BIOGRAPHY & GENEALOGY

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Ancestry Library (ProQuest) Resources for genealogical and historical research, with more than 1.5 billion names in over 4,000 databases, including U.S. Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists, more. Updated daily.  Details (at SDPL Locations only)

Biography and Genealogy Master Index (Gale) Indexes biographical information on multiple persons from print source, also acts as an index to other indexes. More than 13.6 million biographical entries. Details

Biography Resource Center (Gale) Over 300,000 full and over 900,000 capsule biographies, plus related articles. Details

World Who's Who (Taylor & Francis) Outlines current information about the lives and achievements of over 22,000 distinguished individuals from around the globe. Formerly known as International Who's Who.  Details