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Sanborn fire insurance maps are valuable historical tools for urban specialists, social historians, architects, geographers, genealogists, local historians, planners, environmentalists and anyone who wants to learn about the history, growth, and development of American cities, towns, and neighborhoods. They are large-scale plans containing data that can be used to estimate the potential risk for urban structures. This includes information such as the outline of each building, the size, shape and construction materials, heights, and function of structures, location of windows and doors. The maps also give street names, street and sidewalk widths, property boundaries, building use, and house and block numbers. Seven or eight different editions represent some areas.

Textual information on construction details (for example, steel beams or reinforced walls) is often given on the plans while shading indicates different building materials. Extensive information on building use is given, ranging from symbols for generic terms such as stable, garage, and warehouse to names of owners of factories and details on what was manufactured in them. In the case of large factories or commercial buildings, even individual rooms and the uses to which they were put are recorded on the maps. Other features shown include pipelines, railroads, wells, dumps, and heavy machinery. Click here to access a key provided by the Sanborn Map Company. (Note: Because the key is a detailed file, it must be large so that you can view it completed. As a result, it may take a while for the key to load onto your computer screen.)

Founded in 1867 by D. A. Sanborn, the Sanborn Map Company was the primary American publisher of fire insurance maps for nearly 100 years. To order individual maps directly from the Sanborn Map Company (now owned by Environmental Data Resources, Inc. (EDR)) please call 1-800-352-0050 or visit their website at http://www.edrnet.com/

For Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) click here

Note: The Library provides access to Kentucky Maps only

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HeritageQuest Online is a comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources—rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, and finding aids.

18th Century or 20th Century. European or Native American. Farm or Factory. East Coast or West Coast. Where does your American past begin?

Discover the amazing history of you with HeritageQuest Online. It delivers an essential collection of genealogical and historical sources—with coverage dating back to the 1700s—that can help people find their ancestors and discover a place’s past.

The collection consists of six core data sets:

U.S. Federal Censuses feature the original images of every extant federal census in the United States, from 1790 through 1930, with name indexes for many decades. In total the collection covers more than 140 million names.

Genealogy and local history books deliver more than 7 million digitized page images from over 28,000 family histories, local histories, and other books. Titles have been digitized from our own renowned microform collections, as well from the American Antiquarian Society via an exclusive partnership.

Periodical Source Index (PERSI), published by the Allen County Public Library, is recognized as the most comprehensive index genealogy and local history periodicals. It contains more than 2 million records covering titles published around the world since 1800.

Revolutionary War records contains original images from pension and bounty land warrant application files help to identify more than 80,000 American Army, Navy, and Marine officers and enlisted men from the Revolutionary War era.

Freedman’s Bank Records, with more than 480,000 names of bank applicants, their dependents, and heirs from 1865–1874, offers valuable data that can provide important clues to tracing African American ancestors prior to and immediately after the Civil War.

LexisNexis U.S. Serial Set records the memorials, petitions, private relief actions made to the U.S. Congress back to 1789, with a total of more than 480,000 pages of information.

 

Guided Video Tutorials:

• Census Search
• Census Results
• State Maps
• Image Viewer Tools
• Notebook
• Search History

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World News Digest brings together seven decades of news from the renowned Facts On File World News Digest in print. This unique archival record of domestic and international news, unrivaled for its depth, breadth, and accuracy, covers all major political, social, and economic events since November 1940. World News Digest is updated twice weekly and includes
a searchable hourly newsfeed. Its more than 1 million internal hyperlinks allow researchers to follow a story ahead in time and back in time, and lead to just the background information they need to understand its significance.

Coverage

• 1940-present

Information Type:

• Citations? No
• Abstracts? No
• Full Text? Yes

Frequency of Updates:

• Weekly

Features:

• Ahead in Time” and “Back in Time” links for a complete chronological chain of events
• Timelines of top stories
• Key background information—primary source documents, profiles of newsmakers, countries, and issues
• Research features and in-depth coverage guides on high-interest topics
• Searchable newsfeed, updated hourly
• Newspaper editorials and editorial cartoons with discussion questions
• World Almanac® content and full Encyclopedia
• Citations display in MLA, 7th Edition style, with APA guidelines

SIRS Issue Researcher

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With hundreds of Issues to choose from, SIRS Researcher gives everyone the opportunity to find out all sides of an issue. With authoritative, in-depth research behind every topic, SIRS will provide you all the information you need to take a stance on any issue!

SIRS Researcher® Features

Leading Issues Natural Disasters Focus on Terrorism Today’s News Maps of the World World Almanac Excerpts Spotlight on… Curriculum Pathfinders

	Cellular telephones	Capital punishment
	World conflicts	Animal experimentation
Marijuana, Law and legislation	Abortion	Obesity
Same-sex marriage	Illegal aliens	Banned books

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AtoZ in the USA is a database dedicated to anything and everything about the 50 states!

You’ll find antique maps, state flags, facts, figures – even where you can find farmer’s markets for each state.

More than just your standard state facts, you’ll also find recipes, image collections, information on sports, recreation, and demographics.

A great resource for students of all ages – AtoZ in the USA provides quality information in an easy to navigate format – simply select a state and pick your subject area.

Here’s a few quick facts on Kentucky taken from AtoZ:

State Name: Kentucky

State Nickname: The Bluegrass State

State Motto: United we stand, divided we fall.

Name for Residents: Kentuckian

Abbreviation: KY

Time Zone:
Eastern half: Eastern, GMT/UTC -5 / -4 (Daylight Savings Time)
Western half: Central, GMT/UTC -6 / -5 (Daylight Savings Time)

Capital City: Frankfort

Date of Statehood: June 1, 1792

Statehood Rank: 15th State

Area: 40,409 square miles (104,659 km²)

1784 Map of Kentucky

	Isaac Shelby
	Governor #: 1 Term Start: June 4, 1792 Term End: June 7, 1796 Number of Terms: 1 Party: Democratic-Republican Lt. Governor(s): None	Born: December 11, 1750 Birth (place): Hagerstown, Maryland Died: July 18, 1826 Died (place): Lincoln County, Kentucky Spouse(s): Susannah Hart Profession: Soldier, Farmer Religion: Presbyterian