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| About Lyndon B. Johnson Ntl. Historical Park |
Johnson Site features puzzles, word scrambles, and other activities about the history and accomplishments of our 36th President.
Source: National Park Service
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| American Memory |
Photographs, manuscripts, rare books, maps, recorded sound, and moving pictures that are part of the historical Americana.
Source: Library of Congress
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| American Time Capsule |
Items from 3 centuries, comprised of 28,000 sources, including posters, notices, advertisements, proclamations, leaflets, etc.
Source: Library of Congress
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| At Home in the Heartland |
Explores family life in Illinois from 1700 to now and examine contributions of various cultural groups to the state. Includes maps, etc.
Source: IL State Museum, w/ Ntl. Endwt. Humanities
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| Campfire Stories with George Catlin |
Take a virtual journey to meet American Indians of the 1830s with artist, ethnologist, and showman George Catlin. This site compiles paintings, historical documents, and commentary from contemporary experts so you can explore the intersections of two
Source: Smithsonian Institution
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| Capital and the Bay, The - American Memory |
139 books with first-person narratives, early histories, biographies, brochures, and photograph collections that capture this region.
Source: Library of Congress
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| Doing the Decades, 1890-1941 |
A two-month team research project for that uses Library of Congress resources to focus on long-term change in U.S. history.
Source: Library of Congress
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| Experiencing War (Voices of War) |
Veterans history themes including: a day in the life, combat, coming home, courage, life-altering moments, D-Day, POWs, and more.
Source: Library of Congress
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| Future State |
Learn about Vietnam, and the Cuban Missile Crisis and more than 50 international issues. Also links for current events, and more.
Source: Department of State
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| Grandparent/Elder Project, The |
Learn about World War I and the Great Depression by studying and by interviewing a grandparent or other elder.
Source: Library of Congress
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| History Place |
All kinds of information and images of modern U.S. history: events and culture.
Source: History Place
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| Humanities Text Initiative |
Digital library of historical documents such as speeches, letters, campaign ads, on famous Americans.
Source: Univ. of Michigan
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| Kid's Zone at Colonial Williamsburg |
Games and activities to introduce kids to The Colonial Williamsburg
Source: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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| Knowitall.org |
Knowitall.org is ETV's educational Web portal, a collection of fun, interactive websites for K-12 students, teachers and parents. Learn about South Carolina and Gullah culture through historical pictures and virtual tours of historic sites in South C
Source: South Carolina ETV Commission
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| Lewis and Clark |
Learn about Lewis & Clark and the PBS show, "The Journey of the Corps of Discovery."
Source: PBS
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| Nathaniel Hawthorne in Salem, MA |
Explore connection to Salem with a focus onThe Scarlet Letter Site also presents excerpts by leading Hawthorne scholars.
Source: N. Shore Comm. College, w/ Ntl. Endwt. Humanities
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| National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian |
Site for museum devoted to the protection and study of the life, languages, literature, history, and arts of Native Americans
Source: Smithsonian Institution
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| New Perspectives on the West |
Based on PBS's "THE WEST" this multimedia site offers selected documentary materials, archival images and commentary, as well as links to background information and other resources.
Source: PBS
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| Salem (Mass.) Witch Museum |
"Haunted Happenings" and other contents make this site useful when studying this area of United States history.
Source: Salem Witch Museum
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| The American Civil War Homepage |
Site: "The American Civil War Homepage gathers together in one place hypertext links to the most useful identified electronic files about the American Civil War (1861-1865). The page opens a gateway to the Internet's multi-formatted resources about w
Source: George H. Hoemann
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| The Civil War Homepage |
Site: "The American Civil War Homepage gathers together in one place hypertext links to the most useful identified electronic files about the American Civil War (1861-1865). The page opens a gateway to the Internet's multi-formatted resources about w
Source: George H. Hoemann
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| The Lewis and Clark Journey of Discovery |
The Lewis and Clark Journey of Discovery provides games, quizzes, profiles of members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Source: National Park Service
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| The Oregon Trail |
Tons of interesting information about the history of the Oregon Trail.
Source: Mike Trinklein and Steve Boettcher
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| WestWeb |
A topically-organized website about the study of the American West created and maintained by a born-and-bred Westerner
Source: WestWeb is the property of Catherine Lavender
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| Ancient Egypt |
Links to sites covering the time of the Pharaohs, Mummies and Hieroglyphics.
