GENERAL:
* Association of Department Stores (International)
Department stores from around the World.
* List of Department Stores: List of Department Stores of the United States
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®
Wal-Mart® Stores - World Wide (ASDA - The Seiyu Co., Ltd. - Walmex)
• Auto Resources and Other Vehicles: Portal:Cars and Truck
GENERAL:
* The Auto Channel® - AutoGuide.net - Autoindex - AutoSite™ - AutoTrader.com®
AUTOWEB.com - CarsDirect®.com - Edmunds.comsm - MSN® Autos - Wikicars
Comprehensive selections, listings and numerous buying and selling tips.
* Recreational Vehicle: NADAguides.com
Automobiles, classic cars, motorcycles, boats,
recreational vehicles, aircraft and manufactured homes.
* Semi-Trailer Truck and Truck Driver
HISTORY:
* List of cars and other vehicle use for mode of transport
- Automotive history and the driver's license
* Portal:Transport and Transport
REFERENCE:
* Auto Racing: NASCAR Racing
* Automotive Learning Online - InnerAuto.com
Inner Auto walks you through some of a car's basics.
* AUTOPEDIA®
Autos, boats, trucks, minivans, motorcycles, RVs, SUVs and the lemon law.
* Kelly Blue Book
Bluebook Values & New Car Pricing.
* Lemon Law America
Resource for consumers with defective motor vehicles.
* List of Roads and Highways (Worldwide)
* News, Media and Travel
International media and travel resources.
• Consumer Concerns: Consumer
GENERAL:
* Consumers International
Global voice for consumers.
* Consumer Search.com
Product reviews and reports: reviewing the reviewers.
* 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
USA and CANADA:
* BBB - Better Business Bureau®
Fairness and integrity in the marketplace: United States and Canada.
* ConsumerAction.gov
Consumer Action Handbook.
* Consumer Product Safety Commission (USA)
Independent federal regulatory agency.
* ConsumerReports.org®
Ratings and reports.
* Household Products Database
Health and safety information on household products.
* Identity Theft
When bad things happen to your good name.
* National Do-Not-Call Registry
* National FRAUD Information Center (USA)
Family protection and information.
* Recalls.gov
Online resource for recalls (USA).
• 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:
* Discount Store News (DSN-RT)
* Online Shopping USA - Canada - UK Discount Stores
* Warehouse Club
- BJ's Wholesale Club® - 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
- Eckerd® - Longs Drug Stores - Rite Aid & Drugstore.com
Walgreens - Wal-Mart Pharmacy
• Eating and Food: Portal:Food
COOKERY FAIRE:
* Cuisine: List of Cuisines Worldwide
* Kitchen food preparation, cooking practices, culture and religion.
EATING ESTABLISHMENTS:
* Fodor's World Wide Restaurant Index
* International Restaurant Chains Index and Associations
* Sodexho Alliance: Worldwide Food Management Services
* USA and North American:
- AMS at USDA - Farmers Markets (USA)
- Buffets, Inc. Family of Restaurants
Old Country Buffets, HomeTown Buffets, Granny's Buffet etc.
- Denny's Restaurant Locator
USA and Canadan chain of family restaurants.
FOOD INFORMATION:
* CheftTalk®
Food lover's link to professional chefs.
* Fast Food Facts - Food-Info - The World's Healthiest Foods
Nutritional information on popular restaurant menu items,
unbiased scientific information and multilingual search.
* The FOOD Museum: Food History-Science Tracer Bullet
Heritage Museum and Library of Congress-Science reference service.
* Food Reference
Trivia, food posters, history, schools, recipes, events, art and quotes.
* FoodTV.Com
* The Meaning of Food
Exploration of culture through food.
* Nutrition: Nutrition
* New York Public Library: Culinary History Research Guide
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
BASIC MANAGEMENT:
* CNN/Money: Money 101 - Mymoney.gov
The OSU Virtual Finance Library - Personal Finance & Education
CREDIT CARDS $$$: Credit Card: Compare Credit Card Offers
* American Express® (ATM Locator)
* Discover® Card (ATM Locator)
* Mastercard® International (ATM Locator)
* Visa - Global Gateway (ATM Locator)
CURRENCY & BANKING: Currency and Bank: History of Banking
* 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
* FunBrain Change Maker Game
The Cash Register Game: Amounts less than $1.00 and $100.00.
