GENERAL HISTORY RESOURCES
Library of Congress Web Sites
Voices from the Past: Local History Resources at Kent Memorial Library
CONNECTICUT HISTORY ONLINE: PHOTOGRAPHS, DRAWINGS, AND PRINTS ABOUT CONNECTICUT HISTORY
The CHO website currently contains about 14,000 images of photographs, drawings and prints which may be searched or browsed in a variety of ways, including by keyword, subject, creator, title and date.
HISTORY
INDEX WWW-VL
The University of Kansas organized
this list. Go to the Alphabetical list of history resources and be prepared
to browse a long list of sites arranged by topic.
OUR DOCUMENTS
The "Our Documents Teacher Sourcebook" is
a free resource created by National History Day, Inc. in cooperation with
the National Archives that transports educators back in time to 100 critical
moments in our nation's history.
HISTORY
CHANNEL WEBSITE
Links to programming and other
resources. Click on "This day in history" box and you can search events
that occurred on your birthday.
HISTORY MATTERS
This feature contains primary documents in text, image, and audio about the experiences of ordinary Americans throughout U.S. history. All of the documents have been screened by professional historians.
HISTORICAL
TEXT ARCHIVE
Beautifully designed site that
is easy to use. Maintained by Mississippi State University. Organized
by geography/nations and topics. Contains original material and links to
other sites.
TheHistoryNet
TheHistoryNet (THN) integrates
the vast resources of America's largest publisher of history related magazines
to present a dynamic, educating, and entertaining experience.
EHISTORY
Web site from Ohio State University dedicated to the study and teaching to history; includes primary documents, links to many useful web sites, book reviews, rss feeds, etc.
KINGWOOD
COLLEGE LIBRARY: AMERICAN CULTURAL HISTORY
Created and maintained by reference librarians,
this is a quick reference guide to 20th-century American cultural history.
Search by decade, the site features facts about each decade's population
and current events.
AVALON
PROJECT AT YALE LAW SCHOOL
The Avalon Project at Yale Law
School is an incredible resource for students and teachers. Major
historical documents dating back to the 12th century are presented in entirety,
with links to supporting documents.
UNITED
STATES CENSUS DATA
The data presented here describe
the people and the economy of the US for each state and county from 1790
to 1960.
