GENERAL:
* Aesthetics: History and Social Studies
* Apparel - Design - Merchandising Resources
* Association of Department Stores (International)
Department stores from around the world.
* List of Department Stores by Country
- List of Department Stores of the United States
* Tex.in: Textile and Apparel WWW Database
- Apparel Resource
- Textile and Apparel - Directory
- Textile and Apparel - Education and Research Database
* Textiles, Fashion and Fibre: Useful Websites
SPECIFIC:
* Bloomingdale's - Famous Footwear - Gap - Gaiam®.com - JC Penny
Kmart.com - L.L. Bean® - Lands' End - Levi Strauss & Co. - Macys.com
Men's Wearhouse® - Neiman Marcus - Nordstrom - Saks Incorporated
Sears (USA) - Sears (Canada) - Sears Archives: History - Target®
Walmart® Stores: Wal-Mart® Stores, Inc. - International (ASDA - Seiyu Co., Ltd. - Walmex)
• Automobile Resources and Other Vehicles: Mode of Transport
GENERAL: Vehicle: Topic Outline of Vehicles
* Automobile: Portal:Cars - Topic Outline of Automobiles
Comprehensive selections, listings
and numerous buying and selling tips.
- Auto Channel®
- AutoGuide.net
- AutoSite™
- AutoTrader.com®
- AUTOWEB.com
- CarMax®
- CarsDirect®.com
- Edmunds.comsm
- MSN® Autos - Wikicars
* Drivers.com: Travel and Driving: Driver's License
World travel information by region and country.
* List of Cars
* News, Media and Travel
International media and travel resources.
- Air Travel: Aviation Websites
- Bus Travel
- Train Travel
* Recreational Vehicle: NADAguides.com
Automobiles, classic cars, motorcycles, boats,
recreational vehicles, aircraft and manufactured homes.
* Truck: Semi-Trailer Truck and Truck Driver
* Wordwide List of Roads and Highways
HISTORY:
* Society of Automotive Historians: SAH: Links
- Automotive history and the driver's license.
* Transportation and Migration Patterns
Genealogy and family history data.
- Ship: Portal:Nautical
REFERENCE: Automobile Index
* Auto Racing: NASCAR Racing
* AUTOPEDIA®
Autos, boats, trucks, minivans, motorcycles,
RVs, SUVs and the lemon law.
* How Cars Work 101 at Inner Auto Parts
Inner Auto walks you through
some of a car's basics.
* Kelly Blue Book
Bluebook values and new car pricing.
* Lemon Law America
Resource for consumers
with defective motor vehicles.
• Consumer Concerns: Consumer
GENERAL: Consumer Education
Family & Consumer Science - Topic Outline of Family & Consumer Science
* Consumers International
Global voice for consumers.
* Consumer Search.com
Product reviews and reports:
reviewing the reviewers.
* Consumer World: Consumer Agencies
* Cyndi's List - Myths, Hoaxes & Scams
* Fraud Bureau.com
Free service to alert consumers and investors
of prior complaints relating to online vendors,
including sellers at online auctions.
* Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
Consumer education, research
and advocacy program.
* Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
Trusted source across the globe for product compliance.
- Safety Standards Training and Consulting UL University
INDIA:
* Admanya
Classifieds and reviews, consumer education
and forum, product information and comparison.
USA and CANADA:
* BBB - Better Business Bureau®
Fairness and integrity in the marketplace:
United States and Canada.
* ConsumerAction.gov
Consumer action handbook.
* Consumer Information
* Consumer Product Safety Commission (USA)
Independent federal regulatory agency.
* ConsumerReports.org®
Ratings and reports.
* Federal Trade Commission
- Identity Theft
Deter, detect, defend and avoid ID theft.
- National Do Not Call Registry: National Do-Not-Call Registry
* Household Products Database
Health and safety information
on household products.
* National FRAUD Information Center (USA)
Family protection and information.
* Recalls.gov
Latest U.S. recall information.
• Discount Stores and Retailers:
GENERAL: Discount Store and Retailing
* Directory of International Retail Associations
* Variety Store
- Duckwall-ALCO Retail Stores
- Family Dollar® Stores, Inc.
* World Retailers Online Shopping Directory
USA and CANADA (UK):
* Online Shopping USA - Canada - UK Discount Stores
* RetailingToday.com
Online connection to America's leading retailers.
* Warehouse Club
- BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. - Costco®.com - Sam's Club: Sam Walton
• Drugstores and Medical Needs:
GENERAL:
* List of Pharmacies
List of major pharmacies (also known
as chemists and drugstores) by country.
