History
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| Here's an extremely well organized look at the history and artifacts
of San Francisco. The documents are fascinating and tell the story of
the settlement of California as well as of this beautiful and famous
city. |
| The Napoleon Foundation is dedicated to the study of the civil and
military achivements of the first and second empires. The site includes
a history of the time period, and in-depth information on the Bonaparte
family. Very impressive, and it's available in French or English. |
| Though primarily this is information about the musuem, the "Learning
About the Holocaust" section provides educators with information
for teaching about the holocaust. There are also excerpts from the
official trial with accompanying photographs (though some are pretty
graphic). |
| The National Women's History Project promotes multicultural women's
history awareness. The web site offers information regarding National
Women's History Month (March) as well as great quotes by and about
women's history, a women's history test (bet you can't get them all
right) and links to other women's history web sites. |
| There's a fair amount of information on this site already, though the
creators make it very clear they're just scratching the surface. The
objective is to catalog and detail the history of US federal government
policy towards Native Americans and make it easily accessible. |
| You can link from here to hundreds of museums, botanical gardens,
conservation sites, and libraries around the world. Many of these are
truly spectacular. Sources are divided by continent and arranged
alphabetically. |
| Visit the rooms of Odin's Castle and find hundreds of links to history
sites on the Web. Starting with the origins of man, moving through
ancient civilizations, the Renaissance, American history, religions, and
many more categories, this site offers you access to a huge chunk of the
history available on the Internet. |
| A site containing information pertaining to the settlers at Plymouth
Rock. A nice way to bring history to life. |
| "The Web Site That Tells Where the Dead Politicians Are Buried"
has an extensive database that gives more information than you might
ever want to know about anyone who has ever served in the U.S. House or
Senate, as Vice President, or in the Continental Congress. In addition
to birth and death information, you get lists of politicians in
alphabetical order, by state and offices held, and even more. Whether
you are interested in history or trivia you'll find it and find it and
find it here. |
| If you're looking for information on the US Presidency (including
multimedia files such as images and audio clips), this is a great online
resource from the University of North Carolina. |
| Featuring the human and natural history of Alberta and western Canada,
The Provincial Museum of Alberta presents 12 curatorial programs,
exhibits, galleries, and events. The Museum's site is extensive and rich
with information for educators and students alike. |
| Designed as "an online reference tool and a forum for discussion
on American History around the time of the Revolution (1763-1810)"
this site offers an illustrated tour of Valley Forge and Washington's
Crossing, a Fun Zone with games and word searches, and a Teacher's
Corner with activities and plans. |
| If you can't make it to Sherwood Forest, the home of President John
Tyler, spend some time on this site and you might well feel like you've
been there. In animation, you can literally watch the home develop
through history. If you have QuickTime VR you can take an extensive "tour"
as well. Even if you've been to Virginia to see this historic
plantation, you'll want to visit it on the web! |
| World and U.S. Geography, History, and News sites are compiled and
categorized here with useful annotations. If you are a teacher or
student of Social Studies, this should be a helpful site for you. |
| This is a large group of briefly annotated Social Studies links
compiled for K-12 teachers and students. Sites are listed in such
categories as General, World, and U.S. History, Government/Politics, and
Geography/Culture. |
| This ThinkQuest site offers biographies of the many Black
Americans who have appeared on U.S. postage stamps. There is also
information here on stamps and stamp collecting, a quiz, activities, and
more. |
| Stratford Hall is the birthplace of Robert E. Lee, and of earlier Lee
family members important in US history. This site details the history,
archaeological finds, and current educational offerings of this unique
property and offers help in planning a trip to this historic region. |
| Sulgrave Manor is the English home of George Washington's ancestors.
This site gives event and visitor information of local interest, but
also provides the history of the Washingtons and some insight into how
the family of the first U.S. president came to live in North America. |
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