Did You Know?
The Pioneer Room contains a treasure trove of historical information on Escondido, including photographs, school yearbooks, newspaper clippings, maps and much more.
Magazines
History & Biography
Home > Research > History & Biography
Suggested Catalog Searches
If you search for a person in the catalog (last name, first name) and the call number is "B [name]", it's on the Biography shelves.
Databases
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Gale Biography Resource Center
Includes biographical information on over 300,000 people throughout history and around the world.
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EbscoHOST
Visit MasterFILE Premiere to search for articles on history topics.
Not in the library? Please have your library card
number on hand.
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Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
Search encyclopedia entries for history and biography information.
Not in the library? Please have your library card
number on hand.
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Ancestry.com Library Edition (In Library Use Only)
The largest family history site online with over 4 billion names in worldwide historical records, family tree services and genealogy.
Websites
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American Memory, from the Library of Congress
Find written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience.
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Biography.com
Short biographies of famous people throughout history.
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History.com
Short essays on important events throughout history (This Day in History).
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HyperHistory
Generate timelines based on people or events, and look at maps of human migration.
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National Archives: Genealogists/Family Historians
Government resources for genealogists including census, military, and immigration records.
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Journal of San Diego History
Free online archive (1955-present) from the San Diego Historical Society.
Escondido Public Library.
Revised:
07/17/08.