* Medical and Health: Pharmacy and Drugs
Essential medical, medicine and
health care services for families.
USA:
* Pharmacy Locator - USA and Pharmacy Pages - USA
- Rite Aid & Drugstore.com
- Walgreens
- Wal-Mart Pharmacy
• Eating and Food: Portal:Food
Free Online Journals Diaries & Printable Food Diary | Keep and Share
COOKERY FAIRE:
* Cooking: Topic Outline of Cooking
* Cuisine: List of Cuisines Worldwide
* Kitchen food preparation, cooking
practices, culture and religion.
EATING ESTABLISHMENTS:
* Fast Food: Fast Food Restaurant
- Fast Food Facts
- List of Fast Food Restaurants
* Restaurant
- International Restaurant Chains Index: Associations
- List of Casual Dining Restaurant Chains
- List of Restaurant Chains
- Restaurants | Fodor's Restaurant Reviews
* Sodexho Alliance: Worldwide Food Management Services
* USA and North American:
- Buffets, Inc. Family of Restaurants
Old Country Buffets, HomeTown
Buffets, Granny's Buffet etc.
- Denny's Restaurant Locator
USA and Canadian chain
of family restaurants.
FOOD INFORMATION:
* CheftTalk®
Food lover's link to professional chefs.
* Cyndi's List - Recipes, Cookbooks & Family Traditions
* Food-Info - World's Healthiest Foods
Nutritional information on popular restaurant menu items,
unbiased scientific information and multilingual search.
* Food in Every Country
* Food Reference
Trivia, food posters, history, schools,
recipes, events, art and quotes.
* FoodLinks
Selection of web pages related to food history.
- Food History-Science Tracer Bullet
- FOOD Museum
- History of Food - Past and Present
- New York Public Library: Culinary History Research Guide
* Food Network
Easy recipes, healthy eating
ideas and chef recipe videos.
* Meaning of Food
Exploration of culture through food.
* Nutrition: Nutrition - Topic Outline of Nutrition
RECIPES:
* Cookbook - Epicurious - FoodieView - The Recipe Search Engine
Kraft Foods Recipes and Food Ideas - Old Fashioned Recipes
recipecenter.com - RecipeSource - Vegan - Vegetarian - Yahoo!® Food
• Financial: Finance - Topic Outline of Finance
BASIC MANAGEMENT:
* CNNMoney.com: Money 101 - Mymoney.gov
OSU Virtual Finance Library - Yahoo!® Personal Finance
CREDIT CARDS $$$: Credit Card: Compare Credit Card Offers
* American Express® [Worldwide] (ATM Locator)
* Discover® Card (ATM Locator)
* Mastercard® International (Global ATM Locator)
* Visa - USA [Global Gateway] (ATM Locator - Worldwide)
CURRENCY & BANKING: Currency and Bank: History of Banking
* Banking, Banks and Credit Unions
* Bankrate.com®
Mortgages, credit cards, auto loans, savings,
home equity, banking, Safe & Sound, small
business, Buyers Blvd., partners and En Español.
* Currency, Money, Weights, Measures & Symbols
* Federal Reserve Consumer Help
Resolve problems with banks,
or other financial institutions.
* FunBrain Change Maker Game
Cash Register Game: Amounts
less than $1.00 and $100.00.
* KidsBank.Com™
Basics of banking services,
savings, interest and checking.
CURRENT NEWS: MarketWatch.com
Stock Market Quotes - Business News - Financial News
* CNN/Money (CNN - Time Inc. Merger)
Fortune 500 Daily & Breaking Business News
Google™ Finance - InvestorGuide.com - Reuters
SmartMoney.com - Wall Street Journal Online
Yahoo!® Finance
EMPLOYMENT - JOBS: Employment - Intern: Apprenticeship - Résumé
* CareerBuilder.com - Job Search Engines - Monster®
Occupational Outlook: USA - Riley Guide - Yahoo!® HotJobs®
GENERAL and SPECIALTY INFORMATION: Business Websites
* ACCOUNTANTSWorld®:
Belong and Prosper®: Directory
* Business & Economics
- Economic Sector
- Primary Sector of the Economy
Involves changing a natural resource
into primary products.
- Nature and the Environment
- Secondary Sector of the Economy
Create a finished, usable product:
- Construction
- Preservation and Historic Buildings
- Industry
- Industrial Websites
Top industrial websites on the web.
