Biography & Genealogy

African American Biographical Database
Home use is available for Wisconsin residents

Biographical sketches of African-Americans both famous and relatively unknown. Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.

American National Biography
(Home use is available for La Crosse residents)

Find biographical information and some photos of well-known Americans. Biographies don't appear in ANB until after a person is deceased. For biographies of persons still alive, try Wilson Biographies.

Ancestry Library Edition 

Use Ancestry to search for genealogical information in federal censuses, immigration records and other document collections.

Biography and Genealogy Master Index 
Home use is available for La Crosse residents

A collective index to more than 500 reference books of biographies.

Contemporary Authors
Home use is available for La Crosse residents

"Contemporary Authors provides complete biographical and bibliographical information and references on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors. Contemporary Literary Criticism--Select is an extensive collection of critical essays on contemporary authors. Each CLC--Select entry contains a biographical/critical introduction, listing of principal works and sources for further study."

HeritageQuest
Home use is available for City of La Crosse residents

A valuable tool for genealogy and historical research, HeritageQuest allows you to search books, magazine articles (PERSI), federal censuses and Revolutionary War pension files by personal names or place names. Attention AOL Users: If you have trouble accessing this database try minimizing the AOL homepage and using Internet Explorer instead.

Wilson Biographies 
Home use is available for La Crosse residents

Full-text biographies from more than 100 print volumes of biographical reference books published by H. W. Wilson and other quality reference publishers.  Sources include Current Biography, the World Author series, Junior Authors and Illustrators, World Artists and American Reformers. Attention AOL Users: If you have trouble accessing this database try minimizing the AOL homepage and using Internet Explorer instead.

The La Crosse Public Library offers a number of high-quality, accurate, authoritative sources you can depend on.  These sources are made available both in the library  and at home.  Some of these are paid databases and only available through the library's web site. If you need assistance or want to report a problem please contact the Reference Department at 608-789-7122 or by e-mail refdesk@lacrosse.lib.wi.us.

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