Dan Harper’s Online Etymology Dictionary is one of those reference sources that is both useful and a pleasure to use. It’s primary content is, of course, dictionary entries for English words with a focus on their history. For example we will learn that the word “pet” is of unknown origin and meant “a tamed animal” until about the 16th century when it gained the meanings “animal kept as a favorite” and “indulged child”. By the 1620s it was in use…
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Britannica Online School Edition lets you choose your level, with content geared to Elementary, Middle School, High School, and a PreSchool Learning Zone. Each level includes dictionary and thesaurus, atlases, timelines, and other features at the appropriate grade level.
Free for all Massachusetts residents. Provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and the Massachusetts Library System. Want help using this resource? Contact us.
The Merck Manual has been a standard medical reference source for more than 100 years. Although discontinued in print, the online version is kept up to date, and includes both advanced content for doctors and medical students, as well as easy to understand content for patients, parents and caregivers.
This is a librarian recommended website. Want help using this resource? Contact us.
Offering a unique, interdisciplinary approach to U.S. and Global history and culture, Sharpe Online Reference (SOLR) explores the broad range of events, people, movements, and political, social, economic, and cultural issues that have shaped the nation and the world from earliest times to the present day.
Provided by Forbes Library and available remotely to Northampton residents with a CW MARS card. Want help using this resource? Contact us.
Online access to a variety of reference works from Salem Press. These are essentially the website versions of the same Salem Press volumes we have in the library. Topics include history, science, health, and careers. A good starting point for elementary and high school research projects.
Provided by Forbes Library. Remote access requires a Forbes Library card. Want help using this resource? Contact us.
Online Learning
Access these online programs and databases to explore scientific wonders, learn languages, and more!…Access these online programs and databases to explore scientific wonders, learn languages, and more!…
Welcome to the online special collections of Forbes Library, including the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum and the Hampshire Room for Local History and Special Collections. We invite you to explore the collection for both pleasure and research.
This database contains only our digital archival and Special Collections materials. Additional special collections that have not yet been digitized can be seen in the library by appointment.
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Local History at Forbes Library
Map of Northampton, 1875. From the Hampshire Room for Local History. Forbes Library maintains a sizable local history collection covering Northampton and Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Physical collections | Virtual collections…life of Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States. Digital and Online Collections Online Special Collections Portal Starting in 2022, we transitioned to the Argus Collection Management System. This portal allows you to search over 14,000 items from the library’s special collections which have been digitized, as well as born-digital materials documenting more recent events and places. It also includes images of the library’s Fine Arts c…
Online Local History Research
This page lists online resources for your local history research. For assistance with local history or genealogy research: visit the Hampshire Room for Local History call 413-587-1014 email us at archives@forbeslibrary.org For…This page lists online resources for your local history research. For assistance with local history or genealogy research: visit the Hampshire Room for Local History call 413-587-1014 email us at archives@forbeslibrary.org For more information on local history resources at Forbes Library see our Local History page. Northampton Area Statewide and Regional Resources…
Online Genealogy Resources
Online Genealogy Resources…Online Genealogy Resources…
Virtual / Online Events
March 26, 2020 — We are offering some library programs and events online so you can participate at home. Please see https://forbeslibrary.org/events/#virtual for the complete schedule. (more…)…We are offering some library programs and events online so you can participate at home. Please see https://forbeslibrary.org/events/#virtual for the complete schedule. Virtual events this month:…
Online Genealogy Resources
This list of recommended online genealogy resources is a great place to begin your research. For more genealogy resources, read about genealogy research at Forbes Library….This list of recommended online genealogy resources is a great place to begin your research. For more genealogy resources, read about genealogy research at Forbes Library….
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