- List of Production Topics
- Manufacturing: Outline of Manufacturing
- Factory
- Refinery
- Tertiary Sector of the Economy
Service sector or the service industry.
- Quaternary Sector of the Economy
Information generation, information sharing,
consultation, education and research and development.
- Quinary Sector of the Economy
Government or public industries not intended to make
a profit, as well as domestic activities such as those
performed by stay-at-home parents, or the housewife.
* Financial Planning Association®
Connects those who need, support
and deliver financial planning.
* Internet Resources for Investors
Learning the basics
to advanced resources.
- Investing Wiki
Research about companies,
investment and investment concepts.
* Intuit®: Official Quicken Site
Business and financial management
for small businesses, accounting
professionals and consumers.
* PayPal®
Securely, easily and quickly
send and receive payments online.
* Tax: Income Tax
Taxation and taxes worldwide.
- Cyndi's List - Taxes
- Tax rates around the World
- TaxWorld
- United States Department of The Treasury
- Internal Revenue Service
- Tax Information & Preparation Resources
- USA Tax History Museum
MISSING OWNER & PROPERTY DATABASES: Inheritance - Land & Property
* Foundmoney.com - HeirloomsLost.com
Missing Money - Pension Search: Find Missing Participant (USA)
UnclaimedAssets.com - Unclaimed Property Page
• Fun Stuff and Games:
CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUNDS:
* Disney Online
Family.com
Flowgo®
Kids Directory, Family, Kids Education
Kids On The Web
Magic School Bus™
Miniclip Games - Play Free Games
Mokitown
NabiscoWorld
Neopets®: Virtual Pet Site
PBS Kids - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Smithsonian Magazine's Kids' Castle
UpToTen
Yahoo!® Kids
Yesterland - A Theme Park On The Web
DIRECTORIES:
* Tenny's Kids Page
Stuff for kids, information for adults and educators.
ENTERTAINMENT, FESTIVALS and HOLIDAYS: Portal:Holidays
* Calendars - Earth Calendar: Celebrate Every Day
* Christmas Worldwide
* Specific Events
Global information on carnivals,
the circus and performers, fairs,
festivals, opera and its history,
parades and sideshows.
* Web-Holidays.com
SPECIALTY SITES:
* Collecting
- List of Collectibles
* E-Card and Greeting Card
Free greeting cards, Ecards, online games, print
cards, reminders; create and print resources.
- American Greetings: AmericanGreetings.com
- BlueMountain®
- Hallmark Cards: Hallmark Cards
* LDS.org - Friend
Children's magazine.
* Play (activity)
- International Play Association World: Links
To protect, preserve and promote the child's
right to play as a fundamental human right.
- Sports Goods
- TASP - Association for the Study of Play
- Play Links
- Theater - Art, Dance & Music
- Toys
* World Wide Workshop
- MyGLife.org
Analyze, design and build web
based games and simulations.
• Grocery and Food Stores: Grocery Store
GENERAL: Remember The Milk
* Convenience Store
- List of Convenience Stores
* Delicatessen
* Food & Beverages
* Food Industry Language
* Food Info Net
* Food Marketing Institute - FMI
- FMI Member Websites
- Food Industry Glossary
- Food Industry Resources - Facts and Figures
* Food Supply and Safety
MARKETS and SUPERMARKETS: Supermarket: List of Supermarket Chains
- AMS at USDA - Farmers Markets (USA)
- Food Stories
Changes that have taken place in the
UK’s food culture over the last century.
- Groceteria.com
History of the American supermarket.
- Specific Organizations:
- A&P - Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company - Grocery Retail: SUPERVALU
IGA® (Independent Grocers Alliance) Online - Kroger® - Safeway - Trader Joe's
• Home and Garden: Home and Garden
BASIC LIVING:
* About® - Home & Garden - AOL® Living
Better Homes and Gardens - Home and Garden TV
marthastewart.com
GARDENING: KidsGardening: KinderGARDEN
* Cyndi's Catalog of Garden Catalogs - Flowers Encyclopedia
Garden Guides - Garden History Society Links
Gardens, Gardening & Garden Virtual Library
Plants Database - Royal Horticultural Society - Useful Links
HOME BUILDING - IMPROVEMENT:
* Ask the Builder® - DIY Network: Home Improvement Projects
Do It Yourself Home Improvement - eHow™
* House
- List of House Styles
- List of House Types
- Preservation & Historic Buildings
HOME ECONOMICS:
* Home: Household Management
- Domestic Technology
- Home Economics Archive
USA research, tradition and history.
- Making of a Homemaker
- IFHE International Federation for Home Economics
- Sewing.org
- What Was Home Economics?
