1. Louisiana Profiles
2.THE LOUISIANA MUSEUM
OF MILITARY HISTORY
3. Mike
Palmieri's LOUISIANA RAIL SITE
4. NATIVE WAY's
FAVORITE ANCIENT LINKS A collection of contemporary and historical information
on Louisiana railroads http://www.railspot.com/
5. ACADIAN MEMORIAL
Review: Located in St. Martinville, LA.
6. CAJUN CLICKERS GENEALOGY SIG
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana Review: Ethnic and historical resources, newsletters,
and associations for genealogy seekers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
7. Tulane
Special Collections Review: History and culture of New Orleans.
8. Louisiana State
Museum N ew Orleans' most prominent heritage attraction, the Louisiana
State Museum is comprised of eight landmark buildings in New Orleans' French
Quarter and extensive permanent collections of artifacts and works of art.
9.The Faces of
Science: African Americans in the Sciences. Louisiana State University Libraries,
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
10. Foundation for Historic Louisiana The
foundation is the premier historic organization for the State of Louisiana
11. CajunMan's Louisiana
Links CajunMan's Louisiana Links Page This page contains links for Louisiana
and Cajun related Web Sites.
Stately Knowledge http://www.ipl.org/youth/stateknow/
Mapmaker, Mapmaker, Make Me a Map http://loki.ur.utk.edu/ut2kids/maps/map.html
The Great Globe Gallery http://www.fpsol.com/gems/geography.html
Ethnologue Database http://www.sil.org/ethnologue/
Geographic Nameserver http://www.mit.edu:8001/geo
Black & African resources:
www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Home_Page/AFR_GIDE.html
http://humanitas.ucsb.edu/shuttle/english.html
This excellent resource for English literature teachers has links to tons of related
sites, lots of good information, lesson plans and more.
http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/eslcafe.html
Good English as a Second Language page. There are ideas and lessons for teachers and all
sorts of tips and activities for students.
http://www.americanfolk.com/
Interesting site dealing with American folklore, people and popular culture.
http://www.askasia.org/
Pretty good site dealing with peoples of Asia and the Pacific.
http://www.thefuturesite.com/ethnic/index.html
"The Ethnic Woman International." This site has role models for girls, various
women's issues articles and more.
http://www.jinjapan.org/kidsweb/
Kids Web Japan is a very cool site dealing with all things Japan. Covers history, culture,
geography, sports, school and more in a way accessible to kids.
http://www.library.wisc.edu/etext/seait/
South East Asian Images and Texts Project has a huge searchable database of photographs
and images relating to South East Asian history and culture over the last century.
Well-designed and interesting.
http://www.worldculture.com/
Good general world culture site. Has information on cuisine, languages, religions, getting
set up with an international e-mail buddy and more.
http://www.wsu.edu:8001/vcwsu/commons/topics/culture/
culture-index.html
What is Culture? This site tries to answer that question with various definitions and
discussions.
http://www.gale.com/gale/cwh/cwhset.html
Celebrating Women's History has bios of over 60 historical and contemporary women, a
timeline of significant events in women's history, activities and more.
http://www.netsrq.com/~dbois/index.html
Bios of distinguished women, past and present.
http://www.slcc.edu/wc/cfl/links.htm
Good language link page.
http://webster.commnet.edu/HP/pages/darling/grammar.htm
Good English composition and grammar resource. Lots of tips and articles, as well as
quizzes.
http://www.pantheon.org/mythica/
The Encyclopedia Mythica is an excellent site that covers mythology from numerous
cultures. Very complete and easy to get around.
http://www.english.upenn.edu/~jlynch/Lit/new.html
Very complete listing of literary resources on the Web.
http://www.neh.fed.us/
The National Endowment for the Humanities Web site has news and a listing of Humanities
goings-on for every state.
http://www.si.edu/newstart.htm
The Smithsonian Online.
http://www.english.upenn.edu/~jlynch/Lit/
Literary resources on the Web is a very good, very complete literary link page.
http://www.literature.org/Works/
Complete literary classics online from several canonical authors including Shakespeare,
Twain, Bronte, Austen, Poe, Dickens and more.
http://www.dundee.ac.uk/English/favelink.htm
Another good literary link page.
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/
Good social studies site.
http://www.tamu.edu/anthropology/news.html
Anthropology in the news has links to various articles and sites dealing with
anthropological news items.
http://www.ushmm.org/
Holocaust Museum Online. Excellent site.
http://www.mediainfo.com/emedia/
The Online Media Directory lets you look up any publication (newspaper, magazine, etc.)
and provides you with a link to its online version.
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/AS.html
A great link and resource page to African Studies on the Web.
http://www.nativeweb.org/
Native Web has links to good resources concerning native/indigenous peoples from all over
the world.
http://h-net2.msu.edu/
Good general resource and information page for Humanities and Social Sciences teachers.
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
index.html
The CIA's World Factbook. Details of the geography, government, etc. of just about every
country and territory in the world.
http://home.earthlink.net/~rmarkowitz/
Pretty good culture site that links to lots of cultural studies and contemporary culture
sites on the Web.
http://www.virginia.edu/~libarts/english.htm
Excellent resource page for English language and literature. Lots of good links for
literature, writing, etc.
http://www.standard.net.au/~garyradley/
WhereMenu.htm
Good geography site that identifies all the countries in the world and quizzes you on your
geography knowledge.
http://www.atlapedia.com/
Atlapedia has great maps and detailed info about every country.
http://library.advanced.org/10157/
Very cool geography quiz site. Lots of good info and questions.
http://www.ahip.getty.edu/tgn_browser/
The Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names.
http://www.socsciresearch.com/
Research Resources for the Social Sciences is an excellent Social Science link site,
covering things like sociology, geography, news, political science, women's studies and
more.
