CURRENT
INFORMATION
Common - Place
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History Carnival -
History Conferences
Worldwide -
HistoryInternational.com
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History of Present-Day Nations and States: Dependencies
NewsHour Extra: World | PBS -
Today in History
The World Almanac:
Newsletter
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BIOGRAPHY:
Autobiography:
Memoir
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Biography -
Personal Journal -
Portal:Biography
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Annals of Genealogical
Research
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* Biography Reference
Bank
* Biography / Who's Who [refdesk.com]
*
In the First Person
Free, high quality,
professionally published, in-depth index of collections
of personal narratives in English from around the world.
*
K. G. Saur - General Biographical
Reference Works:
World Biographical Index
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Guide to
Saur World Biographical Information System - Harvard College Library
Includes the full text on microfiche of entries from
thousands of biographical dictionaries.
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National and
Regional Archive Index
Each includes articles in alphabetical order by
biographee.
* Living Biography and Specialty Sites
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NDB & ADB - Cumulated
Index - Bernhard Ebneth
Biographical
dictionaries in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
* NDB /
EDB - Historisch-Biographische Informationsmittel
German resource with international databases.
* Omnibiography.com
Largest directory of biographies on the web.
* Online Diary:
Blogs -
Lists of
People -
Journals -
Personal - Archives -
Royalty
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Online Journals and Diaries in the Yahoo! Directory
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People Topics from Answers.com™
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RootsLink Search Results - Biography
* Search
Biographies - lnfoplease
More than 30,000 biographies from almanacs, dictionary and encyclopedia.
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Search Family & Local Histories - Ancestry.com
* WebBiographies:
WebBiographies.com
Online family tree and journaling
biography site.
DIRECTORIES:
Portal:History
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900
Geography and History
Includes travel, genealogy and
archaeology.
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American Philosophical Society:
Library
Websites, peers and resources.
* Best of History Web Sites
* Directory
of Historical Resources
*
eHistory at Ohio State University
* Encyclopedia:
History - Infoplease.com
* Guide to
History on the Web
* Historical
Information Resource [refdesk.com]
* HistoryLinks
Online History Resources
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TheHistoryNet
Where history lives on the web.
*
History
On-Line
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Honest Intellectual Inquiry: History
*
NM's Creative Impulse: History
References and resources. (archived)
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Princeton
University Library History Web Sites
*
Scholars'
Guide to the WWW
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UNT Department of History: Internet Resources for
Historians
*
* WWW-VL: World
History Index - Central Catalogue:
Genealogy
* Yahoo!® Arts>
Humanities> History
HISTORIANS &
HISTORY DEPARTMENTS:
History and
Historiography
* American Historical Association
* Association of Personal
Historians
- Common-place:
Genealogy & History (Article)
* The Book Review Tutor
How to write a historical book review.
* Center for History
and New Media - Tools
History Departments around the World.
-
Directory of History Departments (USA
& CANDA)
*
The History Cooperative
Top-level online history
scholarship.
* H-Net Discussion Networks
* ICHS: International
Committee of Historical Sciences
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ICHS:
National Committees
* ISFHWE
International Society of Family History Writers and Editors.
*
List of Historians by Area of Study
*
Organization of American Historians
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Web Sites for the History
Profession
* Public
History Resource Center
*
Scholarly Groups, Grants, and Travel
*
Studying and Teaching History
* World History Association
* The World History Network
HISTORY HELPS:
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The Association for History and Computing
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Computers and Audiovisual Resources in History
*
Digital History
Guide to gathering, preserving and presenting the
past on the web.
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Electronic Documents in History
* Historical Journals
On-Line and
History Journals Index
*
History Fun and Games
* The History Guide
Preparation for history classes that makes time in class more enjoyable and proficient.
* History: Suggested
Resources for Beginning Historical Research
* History
Toolkit
*
Make a Family Time Capsule
*
Prof.
Dan Graf's Home Page
Links for students of history and the social
sciences.
*
Reading,
Writing and Researching For History
-
How to Read a Primary Source
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How to Read a Secondary Source
* Reference and Homework Help
* Teacher's
Guide for Active Learning, using A
Midwife's Tale
* Tips
for Writing History Papers
* Understanding the
Internet: Genealogists & Historians
* Where I Come
From
Take research heritage a step beyond the
construction of a family tree.
Travel through cyberspace to find out what's happening in ancestral
homelands today and explore the sense of connection to these
places.
HISTORY SPECIALTIES: History of .....
