Weather maps
- Historic weather maps
Search U.S. weather maps from April 1871 to April 1968.
Historic Newspapers
- America's historical newspapers This link opens in a new window
Search and browse American newspapers published across three centuries.
Search newspapers by location, date and keyword.
Other Sources
That Terrible Texas Weather by ISBN: 0585227926Publication Date: 2000-01-01Chapter 6 is titled "The Drought of 1890-1894: 'The Air was Rancid.'"
- Frontier Life: Frontier Life: Borderlands, Settlement & Colonial Encounters This link opens in a new window
Provides access to primary source documents focusing on European settlements, interactions, and transformations in Africa, Australasia, and North America in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Tip: Look for Transcript of Dancy's Diaries 1836-1856 as typed by William A. Brown in the "Frontier Life" database above