http://www.chass.utoronto.ca:8080/chass/book.html
The CHASS database of Humanities and Social Science Bookmarks is another great link page.
http://lanic.utexas.edu/las.html
Good Latin American Studies link page/resource.
http://www.pitt.edu/~lmitten/indians.html
Pretty good Native American resource link page.
http://hanksville.phast.umass.edu/misc/N
Aresources.html
Lots of good Native American studies resource links (particularly for art).
http://www.indians.org/welker/natlit.htm
Indigenous Peoples Literature has stories, poetry, quotes, famous people and more from
native peoples.
http://www.teleport.com/~mgroves/
GREAT resource page for high school and college literature students. Very complete link
page. Lots of good info.
http://www.onlineclass.com/mythos/mythos.html
Cool interactive site dealing with Greek Mythology. There are online assignments and more
to bring students into it.
http://www.writes.org/index.htm
Very good writing site for junior high and high school students. They can post poetry and
fiction on the Web for others to read and comment on. Also has resource links for teachers
and more.
http://www.americanliterature.com/
American Literary Classics Online (Moby Dick, Heart of Darkness, Huck Finn, Red Badge of
Courage, and much more).
http://www.teleport.com/~megaines/women.html
Encyclopedia of Women's History. Bios of women past and present written for and by K-12
students.
http://pharos.bu.edu/Egypt/Wonders/
Very interesting, informative site about the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World.
http://www.Japanese-online.com/
Pretty good foreign language site. You can download several software demos, including one
that allows you to read Japanese websites, one that is a Japanese word processor and other
teaching tools. There is also an online English-Japanese dictionary.
Black Seas Nations Expedition:
www.globalearn.org
E-Mail Pal Projects:
www.kidlink.org/
Global Show & Tell Online:
emma.manymedia.com:80/show-n-tell/
Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections (IECC), for students in K-12 and college:
www.stolaf.edu/network/iecc/
Iris: A Global Online Community of Educators, for student-centered telecommunications
projects:
www.tmn.com/Organizations/Iris/home.html
K-12 Electronic Guide for African Resources:
www.sas.upenn.edu/
Links to pages with an international flavor:
www.hmco.com/hmco/school/ss/links/ss_5.html
Moscow Children's Computer Club:
www.child.org
OceanEXPO, follow a fleet of boats as they circle the globe from Europe and North
America, examining oceans and countries along the way:
www.usinternet.com/onlineclass/SOC/NeptuneSub.html
Library of Congress; Country Studies
Maps and Geography of the World
Congress; here's where you start:
policy.net/
All Politics:
allpolitics.com
FedWorld, lots of links to government resources:
www.fedworld.gov/
Federal Resources for Education Excellence (FREE), Quick access to hundreds of teaching
& learning resources across the federal government:
www.ed.gov/free/
Library of Congress:
www.loc.gov/
National School Network Testbed home page, with examples from projects:
http://copernicus.bbn.com/testbed2/bts/bts.html
Patents, a project of the Internet Patent News Service:
sunsite.unc.edu/patents/intropat.html
Thomas, Legislative Information from Library of Congress:
thomas.loc.gov
U.S. Dept. of Education's National Center for Education Statistics Digest:
www.ed.gov/NCES/pubs/
U.S. Dept. of Education:
www.ed.gov/index.html
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office:
www.uspto.gov/
University of Michigan Document Center links to government documents currently in the
news, such as pending legislation and department press releases:
www.lib.umich.edu/libhome/Documents.center/docnews.html
http://www.senate.gov/about/capitol/virtour.html
Take a room-by-room tour of the U.S. Capitol.
http://congress.org/main.html
Congress.org includes a selection of notable congressional votes with complete
Roll Call vote tallies linked to the individual members.
http://www.cbo.gov/
The mission of the Congressional Budget Office is to provide the Congress with
objective, timely, nonpartisan analyses needed for economic and budget decisions.
http://www.acq.osd.mil/ddre/edugate/
To promote science and engineering, the Department of Defense sponsors a variety
of student mentoring and teacher enhancement activities for all grade levels.
http://www.fedstats.gov/
The Federal Interagency Council maintains the full range of statistics produced
by more than 70 agencies.
http://www.fedworld.gov/
Perform keyword searches from here to locate resources within almost every agency
of the U.S. government.
http://www.library.nwu.edu/govpub/idtf/
foreign.html
Links to foreign government home pages, hosted by Northwestern University Library.
http://www.nwbuildnet.com/nwbn/govbot.html
GovBot enables fast, accurate and timely searches of U.S. government Web pages,
documents, statistics, agencies, departments and resources.
http://wwwsul.stanford.edu/depts/jonsson/jonsson.html
The Jonsson Library of Government Documents has an impressive collection of
both American and foreign materials.
http://lcweb.loc.gov/harvest/query-lc.html
Start here to search the catalogs of the Library of Congress.
http://congress.nw.dc.us/c-span/
Find out who your representatives are and how they are voting at C-SPAN's Legislative
Action Center.
http://www.nara.gov/
The National Archives and Records Administration offers reproducible primary
documents for use in the classroom.
http://www.peacecorps.gov/
Everything you need to know about becoming a Peace Corps volunteer.
http://www.uscourts.gov/
The Federal Judiciary Home Page answers questions about the organization and
operation of the federal courts.
http://www.vcilp.org/Fed-Agency/fedwebloc.html
The Federal Web Locator is updated regularly by staff at the Villanova Center
for Information Law and Policy.
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/MALL/home1.html
Read about the development and evolution of the original "Mall" in
Washington, D.C.
http://www.states.org/contents/indexg.html
This clearinghouse tracks state strategies and activities relating to the National
Information Infrastructure.
http://thomas.loc.gov/
Bill summaries, committee reports, explanations of how laws are made in Congress,
and much more.
http://www.census.gov/
View up-to-the-second estimates of the U.S. and world population, courtesy ofU.S.