• Marriage and Family Ties: Family
ABOUT THE FAMILY:
* Christian Views of Marriage
* Family: A Proclamation to the World
Elijah . . . shall plant in the hearts of the children the promises made to the fathers,
and the hearts of the children shall turn to their fathers. If it were not so, the whole
earth would be utterly wasted at His coming. D&C 2: 2-3
* Family Facts: Strengthen the Family at TheFamily.com™
Social science research and information concerning family, society and religion.
* World Congress of Families
BEGINNING (True Love): Teachings about the Family and Temple Marriage for Eternity
* Brides.com - The Knot - Wedding Planning - WeddingChannel.com®
EARLY DEVELOPMENT (Growing Family): Midwifery and ORGYN.com
* BabyCenter® - BabyZone® - HUGGIES® Baby Network - Parenthood.com™
Your Child: Ages 00 to 06 - Your Child: Ages 07 to 11 - Your Child: Ages 12 to 18
MIDDLE YEARS (General Family Parenting): FatherWork and Home & Family.
* All Family Resources™ - Becoming Family (Magazine) - Child.com
CYFERnet - Disability Resources - Family Life Library - Family Life - Scholastic.com
FamilyLife® - Focus® on the Family - Woman's Day Magazine - WholeFamily.com
RETIREMENT and EXTENDED FAMILY (Links that Bind):
* Create family history & genealogy records with multi-generational activities:
- FamilyEducation: Genealogy (Family History Package)
- Family History Research - Child Detectives - Google™ Video
- Genealogy and Family History for Children
- Grandparenting: Great Grandparents!
- Kid's Genealogy Web Links
- Reunions: Family, Friends & Military
- Tigger Movie - Family Tree
- USGenWeb Kidz
• Pets and Animals: Pet - Portal:Cats - Portal:Dogs
GENERAL: List of Domesticated Animals - Purebred
* AnimalSearch - Macaulay Library - World Animal Net
Animal related search sites and networks for families.
SPECIFIC:
* Animal and Animal Product Import (USA)
* Animal Diseases
- Merck Veterinary Manual
Comprehensive electronic reference
for animal care information.
- AVMA Care For Animals
- VeterinaryPartner.com
Providing reliable, up-to-date animal health
information from the veterinarians and experts
of the Veterinary Information Network (VIN).
- Vetinfo.com
Veterinary medical information for dogs and cats.
* Apartment Rental and Hotel Directory
Accepting dogs, cats and other pets.
* In Memory Of Pets
Pet loss grief support.
* International and Foreign Animal Law Research Guide
- Animal Law Research Guide
- Humane Society International (HSI)
- Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)
* Petfinder™
Adopt a pet and help an animal
shelter rescue a puppy or kitten.
* PetHobbyist
Pets as family members.
* Pets and Animals
Fact encyclopedia from refdesk.com.
* PetStyle
Lifestyle network for pet lovers.
* petswelcome.com
Internet's largest pet
and travel resource.
* PetVideo.com
Training videos for pet owners.
• Real Estate: Real Estate: Online Real Estate Dictionary
GENERAL: Land & Property Records
* Global Real Estate Project - HomeLink - World Directory
* Real Estate Appraisal
- International Valuation Standards Committee: Membership in the IVSC
USA: Real Estate
* Buying a Home (HUD)
* FloodSmart.gov: What's Your Flood Risk?
* Homes.com - Real Estate and Homes For Sale
* Homestore.com®
* Moving.com
* MSN® Real Estate
* NETRonline.com Real Estate Information & Public Records Research
* Property Assessment Directory
* RealEstate4.com™
* REALTOR.com®
* Sperling's Best Places
* Yahoo!® Real Estate
• Shopping and Savings: Shopping: Shopping Mall
BUSINESS GROUPS WORLDWIDE:
* Home Shopping: Shopping Channels
* List of Leading Shopping Streets and Districts by City
* List of Superstores
* Online Shopping Malls Index
CLASSIFIEDS and AUCTIONS:
* craigslist
Classifieds: jobs, housing, personals, for sale,
services, community, events and forums.
* eBAY® - eBay®.de - eBay®.uk
International person to person auction site,
with products sorted into categories.
* Google™ Base
Post an item.