Source: www.kidskonnect.com
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| Ancient Egypt on the Web |
Site: "explore the mystery and splendor of ancient Egypt from the comfort of your own computer. Egypt is a fascinating land which boasts of a rich history and a colorful culture. The pyramids are only the beginning of the amazing traces of an ancient
Source: Guardian's Egypt
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| Ancient Greeks, The |
The culture, people, and history of ancient Greece are presented. Learn the philosophies that formed and shaped the civilization.
Source: Arrowhead Web Design & Consulting
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| Hercules: Greece's Greatest Hero |
This is part of the scholarly Perseus Project at Tufts University, but useful to grasp the place of Hercules in myth and history
Source: Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the President and Fellows of Harvard College
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| Kids Page on the Ancient Egyptians |
Site: "Study of the world's cultures, past and present. In other words, it's about people, and the interesting things people have done, are doing...and will do."
Source: University of Penn Museum
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| Secrets of the Lost Empires: Medieval Siege |
Learn about life in medieval castles and how to operate a catapult. For upper elementary and middle school students.
Source: WGBH Science Unit
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| Theban Mapping Project, The |
An interactive atlas with commentary and photos of the monuments in Thebes, particularly in the Valley of the Kings.
Source: Theban Mapping Project
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| Artifact Road Show |
Lessons helping students put historical events in context and see them as a part of a larger story, useing primary resources is the focus.
Source: Library of Congress
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| Food Timeline, The |
Ever wonder what the Vikings ate? How Thomas Jefferson made ice cream? Food has certainly influenced history.
Source: Lynne Olver
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| Museums and Learning: A Guide for Family Visits |
How museums relate to learning, and suggests ways to make museum visits enjoyable learning experiences for children.
Source: Department of Education
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| Online Exhibits at Smithsonian |
Take a virtual visit on the Smithsonian Museum.
Source: National Museum of American History
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| The Digital Classroom |
Site offers discussions on how primary documents, such as materials from the National Archives, give form to history.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration
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| This Day in History |
Find out what happened on this day in history.
Source: History Channel
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| Africa Guide |
A guide to locating online teaching resources for African studies. Includes topics such as language, environment, travel, and lesson plans.
Source: University of Pennsylvania
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| ArabNet: Arab Countries |
Resource about the Arab world in the Middle East and North Africa. It presents information on Arab art, homes, economics and history.
Source: ArabNet
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| Castles on the Web |
A beautifully designed and carefully researched site by Ted Monk. A great “Castles for Kids” section.
Source: Castles on the Web
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| Creating French Culture |
Treasures from the Bibliothéque Nationale de France traces the history of the French and U.S. relationship back to Charlemagne.
Source: Library of Congress
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| Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative |
Explore the form and content of cuneiform tablets dating from the beginning of writing, ca. 3200 B.C., until the end of the third millennium.
Source: Multiple Governement Agencies
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| Hiroshima Archive |
Commemorate the 50th anniversary of the atomic bombing with archives for research and education for those interested in the bombing.
Source: Mayu Tsuruya with Professor Gerald Figal as academic sponsor at Lewis & Clark College
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| Ice Treasures of the Inca |
Journey with climber Johan Reinhard to find the great treasures of the Inca. You can follow the step-by-step journey of discovery
Source: National Geographic Society, Myriad Agency
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| Labyrinth |
Medieval studies with links providing connections to databases, services, and electronic texts on other servers around the world.
Source: Georgetown University
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| Learning about the Holocaust |
Teaching about the holocaust, children and the holocaust, Nazi rule, and the rise and fall of National Socialism in Germany, 1933-1945.
Source: National Holocaust Memorial Museum
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| The Canada War Museum |
Learn about Canada's history in war.
Source: Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation
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| The European Middle Ages |
Site: "European Middle Ages is designed as a learning module in the form of a "research textbook." The module provides more information and in more detail than the average freshman level world cultures/history/civilizations textbook."
Source: Richard Hooker
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| Titanic Historical Society |
Site of a unique, privately-owned display is dedicated to the ill-fated liner. This site includes a wide range of information on the Titanic
Source: The Titanic Historical Society, Inc.
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| Virtual Renaissance: A Journey Through Time |
Travel back through time to a completely different world. This site offers opportunity to examine many aspects of the Renaissance.
Source: The VirRen Team
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