Census Bureau.
http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/
Just finished your novel? Dowload copyright application circulars, applications
and forms online.
http://www.ed.gov/
Most educators are already familiar with this site, but we're listing it just
to be safe.
http://www.usia.gov/usis.html
The U.S. Information Agency, a good spot for scholars and students who wish
to explore political and economic issues.
http://www.un.org/
Take a virtual cab ride to the United Nations headquarters.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/EOP/OVP/24hours/24hoursVP.html
Vice President Al Gore narrates "24 Hours in Cyberspace
Welcome to the Republican Main Street http://www.rnc.org/
Welcom to the Democratic Caucus http://dcaucusweb.house.gov/
Town Hall: Explore the New Conservative World http://www.townhall.com/townhall/
Your Real Friends in Washington http://pathfinder.com/@@UtroHgUAr3q97mrE/money/features/congress/
United Nations Home page http://www.un.org/
School Psychology Resources Online, links for community, parents, and educators:
www.bcpl.lib.md.us/~sandyste/school_psych.html
History of the USA
- Selected links to web sites of interest to students of history organized by states. Part
of The History Place.
Art History
Resources on the Web is the gateway to the art masterpieces of the ages. Fantastic
collection of links divided into time periods.
The Costume Page
- A page with over 2,000 links to websites about changing clothing styles throughout
history.
Historical Flags
- web page dedicated to our country's flags, with a definite southern basis, not very
susprising since the page belongs to the Sons of Confederate Veterans (Texas Division).
Complete with a soundtrack of Dixie songs. (I'm not sure if they know the Civil War is
over yet). Has American Revolution flags, Confederate Flags, State Flags, and Flags of the
Union.
John's Photo
Gallery - A fantastic collection of pictures taken all over the world. Index includes
Castles, Cathedrals, England, France, greece, Italy, United States, Mexico, and more.
PREHISTORIC AL
AMERICA
The
University of California Museum of Paleontology provides a good, no-nonsense web site
for students of geology and evolution.
Ancient American
A neat collection of ancient artifacts found in the America's National Parks.
Chetro Ketl Great
Kiva allows you to explore an ancient Anasazi Indian kiva, thanks to the Anthropology
Department of the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Shawnee
Mini sink Site - features an archaeological dig in the Delaware Water Gap in
Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
COLONIAL PERIOD
The Jamestown Rediscovery
Project details the recent identification of the remains of Fort James, the first
permanent English settlement in the New World.
Early Colonial Period Explorations - a look at the Early Colonial Period
up until 1700, with images and documents. Part of The History Place.
English
Colonial Period - a look at the Early Colonial Period between 1700-1763, with images
and documents. Part of The History Place.
The Franklin Institute Virtual Science Museum
is fantastic. Lots of information on Franklin, and historical information, too.
The
Historical Text Archive is a fantastic collection of historical documents and papers
about history collected by the Mississippi State University. It includes a section on the
Colonial Period.
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
PERIOD
The Declaration
of Independence Full-text of the Declaration of Independence.
World of Benjamin
Franklin A historical profile of American patriot Benjamin Franklin, presented by the
Franklin Institute.
American
Revolution - a complete chronological history of the American Revolution with images
and documents. Part of The History Place.
The Struggle for
Independence - This site covers the American Revolutionary period.
The
Historical Text Archive is a fantastic collection of historical documents and papers
about history collected by the Mississippi State University. It includes a section on the
Revolution and the Early Republic Periods.
CIVIL WAR PERIOD
Index of Civil War
Information - A page from the US Civil War Center that offers 2100+ links to Civil War
related topics.
Andersonville National
Historic Site details the excavations at the famous Civil War prisoner-of-war camp.
Harriet Tubman Page
- A page dedicated to the life and work of Harriet Tubman. She was an unforgetable black
conductor of the Undergroud Railway who lived fron 1820 to 1913.
CSS Hunley Update
tells the story of the Confederate submarine which was the first to ever sink an enemy
ship. (includes underwater photos)
The Civil War
- a look at the American Civil War with images and documents. Part of The History Place.
Civil War
Web A comprehensive directory of intriguing resources on the Civil War.
The Valley of
the Shadow: Living the Civil War in Virginia and Pennsylvania. Two communities
separated by a few hundred miles and the Mason-Dixon Line.
Abraham Lincoln - A site
dedicated to the life and works of Abraham Lincoln. Part of The History Place.
Civil War Letters by Newton
Scott - A collection of the writings of Newton Scott. Scott was a private in the 36th
Iowa Volunteers.
Civil War Women
- A nice Duke University site that concentrates on the women of the Civil War Era and
their contributions. Includes original writings and Diary entries.
U.S. Civil War 1861-1865
- This site covers the highlights of the Civil War, part of the History Place.
Historical Flags
- web page dedicated to our country's flags, with a definite southern basis, not very
susprising since the page belongs to the Sons of Confederate Veterans (Texas Division).
Complete with a soundtrack of Dixie songs. (I'm not sure if they know the Civil War is
over yet). Has American Revolution flags, Confederate Flags, State Flags, and Flags of the
Union.
LATE 1800s and
EARLY 1900's
The Oregon Trail - A
complete compendium of the great westward journey.
Native Americans Home page -
Looks at the Indian tribes who lived along the Oregon trails route and some of the
tragedies and triumphs of the experience.
Chicago's Great Fire -
A comprehensive examination of the Great Chicago Fire of 1870.
Chicago's
World Fair - This site has a wealth of information about the Colombian Exposition held
in Chicago in 1893.
Child
Labor - A ok at the American Child Labor problems of 1908-1912, with images and
documents. Part of The History Place.
Ellis Island - Ellis Island
acted as the gateway into America for those immigrating into the United States in the late
1800s and 1900s.
