Collections for Adult Readers
Topic: Lowell Mill Girls
The Lowell Offering
via Hathi Trust Digital Library
The Lowell Offering was a literary magazine written and edited by the mill employees from 1840-1845. It is available for readers through the Hathi Trust, a non-profit digital catalog.
Written, Edited, and Published by Female Operatives Employed in the Mills (Ed.). (n.d.). Catalog record: The lowell offering. Catalog Record: The Lowell offering | HathiTrust Digital Library. Retrieved October 5, 2021, from https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/011570066#.
via Hathi Trust Digital Library
The Lowell Offering was a literary magazine written and edited by the mill employees from 1840-1845. It is available for readers through the Hathi Trust, a non-profit digital catalog.
Written, Edited, and Published by Female Operatives Employed in the Mills (Ed.). (n.d.). Catalog record: The lowell offering. Catalog Record: The Lowell offering | HathiTrust Digital Library. Retrieved October 5, 2021, from https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/011570066#.
Topic: Oregon Trail
The Paper Trail
This database is a useful resource for patrons who might be genealogically connected to the Oregon Trail. Operated by the OCTA, it collects information related to the Oregon, California, and Mormon, and Pony Express Trails.
Paper-trail - A Guide to Overland Pioneer Names & Documents. (n.d.). Retrieved October 8, 2021, from https://www.paper-trail.org/.
This database is a useful resource for patrons who might be genealogically connected to the Oregon Trail. Operated by the OCTA, it collects information related to the Oregon, California, and Mormon, and Pony Express Trails.
Paper-trail - A Guide to Overland Pioneer Names & Documents. (n.d.). Retrieved October 8, 2021, from https://www.paper-trail.org/.
Topic: American Revolution
The American Revolution
via the National Archives
This database is a useful resource to learn so much more about the American Revolution. Learn more about military service records, land records, the Continental Congress, see artwork, and so much more!
The American Revolution. (2021). Retrieved from https://bit.ly/3iR5350.
via the National Archives
This database is a useful resource to learn so much more about the American Revolution. Learn more about military service records, land records, the Continental Congress, see artwork, and so much more!
The American Revolution. (2021). Retrieved from https://bit.ly/3iR5350.
For Further Reading
eBooks Collection
via the Hawaii State Public Library System This database is a huge collection of eBooks, available for all library users. EBSCOhost. (n.d.). eBook Collection. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/3v1Pxbi. |
Encyclopedia Britannica Online: Middle School Edition
via the Hawaii State Public Library System This database is an online encyclopedia, leveled for middle school readers. Encyclopedia Britannica (2021). In Encyclopedia Britannica Online: Middle School Edition. Retrieved from https://school-eb-com.ezproxy.librarieshawaii.org/levels/middle. |
American History in Context
via the Hawaii State Public Library System This database is an excellent resource for understanding American History by telling the "why" of events, not just the "what". Gale . (2021). American history in context. Gale in Context: US History. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/3AsgHcB. |