JWAL--Library: Researching the Adirondacks: Online Databases & Digital Archives

Online Databases & Digital Archives

The databases below contain scholarly journals and the digital archives contain historically and culturally relevant items, photographs, art, and recordings. Try using search terms related to your topic, or use some of the keywords listed in "Getting Started" tab.

Adirondack Experience Museum Collections Database This link opens in a new window
- Why search here?
  To find primary sources from local/regional works of historical importance to the Adirondacks.
- What's included?
  Searchable catalog of art, artifacts, photographs, and other materials housed in the permanent collection at the Adirondack Experience museum. Search settings include Keyword, Advanced Search, Photographs only, Objects only, or randomized images.
Historic Saranac Lake Online Collections Database This link opens in a new window
- Why search here?
  To find a collection of curated primary source material on the historic village of Saranac Lake. Specific content on the tuberculosis treatment facilities and cures the area became known for.
- What's included?
  Searchable online database of images and items, oral history projects, historic Saranac Lake wiki, local projects, and contact information to reach out to the HSL staff and visit the location.
Lake Placid Olympic Museum Online Collections Database This link opens in a new window
- Why search here?
  To find primary sources relating to the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics hosted in Lake Placid, NY. To search by Keyword, Advanced Search, Photographs only, Objects only, or randomized searching.
- What's included?
  Digitized photographs, news articles, letters, programs, scrapbooks, and memorialbilia from the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympic Games hosted in Lake Placid, NY.

New York Heritage Digital Collections
This site, run by the Northern New York Library Network, has full-text articles from local newspapers, photographs, oral histories, pamphlets, and musical scores from the 1800s until the present day. Recommend searching through keywords on entire site, or if you know more specific details, try a more specialized collection below. The Adirondack Experience Museum Collection is extensive.
Adirondack Experience Museum NY Heritage Digital Collection
Adirondack History Center Museum--Essex Co. Historical Society NY Heritage Digital Collection
Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society NY Heritage Digital Collection
Lake Placid Public Library NY Heritage Digital Collection
Paul Smiths College Collection NY Heritage Digital Collection
Saranac Lake Free Library NY Heritage Digital Collection
Tupper Lake Goff-Nelson Memorial Library NY Heritage Digital Collection