The
Historical Text Archive is a fantastic collection of historical documents and papers
about history collected by the Mississippi State University. It includes a sections on the
19th and 20th Centuries.
THE ROARING 20s AND
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
New Deal Network is an
interactive educational site that explores the New Deal era and the social reform programs
introduced by FDR.
The
Historical Text Archive is a fantastic collection of historical documents and papers
about history collected by the Mississippi State University. It includes a section on the
20th Century.
WORLD WAR II
Go to the
Modern History Page and the 20th Century for sites about World War II
The Last 50 Years
John F. Kennedy
- a look at the Kennedy Years, with images and documents. Part of The History Place.
Hearst Castle - When Publisher
William Randolpf Hearst wanted a castle built for himself, he hired the great female
architect Julia Morgan to build it, and the result was Hearst Castle at San Simeon,
California. Visit the National Parks Historic site.
MacArthur Memorial Museum - Part of
the Mc Arthur Memorial, includes the Mc Arthur Report with a nice collection of pictures
and documents on the career of General of the Army Douglas Mc Arthur.
The
Historical Text Archive is a fantastic collection of historical documents and papers
about history collected by the Mississippi State University. It includes a section on the
20th Century.
The
Best of Ansel Adams - a look at the work of photographer Ansel Adams, featuring
25 of his majestic scenic photos. Part of The History Place.
Archiving Early America original newspapers
and writings from the 18th century
American Memory - Historical Collections
The Avalon Project - Digital Documents in Law History Economics Governemt
Libraries & Museums - American History - Net Links
ANCIENT HISTORY GENERAL
Exploring Ancient World Cultures
- provides an excellent introduction to ancient cultures including: the Near East, india,
Egypt, China, Greece, the Roman Empire, the Islamic World, and Medieval Europe.
Seven Wonders of the Ancient
World Covers all the Seven Wonders in detail.
Ancient World Web A gateway to
information about ancient civilizations, people, and cultures.
ZoomQuake's
Ancient History Links lists more than 220 Near Eastern, Egyptian, Biblical, Classical
and New World astronomical and mythological sites.
The Costume Page
- A page with over 2,000 links to websites about changing clothing styles throughout
history.
Time
lines of the World opens to a world map that provides an impressive collection hot
keys to the history of the world in time line and chart format.
Art History
Resources on the Web is the gateway to the art masterpieces of the ages. Fantastic
collection of links divided into time periods.
The
Historical Text Archive is a fantastic collection of historical documents and papers
about history collected by the Mississippi State University. Includes: Africa, Asia,
Europe, Latin America, Mexico, North America, etc.
Western
Civilization before 1648 - Study guides by Professor Henry of William Paterson
College of New Jersey. Excellent "Things to Know" lists for history
students.
PREHISTORICAL
TIMES
The University of California
Museum of Paleontology Subway provides a good, no-nonsense web site for students of
paleontology, geology and evolution.
Prehistory -
Part of the "Development of Western Civilization" series by Creative Impulses.
Shawnee
Minisink Site - features an archaeological dig in the Delaware Water Gap in
Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
The Costume Page
- A page with over 2,000 links to websites about clothing styles in history.
The Virtual
Mammoth - a 13,000-year-old woolly mammoths remains discovered in Nogal, New Mexico,
provided an interesting virtual dig early in 1998 with daily photographs and updates.
Although the dig is ended, the site remains within reach.
Merana Eora Nova - The first People to
arrive in Austria about 100,000 years ago were the Aborigines. This site is from the
Australian National Maritime Museum.
Austrialian Aborigines - The history
and culture of the Aborigines is the target of this research project. Includes an "A
to Z Encyclopedia of Aboriginal Information."
Timelines
of the World opens to a world map that provides an impressive collection hot keys to
the history of the world in timeline and chart format.
Art History
Resources on the Web is the gateway to the art masterpieces of the ages. Fantastic
collection of links divided into time periods.
Tony Belmonte's Historical Atlas
of Europe and the Middle East is a great on-line historical atlas.
Mesopotamia - Part
of the "Development of Western Civilization" series by Creative Impulses.
The Ancient World Web Geography Index features ancient Middle East and
Near East sites.
Assyria On-Line allows you
to visit Ancient Assyria electronically.
Timelines
of the World opens to a world map that provides an impressive collection hot keys to
the history of the world in timeline and chart format.
Ancient World Web A gateway to
information about ancient civilizations, people, and cultures.
Art History
Resources on the Web is the gateway to the art masterpieces of the ages. Fantastic
collection of links divided into time periods.
Seven Wonders of the Ancient
World Covers all the Seven Wonders in detail.
Egyptian Antiquities - is
part of the Official Site of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and offers a fantastic
source of information about Ancient Egypt. One of the best on the web!
Theban Mapping Project - Dr.
Kent Woods gives us the inside look at his fantastic discovery at KV5 in the Valley of the
Kings, now considered to be the greatest discovery since King Tutankhamen's tomb was
discovered by Howard Carter in the 1920s.
Ancient Egypt -
Part of the "Development of Western Civilization" series by Creative Impulses.
The Armarna
Page - This site is dedicated to the Armarna Period, one of the most intriguing
periods of the New Kingdom Period of Ancient Egypt.
Egyptian Royal Tombs of
the New Kingdom provides diagrams and information on all the Royal Tombs in the Valley of
the Kings.
Pronunciation of Ancient
Egyptian is the complete guide on how to speak Ancient Egyptian.
Dynasties - provides a
guide and index to the Rulers of Ancient Egypt.
Chronology of the New
Kingdom provides all the dates of importance during the New Kingdom of Egypt.
Chronology of the
Middle Kingdom compares the dates of the Egyptian VII Dynasty.
Stein's
Tour of Egypt is a wonderful examination of the land of the Nile.
