Research Databases

This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. Coverage: 1857 - 1922

From inside the Library, search billions of records to discover your family's story using your library card number and password.

The Brooklyn Public Library's digital newspapers including the Brooklyn Eagle, Brooklyn Life, and Activities of the Long Island Society.  Years available: 1809–1999.

The Digital Public Library of America brings together content held by America’s libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world.

"Enslaved.org is a discovery hub that helps users to search and find information from a large and growing number of datasets and digital projects."

Access to enhanced data through Family Search affiliate Library

Access to US military records including stories, photos, and personal documents.

Use these directories to search a variety of information such as financial information for companies, membership figures for associations, education-related financial aid and scholarships, and more.

The Greenlawn Centerport Historical Association is a non-profit membership organization with a mission to preserve the history of the communities of Greenlawn and Centerport, Long Island, New York.

Combines digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records with the digitized version of the popular UMI® Genealogy and Local History book collection.

Library of Congress Digital Collections provides access to digitized American historical materials and includes images, maps, manuscripts, prints, photographs, posters, sound recordings, motion pictures, books, pamphlets, and sheet m

Access census, military and other records, family trees, and photos.

Access to full articles in the New York Amsterdam News (1922-1993), one of the nation’s leading black newspapers of the 20th century and one of New York’s most influential black-owned institutions.

Research the people, places and institutions of New York State. Provides access to more than 170 distinct digital collections, totaling hundreds of thousands of items. Ideal for students, educators, historians, and genealogists.

Access to a wide range of historical newspapers that reflect New York's unique history. Search by newspaper title, county, publishing date, or keywords for content.

The Historical New York Times with Index provides search capability using subject terms and topics for focused and targeted results in combination with searchable full text, full page, and article-level images from the Historical New York Times.

Access to local and Long Island regional news stories and articles covering 1940 - 1989. 

Passenger and Immigration Lists Index (PILI) covers more than 5 million names of persons who immigrated to North American between the late 1500s and mid 20th Century.

Access to local newspapers covering over 100 years of Suffolk County, NY history.

Access to full text articles from 1889 through 2004.