(archived)
A to Z on different topics of historical information, such as the automobile or a zipper.
GENERAL:
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History of Famous Inventions
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
* Innovation History -
The Great Idea Finder
SPECIFIC:
* Animation:
History of Animation
Rapid display of a sequence of images.
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Chronology
of Animation
* Ephemera
Transitory written and printed matter, not intended to be retained or
preserved.
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Ephemera
Society of America:
Links
* Genealogy Images of History
* History of Food - Past and
Present
*
Paper History International
Resources
* Portal:Fashion
and Clothing
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Caroline's Jewelry with a Past: Antique Jewelry
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The Costume Gallery
- Costume
History - A Visual
Dictionary of Fashion
Ancient World, The Medieval World and the 16th through the 20th Century.
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The Costume Page: Costuming Resources Online
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Fashion History Costume Trends and Eras, Trends
Victorians - Haute Couture
*
Tax History Project: (United States)
PRESERVATION and HISTORIC BUILDINGS - EVENTS - HOUSES - LOCATIONS:
HISTORIC
PRESERVATION:
Historic Preservation Guide to Resources
- Architecture Design
Images History - Great Buildings Online
- Society of Architectural Historians
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UIA: The International Union of Architects
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Buildings by Country:
List of Buildings
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Castles on the Web
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SkyscraperPage
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Cultural Heritage Search Engine:
Religion & Culture
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PreservationDirectory.com
Historic preservation, building restoration and cultural resource
management in the United States & Canada.
HOUSE - EVENT - LOCATION:
PastPlaces
Major global resource for
exchanging information, memories, images,
film & video of friends, family, communities, towns, cities,
places, your
old houses, streets, neighbors and events.
* History of
Housing Publications
*
Home
Improvement and Remodeling: This Old House
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Old House Journal Online
- OldHouseWeb.com
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Find the history of your home through architectural investigation
*
Old House History
Discover architectural and genealogy history of old houses.
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House
Histories: Reconstructing Your Ancestors' Daily Lives
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Researching the History of Your House - Resources
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How to research your historic Virginia property. (
pdf - example)
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Researching the History of Your House (Kansas City example)
* Regional - British Isles:
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Historic Houses Association:
Links
Represents the interests of Britain's historic
houses, castles
and gardens that remain in private ownership.
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Images of England:
Pastscape
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Researching
Historic Buildings in the British Isles
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The Database of
Houses - (Britain and Ireland)
- SAPLING | Heritage
Gateway
SOCIAL STUDIES and HUMANITIES:
Social Sciences and
Humanities
* Humanities and Social Sciences:
RASK:
Social Sciences & Humanities
Gateways to online resources in the arts and humanities.
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Archives and Knowledge Management
- English and Literature - Art, Dance, Music and Theater
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- Humanities Scholarship
- Intute:
Arts and Humanities
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Perseus Digital Library
*
Philosophy
Resources on the Internet:
Portal:Philosophy and
History
Resources in philosophy, categorized by philosopher.
- Stanford University
Encyclopedia of Philosophy
*
Social Sciences
WWW Virtual Library and
Web Sites
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ASSDA - International Links
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CESSDA
Portal: Council of European Social Science Data Services
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CESSDA Data Portal
and
CESSDA
Member Archives
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IASSIST -- Useful Websites
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Intute: Social Sciences
- ISA - International
Sociological Association
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Max
Planck Society:
MPIfG
-
Online
Dictionary of the Social Sciences
- Research Resources for the Social
Sciences
- Sociological Tour Through Cyberspace
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Social Studies Links
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The Globalization Website
- Historical Treasure
Chests
Social studies and language arts activity.
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International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Living FAMILY and FUN Portal
- National
Geographic.com
Magazine articles, resources for homework and research
projects.
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Social History Resources: Writing for Future Generations
- Social Studies: SCORE
Locating quality resources on the Internet for K-12 students and teachers.
*
SocioSite
Social Science Information
System based at the University of Amsterdam.
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SocioSite: Family and Children
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SocioSite: Historical Sociology
History and
social change.
* Women's History: WWW Virtual
Library
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History
of Women
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Imagining Ourselves: A Global Generation of Women
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USA:
Women Working 1800 - 1930
- Notable
Women Ancestors
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NYPL
- Women's Studies Research Guide
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Searching for Female Ancestors (pdf)
Research sources for tracing women.