Hatshepsut - The
Queen who would be King of Ancient Egypt.
The Ancient Egyptians -
This site, a part of GeoCities, provides a set of links to other sites dealing with the
New Kingdom period.
List of Kings - A nice list
of the 4000 years worth of Egyptian pharaohs.
KMT Magazine KMT is
the Modern Journal of Ancient Egypt, a great magazine about "The Gift of the
Nile."
The Valley Of The
Kings explores the favorite afterlife residence of the Ancient Egyptian rulers.
Exploring Ancient World Cultures
- provides an excellent introduction to ancient cultures including: the Near East, india,
Egypt, China, Greece, the Roman Empire, the Islamic World, and Medieval Europe.
Guardian's Egypt takes you on a
CyberJourney to Egypt, visit King Tut's Tomb, explore the pyramids, learn to read
hieroglyphics, or see satellites pictures of Egypt from space. This site is fantastic!
Ancient
Egyptian Women is a collection of sites that examine the role of women in Ancient
Egypt (You'll be surprised!)
Ancient World Web A gateway to
information about ancient civilizations, people, and cultures.
The Egyptian Book of the
Dead examines the ancient Egyptian writings found in their famous "Book of the
Dead."
Egyptology
Resources - Lots of links from the University of Cambridge to pages for those
interested in Egyptology including: recent news and discoveries, magazines and journals,
Museums and institutions, Interest Groups and societies.
Mrs Donn's
Daily Life Site Index provides some interesting facts about daily life in Ancient
India, Ancient Egypt, Ancient China, Ancient Greece, and Ancient Rome.
Timelines
of the World opens to a world map that provides an impressive collection hot keys to
the history of the world in timeline and chart format.
Art History
Resources on the Web is the gateway to the art masterpieces of the ages. Fantastic
collection of links divided into time periods.
Seven Wonders of the Ancient
World Covers all the Seven Wonders in detail.
ANCIENT GREECE
Perseus Project Home Page
is a collection of texts and images of archaic and classical Greece.
Greek Mythology Galore -
A web site all about Greek Mythology made by kids for kids.
Ancient Greece -
Part of the "Development of Western Civilization" series by Creative Impulses.
Exploring Ancient World Cultures
- provides an excellent introduction to ancient cultures including: the Near East, india,
Egypt, China, Greece, the Roman Empire, the Islamic World, and Medieval Europe.
Ancient City of Athens
- a photographic archive of the archaeological and architectural remains of ancient
Athens.
Ancient World Web A gateway to
information about ancient civilizations, people, and cultures.
Rulers of Macedonia - A
list of Macedonian Rulers from the Hellenistic Age to the Renaissance provided by the
Friesian School.
Mrs Donn's
Daily Life Site Index provides some interesting facts about daily life in Ancient
India, Ancient Egypt, Ancient China, Ancient Greece, and Ancient Rome.
Timelines
of the World opens to a world map that provides an impressive collection hot keys to
the history of the world in timeline and chart format.
Art History
Resources on the Web is the gateway to the art masterpieces of the ages. Fantastic
collection of links divided into time periods.
Seven Wonders of the Ancient
World Covers all the Seven Wonders in detail.
John's Photo
Gallery - A fantastic collection of pictures taken all over the world. Index includes
Castles, Cathedrals, England, France, greece, Italy, United States, Mexico, and more.
ANCIENT
ROME
Roman Ruins is a nice collection of photos on Roman ruins including the
Coliseum, the Roman Forum, and the Pantheon.
ROMARCH
is a major collection of Roman resources collected by the University of Michigan.
Ancient Rome - Part
of the "Development of Western Civilization" series by Creative Impulses.
Exploring Ancient World Cultures
- provides an excellent introduction to ancient cultures including: the Near East, india,
Egypt, China, Greece, the Roman Empire, the Islamic World, and Medieval Europe.
Mrs Donn's
Daily Life Site Index provides some interesting facts about daily life in Ancient
India, Ancient Egypt, Ancient China, Ancient Greece, and Ancient Rome.
Ancient World Web A gateway to
information about ancient civilizations, people, and cultures.
Rulers of Rome and Romania
- A list of Roman Rulers from the Hellenistic Age to the Renaissance provided by the
Friesian School.
Timelines
of the World opens to a world map that provides an impressive collection hot keys to
the history of the world in timeline and chart format.
Art History
Resources on the Web is the gateway to the art masterpieces of the ages. Fantastic
collection of links divided into time periods.
ANCIENT
INDUS RIVER VALLEY
Harappa
give you glimpses of the ancient Indus River Valley from prehistorical times up until
1947. Be sure to checkout the 90 slide tour of the Indus River Valley.
Mrs Donn's Daily Life Site Index provides some interesting facts about
daily life in Ancient India, Ancient Egypt, Ancient China, Ancient Greece, and Ancient
Rome.
Ancient
India - Part of the "Development of Western Civilization" series by Creative
Impulses.
Emperors
of the Sangoku provides information on the Rulers of the three Kingdoms of India,
China, and Japan.
Ancient India - a collection of Indus River Valley artifact pictures.
What's
New on GHEN Sites - The Global Hindu Electronic Network provides this neat search
machine from the Hindu University that gives you access to all sorts of historical
materials.
Timelines
of the World opens to a world map that provides an impressive collection hot keys to
the history of the world in timeline and chart format.
Ancient World Web
A gateway to information about ancient civilizations, people, and cultures.
Art History Resources on the Web is the gateway to the art masterpieces
of the ages. Fantastic collection of links divided into time periods.
Bischops
of Rome - A list of the Popes from A.D. 42 to the present, provided by the Friesian
School.
Seven
Wonders of the Ancient World Covers all the Seven Wonders in detail.
