History & Genealogy

Discover your family's story. Research your genealogy through censuses, vital records, immigration records, family histories, military records, court and legal documents, directories, photos, maps, and more. Genealogical information and records from North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, and more.

In-library access only. 

Explore local history materials from the Anne T. Kent California Room collection, including photographs, oral histories and articles from historic Marin County newspapers. More information about the Anne T. Kent California Room.

Escolar is the leading knowledge-building resource that is universally trusted for accurate and age-appropriate content in Spanish.  
Access provided courtesy of the California State Library.

Britannica School is the go-to site for learning more about any subject—for all grades and all reading abilities—offering thousands of up-to-date, curated, and curriculum-relevant articles, images, videos, audio clips, primary sources, maps, research tools, recommended Web sites, and three separate databases—Elementary, Middle, or High.  
Access provided courtesy of the California State Library.

Access full image scans of selected historical California newspapers from 1846 to the present.

Combination of several databases with over 20,000 publications that range from scholarly journals to popular magazines.  Databases include the Coronavirus Research Database, eBook Central, eLibrary, Global Newsstream, LA Times, Publicly Available Content Database, SIRS Discoverer and SIRS Issues Researcher. 
Access provided courtesy of the California State Library.

General reference collection of periodical and digital media content with editorial guidance for novice researchers. Includes newspapers, magazines, scholarly journals, books, videos and audios, dissertations and theses, reports, blogs, and much more. (Grades 6+)
Access provided courtesy of the California State Library.

Selected content for beginning researchers, especially elementary and middle school students and educators. (Grades 3-9)
Access provided courtesy of the California State Library.

Curriculum-aligned database of content organized by complex issues, ideally for middle and high school students and educators. (Grades 6+)
Access provided courtesy of the California State Library.