History, Law, and Culture

Find accurate information to help you complete school assignments or explore your interests. Read or listen to articles at a reading level that is right for you. Get articles, images, definitions, and websites from trusted sources.

Access also includes:

• Britannica Library Children
• Britannica Library Young Adult

Finding tool for federal publications that includes descriptive information for historical and current publications as well as direct links to the full document.​

Learn about what life is like around the world.

Includes:

• country and state reports
• articles
• maps
• videos
• statistics and data
• photographs
• biographies
• interviews
• recipes
• local experts

Government documents that provide public information about the workings and essential activities of the Federal Government.

Write a will or trust for free in less than 20 minutes. Legally valid in all 50 states. For complex estate plans, you can create a set of documented wishes to bring to an attorney.

Explore both sides of an issue. Use statistics and primary sources to weigh the pros and cons. Read articles written from diverse perspectives to understand others better.

Congressional Record, Federal Register, Bills, legislative calendars, and other searchable government documents.

Discover HeinOnline's special collection of research databases. Free access to libraries includes periodicals, government documents, international resources, and case law.

Databases included:

• Civil Rights and Social Justice
• Slavery in America and the World
• LGBTQ+ Rights
• Gun Regulation and Legislation in America

Search U.S. statistics from thousands of trusted sources. View historical context for data. Create custom data tables. Download and share tables.

Discover history from ancient times to the current era.

Includes:

• articles
• primary sources
• maps
• journals
• multimedia
• study units
• history guides

Find legal forms, research guides, podcasts, services, and more.

Read articles from:

• New York Daily Times (1851-1857) and
• New York Times (1857-to three years before the current year).

Read U.S. newspapers published in the 19th century. 

Find large-scale maps of Washington cities and towns. Explore detailed views that show street blocks and building numbers. Maps range from 1867 to 1970.

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Access to historical Washington State newspapers through the Washington State Library. To access some of these resources you may need a Washington State Library card or ecard