History & Biography

Gale in Context: Biography

Biographical information on people from throughout history, worldwide, and across all disciplines and subjects.

Gale in Context: U.S. History

Full text documents, reference articles, and journals covering United States history from pre-colonial times to the present. Content is aligned with Washington State curriculum standards for middle and high schools; check “Curriculum Standards” within the resource for details.

Gale in Context: World History

A complete overview of world history with full text documents on such subjects as civilization, cultural trends, religion, economics and war. Content is aligned with WA State Curriculum standards for middle and high school, check ‘Curriculum Standards' within resource for further details.

Historical Photo Collections

Digitize Our Community History is a preservation project produced by Sno-Isle Libraries in partnership with historical organizations in Snohomish and Island counties, and the Daily Herald.

The archive grows as more images are digitized (see Photo archive offers discovery, mystery)

History Study Center

Historical reference material that spans ancient times through to today's current events. Over 40,000 documents that showcase historical events and provide quick and valuable facts for a variety of users from high school students to history scholars.

New York Times Historical - 1851 to 2014

Digital reproductions going back to the first issue provide genealogists, researchers and scholars with coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.