ANCIENT
CHINA
Mrs Donn's
Daily Life Site Index provides some interesting facts about daily life in Ancient
India, Ancient Egypt, Ancient China, Ancient Greece, and Ancient Rome.
Emperors of the Sangoku
provides information on the Rulers of the three Kingdoms of India, China, and Japan.
Ancient China -
Part of the "Development of Western Civilization" series by Creative Impulses.
The Mongol Khans lists
the rulers of the Mongols, who conquered and ruled the largest of the ancient empires.
Discover China -
includes Virtual Tours of the Forbidden City, the Yellow Mountains, and the Great Wall,
plus a wealth of other information about China.
China the Beautiful is the
gateway to a vast amount of information about chinese culture both past and present.
The Silk Road takes you
on a tour of Silk Road related sites and information.
Coins and history of
Asia is a mix of interesting information about ancient coins and the history behind
them.
Tourism in Xi'am
is about one of the most ancient cities in China.
Mogao Grottoes
is the gateway into a vast amount of information about chinese culture including the
Dunhuang and Magao carved rock temples, the Silk Road, Zen Buddhism, and the Great Wall of
China.
Timelines
of the World opens to a world map that provides an impressive collection hot keys to
the history of the world in timeline and chart format.
Ancient World Web A gateway to
information about ancient civilizations, people, and cultures.
Art History
Resources on the Web is the gateway to the art masterpieces of the ages. Fantastic
collection of links divided into time periods.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Western
Civilization before 1648 - Study guides by Professor Henry of William Paterson College
of New Jersey. Excellent "Things to Know" lists for history students.
The Costume Page
- A page with over 2,000 links to websites about changing clothing styles throughout
history.
Art History
Resources on the Web is the gateway to the art masterpieces of the ages. Fantastic
collection of links divided into time periods.
EARLY
CHRISTIAN
Odyssey in Egypt takes you
to the archeology work going on at the Early Christian site of the Monastery of Saint John
the Little at the Wadi Natun in Egypt.
THE
MIDDLE AGES
Medieval Web Links - A rather good source of knowledge of the Middle Ages.
The Medieval World
- Part of the "Development of Western Civilization" series by Creative Impulses.
The Byzantine and
Islamic Worlds - Part of the "Development of Western Civilization" series by
Creative Impulses.
Celts and Saxons - Lots of information about the Celtic and Saxon civilizations.
The World of the Vikings - is a great place to learn about these feared raiders of the Middle Ages.
British Kings and Queens - Gail Dedrick's Guide to the monarchs of England and Great Britian.
Bischops of Rome - A list
of the Popes from A.D. 42 to the present, provided by the Friesian School.
Dome of the Rock built in
692 CE, this is one of the great Muslim monuments, located on the Sacred Rock of
Jerusalem.
Timelines
of the World opens to a world map that provides an impressive collection hot keys to
the history of the world in timeline and chart format.
Art History
Resources on the Web is the gateway to the art masterpieces of the ages. Fantastic
collection of links divided into time periods.
European Monarchs - A
list of European monarchs and Kings from 395 to 1945, provided by the Friesian School.
Rivals to Rome - A list
of Islamic Rulers from 622 to 1258, provided by the Friesian School.
THE RENAISSANCE
Virtual Renaissance - A
Journey through time to the Renaissance. Three Time portals to enter.
The Renaissance and
Reformation - Part of the "Development of Western Civilization" series by
Creative Impulses.
Cappella
Sistina 325 pictures of the art of the Sistine Chapel, plus information.
Leonardo da Vinci Museum is
a great source of information about the original "Renaissance Man."
Art History
Resources on the Web is the gateway to the art masterpieces of the ages. Fantastic
collection of links divided into time periods.
Bischops of Rome - A list
of the Popes from A.D. 42 to the present, provided by the Friesian School.
Timelines
of the World opens to a world map that provides an impressive collection hot keys to
the history of the world in timeline and chart format.
John's Photo
Gallery - A fantastic collection of pictures taken all over the world. Index includes
Castles, Cathedrals, England, France, greece, Italy, United States, Mexico, and more.
European Monarchs - A
list of European monarchs and Kings from 395 to 1945, provided by the Friesian School.
Rivals to Rome - A list
of Islamic Rulers from 622 to 1258, provided by the Friesian School.
THE
AGE OF EXPLORATION
1492
Exhibit is an exhibit at the Library of Congress called "1492: An Ongoing
Voyage."
The Age of
Exploration - Part of the "Development of Western Civilization" series by
Creative Impulses.
Timelines
of the World opens to a world map that provides an impressive collection hot keys to
the history of the world in timeline and chart format.
John's Photo
Gallery - A fantastic collection of pictures taken all over the world. Index includes
Castles, Cathedrals, England, France, greece, Italy, United States, Mexico, and more.
European Monarchs - A
list of European monarchs and Kings from 395 to 1945, provided by the Friesian School.
Rivals to Rome - A list
of Islamic Rulers from 622 to 1258, provided by the Friesian School.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The
Historical Text Archive is a fantastic collection of historical documents and papers
about history collected by the Mississippi State University. It includes both American and
World History sources. (Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Mexico, North America, etc.)
Bischops of Rome - A list
of the Popes from A.D. 42 to the present, provided by the Friesian School.
The Costume Page
- A page with over 2,000 links to websites about changing clothing styles throughout
history.
European Monarchs - A
list of European monarchs and Kings from 395 to 1945, provided by the Friesian School.
Ottoman Sultans -
A list of the Ottoman Sultans from 1290 to 1924, provided by the Friesian School.
Western
Civilization after 1648 - Study guides by Professor Henry of William Paterson College
of New Jersey. Excellent "Things to Know" lists for history students.
Art History
Resources on the Web is the gateway to the art masterpieces of the ages. Fantastic
collection of links divided into time periods.
World Flag Database - this
is one of the most complete collections of the Flags of the World on the net.
