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About the Salem History database:

Search or browse encyclopedic articles on American and World History.

Historical subjects include: Arts, Crime, Criminals, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Disasters, Accidents, Discovery, Exploration, Explorers, Economics, Economists, Education, Educators, Environmental Issues, Geography, Geographers, Government, Politics, Law, Legal History, Courts, Literature, Publishing, Medicine, Health, Military History, Popular Culture, Trends, Fads, Religion, Spirituality, Ethics, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility, Science, Scientists, Social Issues, Reform, Social Science, Sports, Athletics, Athletes, Technology, Inventions, Inventors, Transportation, Women's Issues.

"Core curriculum" topics include: American History, Western Civilization/European History, Women's History, World History.

You can also browse the contents of this encyclopedia by geographical location: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia and Oceania, Central America and West Indies, Europe, North America, South America.

>> Outside the library? Click here to log into Salem History.
>> At the library? Please click here to access Salem History.
Access Options:

This database can be accessed from any of Thrall Library's public Internet or research computers.

Concerning access outside the library:

Members of Middletown Thrall Library may log in to this service using their library barcode.
Some helpful hints:

Along the top of the database page are several tabs you can click:
  • Home - This takes you to the main Salem History page.
  • Search - The brings up the search page.
  • Browse - Here is where you can browse topics and subtopics.
  • People - View biographical entries of persons in the encyclopedia. Select from A-Z (last name).
  • Profile - If you register at the Salem website, you can save articles, searches, and citations. Registration requires and e-mail address.
Under the search box is an "Advanced Search" button. Once you click it, you can specify any number of parameters, such as a date range, which keywords are included or excluded from your search, which category you would like to search, and more.
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Technical Considerations:

Before printing, be sure to click the "Print this Document" link at the top of an article page. This will reformat the page in a "printer friendly" format, enabling you to print more on fewer pages.

Printing at the library costs $ .20 per page. Please inquire at the Reference Department if you are not sure how to print.

This database allows you to e-mail articles you find to your own e-mail account. To do so, click the "E-mail this document" link at the top of an article page and carefully enter your e-mail address on the next web page that appears.

There is no cost for e-mailing articles, and you may e-mail as many articles to yourself as you like!

If you would like some assistance in using this database or finding any information, please speak with one of our librarians at the Reference Department or contact us:

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