Hi all, This month's celebration is a great opportunity to highlight some MeL eResources that you might not use on a regular basis but which contain varied resources to satisfy users completing a school assignment or seeking personal enrichment. Here are three: Michigana: Sources in U.S. History Online<http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=SMIH> is a rich digital archives covering the time period of 1500-1926 in American history. Primary source documents include personal narratives and memoirs, pamphlets and political speeches, sermons and songs, legal treatises, images, and maps are all included in 25+ different document types. Browse topics or do a search. Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)<http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-gale.php?database=GVRL> contains full text reference books and encyclopedias in 15 collections including General Reference, History, and Multicultural Studies. A basic search in Multicultural Studies for slavery provided a link to the Manifesto of the American Anti-Slavery Society<http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GVRL&sw=w&u=lom_accessmich&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CCX3189300111&asid=a4306faf6beac1d240a46f671c4649dd>, a primary source document. HeritageQuest Online<http://www.galesupport.com/migeoipcheck/migeoipcheck-proq.php?database=HERITAGE> is a treasure trove for historians and genealogists alike. Look under Research Aids for information on African American family research (explaining free or slave, slaveholders, property and probate records, ship manifests, Freedmen's Bureau records, and more). Michigan residents or Michigan library access only. MeL Minutes are brought to you by the Library of Michigan. Want more information on MeL? Stay tuned for the next MeL Minute available on many Michigan library listservs, email us at contact@mel.org<mailto:contact@mel.org>, visit http://mel.org<http://mel.org/> or sign up for the MeL Minute and other Library of Michigan e-mail lists via GovDelivery<https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/MILOM/subscriber/new>. We encourage you to share MeL Minutes with your colleagues and networks. Want to let your patrons/followers know about these great resources? Feel free to use this 140 character message: Michiganders, for African American History Mth resources check http://mel.org/databases Michigana, GVRL, HeritageQuest, & your local library Eunice Eunice C. Borrelli Michigan eLibrary Internet Librarian Library of Michigan/Michigan Dept. of Education 517-241-4996 [Follow MeL on Twitter]<https://twitter.com/meldotorg> [MeL - Michigan eLibrary Logo] <http://mel.org/> [Like MeL on Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/mel.org> [Check out MeL on Youtube] <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO1dqA8_ZOCfZcHP9OaBGew> [cid:image001.jpg@01D27BD4.275C9DB0] [cid:image002.png@01D27BD4.275C9DB0] <http://www.acteonline.org/ctemonth> Visit www.acteonline.org/ctemonth <http://www.acteonline.org/ctemonth> for more information on Career and Technical Education February is Career and Technical Education Month in Michigan.