* KidsBank.Com™
Basics of banking services, savings, interest and checking.
CURRENT NEWS:
* CNN/Money (CNN - Time Inc. Merger) - FORTUNE
Google™ Finance - InvestorGuide.com - Reuters
SmartMoney.com - Wall Street Journal Online
Yahoo!® Finance
EMPLOYMENT - JOBS: Employment - Intern: Apprenticeship - Résumé
* CareerBuilder.com - Monster® - Occupational Outlook: USA - Riley Guide - Yahoo!® hotjobs®
GENERAL SPECIALTY INFORMATION:
* ACCOUNTANTSWorld®: Belong and Prosper®: Directory
* Financial Planning Association®
Connects those who need, support and deliver financial planning.
* Income Tax and Tax (Taxation and Taxes- Worldwide)
- United States Department of The Treasury, Internal Revenue Service
and Tax Information & Preparation Resources.
* 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.
MISSING OWNER & PROPERTY DATABASES: Inheritance - Land & Property
* Foundmoney.com - HeirloomsLost.com - Missing Money - Pension Search Directory
UnclaimedAssets.com - The Unclaimed Property Page
• Fun Stuff and Games:
CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUNDS:
* Disney Online - Family.com - Flowgosm - FamilyEducation Entertainment
The Kids On The Web - The Magic School Bus™
Miniclip Games - Play Free Games - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Mokitown - MSN® Kidz - NabiscoWorld - Neopets®: Virtual Pet Site
Smithsonian Magazine's Kids' Castle - UpToTen - Yahooligans!®
Yesterland - A Theme Park On The Web
DIRECTORIES:
* Tenny's Kids Page
Stuff for kids, information for adults and educators.
FESTIVALS and HOLIDAYS: Portal:Holidays
* Calendars - Earth Calendar: Celebrate Every Day
* Christmas Worldwide
* Festivals: Worldwide - Web-Holidays.com
SPECIALTY SITES: Collecting
* AmericanGreetings.com - BlueMountain® - Send a Card
Free greeting cards, Ecards, online games, print cards,
reminders and create & print resources,
* Sports Goods and Toys
• Grocery and Food Stores: Grocery Store
GENERAL: Remember The Milk
* Convenience Store
- List of Convenience Stores
* Food & Beverages
* Food Industry Language
* Food Info Net
* Food Marketing Institute - FMI
- FMI Member Websites
- Food Industry Glossary
- Food Industry Resources - Facts and Figures
SUPERMARKETS: Supermarket: List of Supermarkets
- 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 - Albertsons®
IGA® - International Store Locator - 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 - Gardener's News - Gardens, Gardening & Garden Virtual Library
Plants Database - Royal Horticultural Society - Useful Links
HOME BUILDING - IMPROVEMENT:
* Ask the Builder® - DIY Network - Do It Yourself Home Improvement - eHow™
* House: List of House Styles - List of House Types - Preservation & Historic Buildings
HOME ECONOMICS:
* Domestic Technology - Home Economics Archive: USA research, tradition & history
IFHE International Federation for Home Economics - Sewing.org
What Was Home Economics?
• Marriage and Family Ties: Family
ABOUT THE FAMILY:
* Christian Views of Marriage
* The 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
* The Knot - ModernBride.com - WeddingChannel.com® - Wedding Planning
EARLY DEVELOPMENT (Growing Family): Midwifery and ORGYN.com
* BabyCenter® - BabyZone® - ePregnancy®
Huggies® Baby Network™ - Parenthood.com™
Family planning, pregnancy, baby (gifts), toddler and parenting community resources.
MIDDLE YEARS (General Family Parenting): FatherWork and Home & Family.
* All Family Resources™ - Becoming Family (Magazine) - Child.com
CYFERnet - Disability Resources - FamilyLife™ - Family Life Library
family.org®: 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 and Family History (Family History Package)
Family History Research - Child Detectives - Google™ Video
Family Matters: Raising Kids Today - Genealogy and Family History for Children
Genealogy Today Junior Edition - Grandparenting - Great Grandparents!
