New and Improved: Sunday, April 24, 2005 at 09:54:28 AM
Why Study History? An essay posted on the website of the the American Historical Association.
Organization of American Historians An extensive list of history links along with basic information about the organization.
American Historical Association A very nice site. Strong emphasis on teaching history in K - 12.
American Labor History This is an extensive site covering all periods of American history.
American Memory, The Library of Congress WOW!
What a site. This is a great place to spend five or six hours just
looking around. Find historic documents, photos, maps, and much more.
Check out the photos from the 1840s.
American Social History Project This organization "aims to revitalize interest in history by challenging the traditional ways that people learn about the past." They have also published the excellent US History textbook focusing on labor history, Who Built America?
American Studies at
the University of Virginia This is an extensive American Studies
site. It includes numerous maps and primary sources. There is a
large section on the 1930s.
African American Mosaic: A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History and Culture. Learn what happened to Robert E. Lee's slaves after they were freed. Tour Nicodemus, a Kansas African American township established in the late nineteenth century. Discover what role blacks played in the WPA.
Afro-American
Almanac This site includes folktales, biographies, short histories of events
particularly related to African American history, and games. This site is
worth visiting.
America Rock Find the lyrics here.
California State Railroad Museum A nice site with some great pictures.
National Women's History Project "Your window on the world of women's history."
Presbyterian Historical Society "Unlocking the past for the future."
Sierra Club - This site offers a history of the organization with biographies of environmentalists.
United States Constitution - This document is posted on the US House of Representatives web site.
The West A PBS site based on their mini series.
Archiving Early America "Our main focus at Archiving Early America is primary source material from 18th Century America-- all displayed digitally. A unique array of original newspapers, maps and writings come to life on your screen just as they appeared to our forebears more than 200 years ago." The down side of this site is its abundance of advertisements.
California Missions Studies Association This site offers articles and pictures.
Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum There is a wealth of photographs at this site.
Chetro Ketl Great Kiva Take a 3D tour of this Anasazi site.
Colonial Williamsburg
Tour this historic Virginia city. This is a large site an well worth a
visit.
Declaration of Independence This is on the James Madison University web site.
Frederick Douglass Maintained by the National Park Service, this site provides information and images of Douglass. Good links to related sites can also be found here.
"Reconstruction" Once you are at this page, scroll down to find the articles by Douglass.
Erie Canal Online Here you will find a short history, some maps and primary sources about the Erie Canal.
The Federalist Papers The eighty-five essays supporting the adoption of the United States Constitution of 1787 are found on many internet sites. Of all these, this is the best site. It's well organized and has good graphics.
Gold Rush A Sacramento Bee site, but still very nice and great pictures.
The Rise and Fall of Alexander Hamilton A well organized on-line biography of Hamilton.
Hamilton Grange A National Park Service site highlighting Hamilton's New York home.
Jamestown Rediscovery
Visit the archaeological project and visit the first "successful"
permanent settlement in British North America.
Monticello The home of Thomas Jefferson.
The Museum of Slavery in the Atlantic Personal accounts from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, slave songs, statistical information on the slave trade and much more can be found at this site. This is a nicely organized and scholarly site designed by Professor Larson, professor of African history at The Pennsylvania State University.
New Hampshire's Black History This is a wonderful site; well organized and stuffed with information. Learn about African American sailors, slavery in Portsmouth, Prince Whipple - a patriot in the American War for Independence, and much more at this web site.
Religion and the Founding of the American Republic A Library of Congress web site.
Sutter's Fort Graphic Go here to take a look at the layout of the fort.
Transcontinental Rail This is the companion site to the PBS American Experience program.
Underground Railroad Results of the National Park Service's study of the Underground Railroad.
EASE History - EASE History is a rich learning environment that supports the learning of US history. It does so by connecting historical events, campaign ads and core democratic values.
Eugene V. Debs Foundation "While there is a lower class, I am in it; while there is a criminal element, I am of it; and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free."
Illinois Labor History Society An excellent site for articles and photographs.
Lower East Side Tenement Museum The first museum in the United States to preserve a tenement building and have it designated a National Historic Site.
Manzanar: National Park Service This site offers a history, maps, a virtual tour of the World War II internment camp.
Mine Safety and Health Administration A pictorial walk through the 20th century: Little Miners
Pullman Strike - Go here to find information about the strike and an illustrated timeline.
The 1950s web site. Lots of great primary sources and links.
The Fifties Web Trivia, games, pop culture, and more.
The King Center The "official, living memorial dedicated to the advancement of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."
The National Security Archive A George Washington University site with a large selection of declassified government documents.
Atomic Bomb: Decision Documents on the decision to use atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The Atomic Duty of Pvt. Bill Bires One man's account of his encounter with the nuclear bomb.
Nuclear Terrorism This site allows you to type in your ZIP Code and then see what a small nuclear blast would do in your area.
Oakland Museum of California Find out about their latest exhibit and tour the virtual museum.
Paul Robeson This is a middle school level presentation of a great American activist.
How the Other Half Lives Jacob Riis's book and photographs online.
Masters of Photography: Jacob Riis You will find a short biography and numerous photographs at this site.
Union Songs Ever wanted to know all the words to "Solidarity Forever"? The lyrics to this and many other songs can be found at this Australian web site.
Art of the First World War A collection of over 100 paintings.
Photos of the Great War An extensive image archive.
The Great War Society Established in 1987 "to study all aspects of the Great War and its effect on the 20th Century"
Battlefield: Vietnam A PBS web site.
Vietnam A PBS web site companion to their American Experience series.
The Wars for Vietnam Numerous primary sources documents can be found here.
Ronald Regan A PBS web site companion to their American Experience series.
Ronald Wilson Reagan Demented Mediaverse A funny site.
Ronald Reagan Quotations - The Quotations Page "Facts are stupid things."
The Reagan Years: A Statistical Overview of the 1980s A significant amount of revealing information. It wasn't as good as the conservatives would have you believe (unless you are one of the few very wealth people in the country).
Reagan Quotes Yes he was.
Rodney King Riots This site has a collection of photographs from the May 1992 riots.
Assyro-Babylonian Mythology FAQ A very extensive site.
Exploring Ancient World Cultures is a great place to start looking for information.
Facts About Israel The history of Israel from Biblical times to the present.
HyperHistory Online - Over 200 files covering 3000 years of world history.
International Black Index Source Promoting "the people, culture and heritage of the African Diaspora in a fair and unbiased manner."
Medieval Sourcebook - Many links to other web sites.
Museum of London - The Museum of London Group represents a quarter of a million years of history and over seven million modern Londoners. Our collections include over a million items. Discover many of them in our galleries or on this website."
Periodical Historical Atlas of Europe, 1AD - 2000AD Many maps.
Paris Take a tour of the city - in English or French.
Roman-Open Air Museum is a very nice place to view a German archaeological site dating from the first to third centuries A.D. Take their virtual tour through a Roman villa.
De Imperatoribus Romanis "An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors."