GENERAL:
* AOL Shopping
* Become.com
* BizRate.com®
* Google™ Product Search
* MSN® Shopping
* mySimon - Price Comparison Shopping
* Overstock.com®
* PriceGrabber.com
* Shop.com™
* Shopping.com®
* Yahoo!® Shopping
SPECIALTY:
* CoolSaving®.com
* Computer Shopping
* Free Shipping Coupons
* Google™ Checkout
* NonProfitExpert.com: Surplus Property Resources For Non Profits
Information and assistance to nonprofits around the world.
* Reviews from Epinions
• Sports Goods and Toys: Fitness
Sport: Portal:Sports and Games - Topic Outline of Sports
SPORTS: ESPN - Portal:Current Events - Sports - Reuters: Sports News - Yahoo!® Sports
* General:
- Scholarly Sport Sites: SPONET - Sport Science on the Internet
- Sports History
- Sports Index
- Sports Links of Interest
* Portal:American Football: History of American Football
- Portal:Canadian Football
- Portal:College Football
* Portal:Association Football (football or soccer)
- Portal:A-League
- Portal:English Football: History of English Football
* Portal:Baseball: History of Baseball
* Portal:Basketball
* Portal:Chess: Origins of Chess
* Portal:Cricket: History of Cricket
* Portal:Cycling: History of the Bicycle
* Portal:Figure Skating
* Portal:Fishing
* Portal:Golf: History of Golf
* Portal:Ice Hockey
* Portal:Martial Arts
* Portal:Motorsport
* Portal:Olympics
- Olympic Games - International Olympic Committee
- Special Olympics
* Portal:Rugby: Portal:Rugby League - Portal:Rugby Union
* Portal:Swimming
* Portal:Tennis: History of Tennis
* Portal:Video Games
- History of Video Games
- Music and Games
- Portal:Nintendo®: Nintendo®
- Portal:Sega
- Portal:Sony PlayStation: PlayStation
- Portal:Xbox
* Publications & Resources
- SI Vault: Sports Illustrated History
- Sports Illustrated for Kids
* Sports Outlets: FAO Schwarz - Fogdog Sports
Overstock.com: Sports - Play It Again Sports®
Sports Authority®
TOYS: Toy
* Directories: Toys Wiki
- BusinessToy.com
Worldwide toy business directory, toys
suppliers, toys manufacturers and collectible toys.
- Toy6.com Toy Directory
- Browse Categories and Directory List
* Fun Stuff and Games
* Toy Outlets:
- Amazon.com Toy Store - Toys: Educational - Games - Gifts
- DisneyShopping.com
- FAO Schwarz
- Mattel®
- Oriental Trading® Company, Inc.
- Toysrus®.com - The Official Toys"R"Us Web Site
- Warner Brothers Merchandise
* USA: National Toy Hall of Fame: National Farm Toy Museum
• Vacations and Relaxation: Vacation
ADVENTURE RECREATION: Recreation: Recreation Index
Adventure Vacations and Adventure/Ecological/Learning Vacations
* GORP.com
Adventure travel and outdoor recreation.
* Hobby and Avocation: List of Hobbies (archived)
Browse hobbies, discover a local club
or society, or try something new.
* News, Media and Travel
International media and travel resources.
* Outdoor Recreation Research: Resource List
* Recreation.gov (USA)
Recreation activities listed by state.
* REI (Recreational Equipment Incorporated): REI.com Expert Advice
High-quality climbing and camping gear: comprehensive clinics,
checklists, shopping help and quick tips on camping, hiking,
climbing, cycling, paddling, snow sports, fitness, fishing and travel.
AMUSEMENT: Fair - Funfair - List of Amusement Parks: Portal:Amusement Parks
* Portal:Disney and List of Assets owned by Disney
Dedicated to the ideals, the dreams and
the hard facts that have created America.
- Walt Disney Company: Walt Disney Company - Corporate Information
- Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
* Ultimate Rollercoaster
Roller coasters, theme
parks and thrill rides.
PARKS - PRESERVES - ZOOS:
* National Parks of the United States and National Park Service
Parks, forests, outdoor destinations, recreation by category,
outdoors by states, counties; maps, CD's, software, tours,
lodging, education, equipment and hiking.
* World Parks and International Wildlife Preserves
Africa, Asia, Australia - New Zealand,
Canada, Latin America and Europe.
* ZooWeb
Zoos & Aquariums
from around the world.
PUBLICATIONS:
* Reader's Digest: Genealogy - Family History Research
Informs people and cultures everywhere in the world.
* Reiman Publications
Eleven excellent magazines designed to provide
your entire family with wholesome entertainment,
mail-order catalog, World Wide Country Tours, (each
with a unique country twist), Homemaker Schools,
recipes, country store, fun stuff and software.