Reunions: Family, Friends & Military - Tigger Movie - Family Tree - USGenWebKidz
• Pets and Animals: Pet - Portal:Cats - Portal:Dogs
GENERAL:
* AnimalSearch - Macaulay Library Catalog - World Animal Net
Animal related search sites and networks for families.
SPECIFIC:
* Animal Diseases
- The Merck Veterinary Manual
Comprehensive electronic reference for animal care information.
- AVMA Care For Animals
- Vetinfo - Veterinary Information Index
- Veterinary Information for Cats and for Dogs
- VeterinaryPartner.com
Providing reliable, up-to-date animal health information
from the veterinarians and experts of the Veterinary
Information Network (VIN).
* Apartment Rental and Hotel Directory
Accepting dogs, cats and other pets.
* Emportation of Pets and Other Animals
Inspection service traveling with your pet.
* Humane Society International (HSI)
- The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)
* In Memory Of Pets
Pet loss grief support.
* Petfinder.com
Adopt a pet and help an animal shelter rescue a puppy or kitten.
* PetHobbyist and The Pet Professor
Building the world's largest online pet community.
* Pets and Animals - refdesk.com
* petswelcome.com
Internet's largest pet and travel resource.
* PetVideo.com
* Yahoo!® Pets
Information and news on all different types of pets.
• Real Estate: Real Estate: Online Real Estate Dictionary
GENERAL:
* Global Real Estate Project - HomeLink - World Directory
USA:
* Buying a Home (HUD) - FloodSmart.gov: What's Your Flood Risk?
Home and Real Estate by Netscape® - Homestore.com® - MSN® Real Estate
Moving.com - NETRonline.com Real Estate Information & Public Records Research
RealEstate4.com™ - REALTOR.com® - Sperling's Best Places - Yahoo!® Real Estate
• Shopping and Savings: Shopping: Shopping Mall
BUSINESS GROUPS WORLDWIDE:
* List of leading Shopping streets and districts by City
* List of Superstores
CLASSIFIEDS and AUCTIONS:
* eBAY® - Excite Classifieds - Google™ Base - Yahoo!® Auctions - Yahoo!® Classifieds
GENERAL:
* BizRate.comsm shopping search - CoolSaving®.com - DiscountsFinder - eBay Express®
Google™ Product Search - inStore® - MSN® eShop - PriceGrabber.com - Yahoo!® Shopping
SPECIALTY:
* Computer Shopping
* Google™ Catalog Search: 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 - Portal:Sports and Games
SPORTS: ESPN - Portal:Current Events - Sports - Reuters: Sports News - Yahoo!® Sports
* General: Sports History - Sports Links - Scholarly Sport Sites
* 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 Public Web Site
* 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® Global
- Portal:Xbox 360
* Publications & Resources
- SI Vault: Sports Illustrated History
- Sports Illustrated for Kids
* Sports Outlets: FAO Schwarz - Fogdog Sports
Overstock.com® Sports Gear - Play It Again Sports®
Sports Authority®
TOYS: Fun Stuff and Games
* Toy Outlets: Toy
- DisneyShopping.com - FAO Schwarz - Mattel® - Oriental Trading® Company, Inc.
TOYS "R" US - Warner Brothers Merchandise
* ToySource Global Business-to-Business Toy Marketplace
[ToySource global toy trade community. Search for toy companies, toy manufacturers,
toy exporters, toy importers, toy retailers, toy distributors, toy inventors, toy magazines
from all over the world, as well as toy events, toy stock quotes and information on toys,
games, dolls, hobbies, beanie babies, online auctions.]
* USA: National Toy Hall of Fame: National Farm Toy Museum
• Vacations and Relaxation: Vacation
ADVENTURE RECREATION: Recreation
* GORP.com
Adventure travel and outdoor recreation.
* Hobby and Avocation: List of Hobbies
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): Expert Advice & Forums
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.
- The Walt Disney Company: The 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 and Global Sites
Informs people and cultures around 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.
