Historical Research
A to Z eResources
Resources for genealogical and historical research. Access at library locations. More
A list of archival collections created by local government agencies (primarily the County of Sonoma) and by the Library. More
Primary source material on topics of importance to U.S. and California history. More
California Digital Newspaper Collection
Contains over 400,000 pages of California newspapers published from 1846 to 1922. More
The University of California's free public gateway to primary sources. Offers more than 200,000 digitized items, including photographs, documents, newspaper pages and more. More
Digital Collections Databases & Historical Research
Digital Collections includes a number of databases and other resources for historical research. More
Digital Public Library of America
eBooks, maps, pictures, and other digital library items from libraries, museums, and archives across the country. More
FIMo - Fire Insurance Maps Online
Historical California maps with high definition, color and gray-scale images. More
U.S. obituaries and death notices for genealogical research, from 1704 to today. More
Fully indexed and searchable, full-page online views of Census archives for the complete U.S. Federal Census, from 1790 to 1930. Thousands of family and place histories, genealogical books, documents, and official records. More
Historical Magazine Archives from EBSCO
Full text historical runs of select major magazines dating from the 1800s forward including Architectural Digest (1922-2011), The Atlantic (1857-2014), Bloomberg Businessweek (1929-2000), Forbes (1917-2000), Fortune (1930-2000), Life (1936-2000) and U.S. News & World Report (1926-1984). More
Find images for personal and educational purposes. More
International Wine Research Database
Current and historical wine literature; plus the Charles L. Sullivan Wine Index of historical research. More
Research Sonoma County people, places, organizations and events referenced in books, journals and newspapers found primarily in the Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library. More
National Geographic Archives 1888-2015
Magazines issues, images and maps produced by National Geographic from 1888 to 2015. More
The New York Times - At Library Access
Free access to unlimited New York Times articles and content for Sonoma County Library cardholders while using library computers or WiFi. More
The New York Times - Remote Access
72-hour remote pass to New York Times articles and content. More
Digital archive of local newspapers including Cloverdale Reveille, The Petaluma Newspapers, The Press Democrat and Sonoma West Times and News. More
Detailed descriptions of primary resource collections maintained by the Sonoma County Library, plus more than 200 other contributing institutions including libraries, special collections, archives, historical societies, and museums throughout California and the University of California. More
More than 11,000 research topic pages with information on people, places, historical events and eras, literary genres, current events, broad curricular themes and more. More
Articles from over 2,800 newspapers, newswires, blogs, and other publications in 14 languages from around the world including:
- The Guardian, 1992 to present
- The New York Times, 1980 to present
- La Opinión, 1992 to present
- Petaluma Argus-Courier, 2008 to 2009
- Santa Rosa Press Democrat, 1994 to present
- Reforma, 1995 to present
- El Universal, 2005 to present
- The Wall Street Journal, 1984 to present
- The Washington Post, 1987 to present More
San Francisco Chronicle 1865-1922
For genealogists and local historians. Search full text of early issues and see exact copies of articles as printed on original pages of the San Francisco Chronicle. More
Sonoma County Historical Newspaper Collection
Historical newspapers from Sonoma County. More
Sonoma County Local History & Culture
A guide to collection depicting Sonoma County's local history and culture through photographs, postcards, oral histories and more. More
Local online content; websites, blogs, videos and social media selected as primary sources of contemporary life for long-term preservation. More
