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The Southwest Library will open at 1:30 p.m. today, Sunday, June 14, due to a staffing issue. The Rosedale Library will have a delayed opening due to a facilities issue. The Deanwood and Northwest One Libraries will be closed due to high temperatures in the building.

HeritageHub

Explore your family history with the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research, 1704 – today. Previously named America's Obituaries and Death Notices by Newsbank.

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Historical Black Newspapers

This historical newspaper collection provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. Provided by ProQuest.

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History Commons

African American Newspapers, including Washington, D.C. resources, emphasizing eyewitness accounts of events during the 19th century. Formerly named Accessible Archives.

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JSTOR

JSTOR contains the full-text of more than 2,300 journals from 1,000 publishers, available in more than 60 disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences and mathematics.

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