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About Salem History

Search or browse encyclopedic articles on American and World History.

Includes these encyclopedias:
  • American Immigration
  • American Decades
    • The Twenties in America
    • The Thirties in America
    • The Forties in America
    • The Fifties in America
    • The Sixties in America
    • The Seventies in America
    • The Eighties in America
    • The Nineties in America
    • The 2000s in America
  • Great Events from History
    • Ancient World
    • Middle Ages
    • 17th Century
    • 18th Century
    • 19th Century
    • 20th Century, 1901-1940
    • 20th Century, 1941-1970
    • 20th Century, 1971-2000
    • GLBT/LGBT Events
    • Modern Scandals
  • Modern Scandals
  • Great Lives from History
    • Ancient World
    • Middle Ages
    • Renaissance & Early Modern Era
    • 17th Century
    • 18th Century
    • 19th Century
    • Twentieth Century
    • Notorious
  • Milestone Documents
  • American History
  • Musicians & Composers
  • The Reference Shelf (American Political Speeches; Campaign Trends & Election Law; Immigration; Racial Tensions in a Post-Racial Age; Representative American Speeches 2014–2015; Rethinking Work; The Digital Age; The Supreme Court; The Transformation of American Cities; U.S. National Debate Topic 2015–2016: Surveillance; U.S. National Debate Topic 2016-2017: U.S.-China Relations; Whistleblowers)

Subjects covered:
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.

Access Issues?

Please call our Reference Dept. at (845) 341-5461 when the library is open.

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Tips & Special Features:


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.
For Further Exploration...

Please visit our Reference Department, call us at 1-845-341-5461, or ask a librarian.

Technical Considerations:
Experiencing access/technical issues?
Please see the ACCESS OPTIONS section of this page.

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