
United States official pictures of the world war showing America’s participation; selected from the official files of the War department with unofficial introductory photographs
Selected from the Official Files of the War Department, this is a captivating Pictorial Account of America’s participation and role in World War I. Profusely Illustrated with Sepia Photos (many full page) with descriptive captions. Contains Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients with their Photos & Biographies. Combat units listed with their commanders and movements, and many others. Includes the Final Report submitted by General John J. Pershing.
American History & Genealogy Project
Independent websites devoted to history and genealogy.