Welcome to Peabody Institute Library's Local History Database!

Keyword Search

Perform a general search across multiple fields.
To search for multiple keywords, type AND between the two words (ex: Peabody AND Danvers). To search for a specific phrase, use quotation marks (ex: "leather industry"). To search for variations of a term, use an asterisk as a wildcard (ex: histor* would return records containing history, histories, historical, etc.).

Advanced Search

Perform a more specific search.
For example, searching White in the People field will bring up any records associated with a member of the White family, without having to sift through black & white photographs.

Random Images

Browse the collection.
Each Random Images page displays a random assortment of images from the records online. If something piques your interest, click the thumbnail to view a larger version of the image.