THE AGE OF KINGS
The Baroque -
Part of the "Development of Western Civilization" series by Creative Impulses.
Official Versailles -
Visit Versailles built by Louis VIV of France were he housed 10,000 guests, servants, and
soldiers.
Versailles
- Six great pictures of the Palace of Versailles, plus information.
Early
Modern Europe 1650-1715 - Part of the study guide of Professor Henry of William
Paterson College of New Jersey. Excellent "Things to Know" list for history
students.
Century
of War and Revolt - Part of the study guide of Professor Henry of William Paterson
College of New Jersey. Excellent "Things to Know" list for history students.
THE
ENLIGHENTENMENT
The Age of
Enlightnment - Part of the "Development of Western Civilization" series by
Creative Impulses.
AGE OF REVOLUTIONS
French
Revolution - Information and pictures provided by Chico High School in Chico,
California.
The Age of
Revolutions - Part of the "Development of Western Civilization" series by
Creative Impulses.
American
Revolution - a complete chronological history of the American Revolution with images
and documents. Part of The History Place.
Napoleon Bonaparte Internet
Guide - When you are looking for the best Napoleonic sites, this is the place to go.
Revolutions
of 1848 - Part of the study guide of Professor Henry of William Paterson College of
New Jersey. Excellent "Things to Know" list for history students.
INDUSTRIAL
REVOLUTION
The Industrial
Revolution - Part of the "Development of Western Civilization" series by
Creative Impulses.
19TH CENTURY
The
Age of Metternich 1815-1848 - Part of the study guide of Professor Henry of William
Paterson College of New Jersey. Excellent "Things to Know" list for history
students.
Revolutions
of 1848 - Part of the study guide of Professor Henry of William Paterson College of
New Jersey. Excellent "Things to Know" list for history students.
New
Imperialism 1870-1914 - Part of the study guide of Professor Henry of William Paterson
College of New Jersey. Excellent "Things to Know" list for history students.
Nationalism
and The Making of Nations - Part of the study guide of Professor Henry of William
Paterson College of New Jersey. Excellent "Things to Know" list for history
students.
18th
Century Europe - Part of the study guide of Professor Henry of William Paterson
College of New Jersey. Excellent "Things to Know" list for history students.
20TH CENTURY
The Modern Era
1900-1945 - Part of the "Development of Western Civilization" series by
Creative Impulses.
Recent Times - 1945
to the Present - Part of the "Development of Western Civilization" series by
Creative Impulses.
New
Imperialism 1870-1914 - Part of the study guide of Professor Henry of William Paterson
College of New Jersey. Excellent "Things to Know" list for history students.
World
War II in the Pacific - a look at the Pacific theather of World War II, with images
and documents. Part of The History Place.
A Guadalcanal
Chronology, August 7, 1942 to March 6, 1943, is a day-by-day account of one of the
most famous battles of World War II in the Pacific.
Japanese Destroyers
examines the advanced Japanese destroyers used in the Pacific in World War II.
Remember Nagasaki takes
a look back at the A-Bombing of Nagasaki. This is digital storytelling at its best.
World War II
Archive gives lots of interesting links leading to historical text documents, sounds,
and movies.
The A Bomb World Wide Web Museum is all about the dropping the atomic bombs on Japan and the events that led up to it. It also annalyzes the aftermath of those World War II events.
The Cyber Library of the Holocaust links present facts, witnesses, and historical perspectives on the genocide of the Jews by the Nazis during World War II.
Anneliese Marie Frank is a site dedicated to Anne Frank by Vanessa Hart, who developed the site because of her life long fascination with the tragic story of Anne Frank's life.
Anne Frank's Diary examines Anne Frank's Diary in complete detail, including it's different versions.
Anne Frank Online is the home page of The Anne Frank Center. It has lots of photos and information about her life and times.
The Anne Frank House in Amsterdam provides you with a short history of Anne Frank, the famous Jewish victim of Nazi persecution.
The Museum of Science and Industry provides data about the capture of the U505, a German submarine captured in battle at the Battle of Guadalcanal, of all places!
The World War II in Europe covers all the important events of World War II in Europe. Includes the Rise of Adolf Hitler, all the battles, the Holocaust, and Nazi Leadership. Part of the History Place.
The Nizkor Home Page provides an examination of racial hatred, neo-Nazi movements, and the dangers of bigotry.
Enola Gay Perspectives - Examines the controversy surrounding the Smithsonian' exhibit on the Enola Gay, the first plane to drop an Atmic bomb. Discusses the use of the atomic bomb in WW II.
HistoricalText Archive - A collection of documents and papers written about World war II subjects, includes diaries, pictures, propoganda pamphlets, etc. Provided by the Mississippi State University.
MacArthur Memorial Museum - Part of the McArthur Memorial, includes the McArthur Report with a nice collection of pictures and documents on the career of General of the Army Douglas McArthur.
Pearl Harbor: Remembered - A collection of sites and information on the Attack on Pearl Harbor collected by survivers and their families.
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum - The Web Site for the Smithsonian's Holocaust Museum. It has tons of information about the Holcaust availiable for downloading.
World War 2 - The British Perspective - This site features, but is not restricted to, a British focus on the events of World War II.
WW II - Combat in the Pacific - A nice collection of information about the critical events in the Pacific Campaigns of World War II.
World War II on theWeb - This is a site provided by GeoCities to find information on World War II.
Islamic
Texts and Resources is a springboard for exploring texts and other resources on Islam.
Art History
Resources on the Web is the gateway to the art masterpieces of the ages. Fantastic
collection of links divided into time periods.
