Databases

Discover your family history and start your family tree.

This database may only be accessed inside the library.

Explore or reconstruct the lives of individuals who were enslaved, owned slaves, or participated in the historical trade.

Access US military records including stories, photos, and personal documents.

Provides comprehensive coverage of obituaries and death notices from 1704 through today.

A collection of postcards, photographs and other material primarily focused on Black Hawk County along with some images from communities across the state. 

Search newspaper archives for Obituary, Birth Records, Death Records. Courier records available from 1859-1964.

Explore Waterloo history through local news, events and people with the USA TODAY Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.

Search Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier content from 2001 to present.