Research Databases

Search records, books, serials, and other historical records specific to African Americans to trace your genealogy or to do research.

[IN-LIBRARY USE ONLY] Trace your genealogy using historical records. U. S. Census records; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; petitions for naturalization; passenger lists and more. You must be in the library to access this database.

Chronicling America, a project of the Library of Congress, allows users to search historic newspapers published between 1836 and 1922.

Historic digital collections from libraries, museums, and archives across Ohio and more. The DPLA portal to photographs, maps, documents, and AV materials from across the country is a great starting place for your local history and genealogy reference.

Family Search is the largest genealogy organization in the world. For over 100 years, FamilySearch has been actively gathering, preserving, and sharing genealogical records worldwide. Patrons may freely access our resources and service online at FamilySearch.org, or through over 4,500 family history centers in 70 countries, including the renowned Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.

A premier collection of historical U.S. military records that brings to life the details of America’s military veterans with stories, photos, and personal documents.

Search census records, books, serials, and other historical records to trace your genealogy.

The Library of Congress website offers a rich assortment of digital collections pertaining to United States history, culture, arts, science, religion, and many other topics. 

A collaborative project of the Ohio History Connection and the State Library of Ohio, OhioMemory is a digital library containing images, documents, maps, and objects pertaining to Ohio's people, places, and events which are available for viewing on this site. For more information on the Richwood-North Union Public Library's Digital Collection, visit our Digital Collections page.

Find large scale street plans produced by the Sanborn Fire Insurance company from 1867 to 1970. Locate and identify buildings and neighborhoods. Study the growth of towns and cities, and the impact of new development.

Explore more than 650 pre-made timelines with over 14,000 individual events, or create your own timelines!