Research

The Amherst Town Library provides reference and research assistance to everyone. Staff can help with general informational questions, genealogy, Amherst local history, government information, and finding reliable research resources.

For non-cardholders, research requests beyond Amherst-specific topics and brief reference questions will be referred to their home library.

Databases

Select the database you wish to access. You will be directed to the resource through our library catalog, where you’ll need to log in to continue.

To log in, enter your username and Password/PIN. Your 14-digit library card number can always be used as your username, or you may use a username you created.

Please note: Your library catalog login is separate from any personal account you may have created within a database to save searches, bookmark articles, or manage favorites.

NewsBank

Newsbank

Complete full text of many American news magazines, as well as the Nashua Telegraph, Union Leader & NH Sunday News. 

Newsbank
DrivingTests

NH Drivers Test

Information about getting your driver's license plus 6 practice tests.

NH Driver's Test
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NH Union Leader Collection

Coverage from 1989 through today, including full-text, web-only content and full-color image edition.

NH Union Leader Collection
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Nashua Telegraph Collection

Coverage from 1998 through today, including full-text, web-only content and full-color image edition.

Nashua Telegraph Collection
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Telegraph (Historical)

Scanned, full-page images in PDF format of The Nashua Telegraph, with issues from 1869-1952. Includes text, images, classifieds, news, obituaries, editorials and ads.

Telegraph - Historical
ReferenceSolutions

Reference Solutions (formerly ReferenceUSA)

Provides current directory information on 120 million U.S. residential households and 12 million businesses nationwide. Market research can be done by company name, geographical area, SIC code, business size, and yellow page heading. Customized lists of companies can be produced.

Reference Solutions
ProQuest

US Newsstream

Provides current and archived content from national and regional news sources from the U.S., including Barron's, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Newsday, Chicago Tribune, and USA Today.

U.S. Newsstream
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Physical Review Journals

Access provided through the APS Public Access Program for use in the library only. Includes Physical Review Letters (PRL);  Physical Review A; Physical Review B; Physical Review C; Physical Review D; Physical Review E; Physical Review X; Physical Review X Energy; Physical X Quantum; Physical Review Applied; Physical Review Fluids; Physical Review Materials; Physical Review Research; Physical Review; Reviews of Modern Physics; Physical Review Accelerators and Beams; Physical Review Physics Education Research; and The APS Journal Archive.

Physical Review Journals

Genealogy

Ancestry Library Edition

Ancestry Library Edition

(For use in the library only) Provides access to over 1.5 billion names, immigration records, city directories, census records, the Social Security Death Index and much more. New information is added daily.

Ancestry Library Edition
Heritage Quest

Heritage Quest

Researches family history and American culture through original page images and indexes. Search US Census records from 1790-1930 or find information described in over 25,000 family & local histories.

Heritage Quest
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The Milford Cabinet

Search full text or browse local newspapers. Farmer’s Cabinet (Nov 1802 – June 1900); Milford Enterprise (Dec 1873 – Dec 1886); Milford Daily Pointer (July 1894 – July 1909); Milford Cabinet (July 1900 – Dec 1967). This digitization project was partially funded by the Arthur L. Keyes Memorial Trust and a generous grant from the Milford Area Seniors.

Milford Cabinet

Local History

In the Library

Digitized Collection