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Provides easy-to-use features and reliable content from magazines and reference books.

The digital edition of the Daily Progress is a collaborative project of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library and the University of Virginia Libraries in honor of Charlottesville's 250th anniversary. Currently the digital edition covers 1893 to 1964.

Explore Charlottesville history through local news, events and people with the Daily Progress. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.

Provides information on the history, culture, lifestyle, and government of numerous countries. The database includes the world edition, kids edition, and states edition. Contains a photo gallery, a recipe collection, biographies, and customizable data tables.

Gale’s ChiltonLibrary provides a wide variety of users with access to vehicle maintenance and repair information including step by step service and repair manuals, wiring diagrams, images, and a video library. ChiltonLibrary also supports automotive students with ASE test prep questions.

A collection of Virginia birth, death, marriage, divorce, and Confederate pension records from the Library of Virginia. In-house public PC users must select unfiltered access.

Portal for Ancestry.com's popular collection of more than 7,000 databases and 200 billion images, including immigration records, censuses, vital records, family histories, court and legal documents, directories, photos and maps.