An extremely detailed look at Archaic and Classical Greek history
A Chronology of Russian History - an award-winning site
EuroDocs links to primary historical documents from Western Europe
Castles from around the world, with history, photos, layouts and more
Virtual Renaissance: A Journey Through Time
Exploring Ancient World Cultures on the Web
Center for World Indigenous Studies
World Art Treasures assembles over 100,000 slides that shed light on ancient civilizations
National Inventors Hall of Fame:
www.invent.org/book/
Library of Congress' Dead Sea scrolls exhibition:
sunsite.unc.edu/expo/deadsea.scrolls.exhibit/intro.html
A&E Classroom; helps teachers plan discussions and research projects based on the
cable network's programs, such as the "Biography" series:
www.aetv.com/aeclassroom/classroom.html
Social science teachers, by one of their own, with lesson plans and lots of resources:
www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/index.html
http://www.vietnamwar-reference.com/
Good resource for info on the Vietnam War. Has statistic tables, defines terms, and deals
with things like the Civil Rights movement, Vietnam era music, etc.
http://www.julen.net/aw/
The Ancient World Web is an awesome link to tons of sites dealing with history,
archaeology, and the ancient world in general.
www.mc.maricopa.edu/academic/cult_sci/anthro/lost_tribes/asb222sg.html
Cool archaeology/history site. Lots of good info and links.
http://memory.loc.gov/
The American Memory Page from the Library of Congress contains a number of exhibits
pertaining to American history.
http://www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory/superindex.html
The Internet African American History Challenge has bios of several major figures in
African American history and a number of online quizzes you can take to test your
knowledge.
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/gateway/index.html
Very good index to history on the Web.
http://www.worldwar1.com/index.html
WWI: Trenches on the Web is an excellent WWI history site. It has biographies, details
about the war and the politics leading up to it, etc.
http://www.historychannel.com/
The History Channel Online. Where the past comes alive.
http://www.lexiconn.com/lis/schcomp/whl/
World History Compass. Another great history link site.
http://cwihp.si.edu/default.htm
Cold War International History Project.
http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/
American Civil War Resources page.
http://www.he.net/~archaeol/wwwarky/wwwarky.html
The WWWorld of Archaeology. Good resource site for archaeology on the Web.
http://www.grolier.com/wwii/wwii_mainpage.html
Good WWII informational site from the Grolier encyclopedia. Lots of good textual info,
photos, etc.
http://www.hyperhistory.com/
Excellent comprehensive history site. Works on the synchronoptic concept of history,
showing how one event or era affects another.
http://www.s9.com/biography/
Impressive online biographical dictionary. Can search by name, date or keyword.
http://www.netsrq.com/~dbois/
Distinguished Women of Past and Present biographical dictionary.
http://www.grolier.com/presidents/preshome.html
Grolier's look at American presidents and the presidency. Very complete, well-organized,
lots of good information.
http://www.esp.educ.uva.nl/
The European Schools Project links students in over 350 schools in 21 countries.
http://www.execpc.com/~dboals/boals.html
History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers. Another great link to history and
social studies resources on the Web.
http://history.evansville.net/index.html
Good history of Western Civilization link page.
http://www.biography.com/
A&E's Biography Web site has a searchable index of biographies of famous figures
throughout history.
http://library.advanced.org/11402/
"The Forum Romanum" deals with general Roman history, the Forum in particular.
http://members.aol.com/bathos20/index.htm
Latin American History Internet Resources is a very good index of Internet sites and
resources relating to Latin American history.
http://www.execpc.com/~dboals/europe.html
Europe/Russia/Eastern Europe History Index is a very good list of resources that covers
different geographic and chronological areas.
http://library.advanced.org/10320/
Stamp on Black history is a good site for all ages. It gives the bios of famous black
Americans who appear on postage stamps.
http://web.mountain.net/~history/
History Plus is a great resource site for high school and college teachers and students.
Well organized with lots of links.
http://www.ibiscom.com/
Eyewitness - history through the eyes of those who lived it. A very compelling first-hand
account of several historical events told through journal entries of those who witnessed
it. Excellent site.
http://www.smplanet.com/imperialism/toc.html
Lesson site dealing with the American age of Imperialism.
http://www1.minn.net/~keithp/
The Columbus Navigation Homepage contains historical information on the famous explorer.
http://www-chaos.umd.edu/history/welcome.html
Informative Chinese history site.
http://www.americanwest.com/
Link page to some cool sites about the history of the American West.
http://history.evansville.net/
Site that looks at different periods of history from an artist's perspective. Very good
resource with lots of great links.
http://undergroundrailroad.com/
Good site pertaining to the history of the Underground Railroad.
http://www.jinjapan.org/kidsweb/japan/i.html
Cool Japanese history site for kids.
Events, People, Time & Places of American History, by Library of Congress:
lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/
History Channel Classroom, resources to help teachers plan classroom discussions and
research projects based on cable programming:
www.historychannel.com/onair/class/
Civil War Center, U.S., at the University of Louisiana:
www.cwc.lsu.edu/
Columbus Doors - explores myths and facts surrounding Christopher Columbus:
xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/columbus/colhome.html
Holocaust survivors, non profit organization founded by Steven Spielberg, dedicated to
videotaping and archiving interviews:
www.vhf.org
Inaugural addresses of U.S. presidents from 1789-1993:
www.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/inaugural
Native American Experience:
hanksville.phast.umass.edu/misc/NAresources.html
Russian royalty, virtual tour of home of last Tsar and his family:
www.travelogix.com/emp/batchison/
"Using the Multimedia Tools of the Internet for Teaching History in K-12
Schools":
www.xs4all.nl/~swanson/history/index.html
Vital Links: A Multimedia History of the U.S., by Davidson & Associates:
vital.davd.com
What happened today in history?
www.unison.com/wantinfo/today
Social Studies Lesson Plans and Resources
This Day in History - From the Archives of The History Channel
Time Magazines Story on Shroud of Turin
Special World Wide Web Projects in History
Libraries & Museums - American History - Net Links