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The
Elusive Women
-
Female Ancestors
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Finding Female Ancestors
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University of Wisconsin System Women's Studies Librarian
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Women of various Countries, Ethnicities, Races, and other group
Identities
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Women's Studies Section Links: Women's History
TIMELINES,
DATE CONVERSIONS and PERIOD RESOURCES: Chronology
* Calendars & Clocks
- Date
Conversion - Day of Week Calculator
- Selected Day of
the Year - time and
date.com
* HyperHistory
Online
3000 years of world history, with colorful graphics, lifelines, timelines and maps.
- EyeWitness to History
*
List of
Timelines
-
List of
Historical Anniversaries:
Years by Country
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Category:Years contains articles and events related to specific
years,
decades
or
centuries in
history, dated using the
Gregorian calendar.
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OurTimeLines.com
Show how your life (or the life of anyone else you choose - for instance,
your descendants and ancestors) fits into history as we know
it.
- Period Resources:
History by Time Period in the Yahoo!® Directory
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CEMS -
The Centre for Early Modern Studies:
Themes
- Medieval & Renaissance
-
17th Century Literature and History
Gateway
to the renaissance & 17th century on the net.
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Eighteenth-Century Resources
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Victorian Web and Victoria Research Web
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Dictionary of Victorian London
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Year by Year:
1900-2008 — Infoplease.com
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Timeline Index -
People, Periods, Places, Events
- WhoWhatWhen
Database of people and events from 1000 A.D. to the present. Create
graphic timelines of periods in history and of the lives of individuals.
UNITED STATES of AMERICA HISTORY:
American Memory - The Library of Congress
The Flag of the United States:
DAR Manual for
Citizenship
US Pledge of Allegiance:
"I
pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America
and to the Republic for which it stands,
one Nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
* American Experience - PBS Programs
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American Journeys
Eyewitness accounts of early American exploration and settlement.
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AmeriSpeak
Expressions of our American ancestors.
*
American Folklife Center
*
Archive of Americana®:
Readex Microform Collections
Features more than 1,000 newspaper titles, more than 100,000 books,
broadsides and ephemera and landmark collections of U.S. government
publications. It includes
Early American Newspapers, Series I, 1690-1876;
Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800; the
U.S. Congressional
Serial Set, 1817-1980 and other
collections.
- Archiving Early America
Primary source material from 18th
Century America.
* Digital History
History teaching and research through primary
sources, an online textbook,
extensive reference resources and interactive materials.
- Making
of America (MOA) - University of Michigan
-
(MOA) - Cornell University
Digital primary source American social history library: ante-bellum
thru reconstruction.
*
Documents for the Study of
American History
US History: AMDOCS: 1400 - 2006 Primary Sources.
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American Colonist's Primary Source Library
Early American Primary Source Documents.
- American
History Documentary Record 1492 - 1988
- OurDocuments:
Core Documents
of U.S. Democracy
* History Matters
Gateway to web resources and offers other useful materials for teaching
U.S. history.
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National Register of Historic Places
*
History- North America: Internet Resources - Rutgers University Libraries
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New York Public Library: United States History Web
Resources
* Information
USA
- The Fifty States
- 50states.com:
States and Capitals
- Governors (USA)
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Symbols and
Emblems, 50 States
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Outline of
U.S. History
-
Publications -
Dept. of State
*
POTUS: Presidents of the United States
Portal:Presidency of the United States
- The American Presidency
- The American
President
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American Presidents: Life Portraits
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Bush Family: President George W. Bush (1946 -
)
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George
Washington Resources
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Portal:Presidency of the United States
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Presidential Genealogy and Family History:
Genealogical Relationship
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Presidential Libraries:
National First Ladies'
Library
- Presidents of the United
States
- The White
House
- GOP.com -
Republican National Committee
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PreserveNet: Links
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U.S. Commission for the
Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad
*
The Society for American Music
Resources in American music.
*
Timelines and Chronologies (USA)
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13 Originals: Founding the
American Colonies
- ushistory.org
American History: colonial and
revolutionary Philadelphia.
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AnimatedAtlas.com: Growth of
a Nation - USA - 1780 - Present
-
Chronological History
Timeline of the United States
- Cycles in U. S.
History - TimePage
-
The People History
-
Picture History
Illustrating more than 200 years of American History.
* United States Constitution
and Historical Documents
Includes the Articles of Confederation, The Bill of Rights, the
Constitution,
The Declaration of Independence, Emancipation Proclamation, Federalist Papers
and Gettysburg Address.
History and Social Studies
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