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History-North America
The American Colonist's Library
American Cultural History - The Twentieth Century Kingwood College Texas librarian-produced site covering cultural history from 1900-1999, decade by decade, trend by trend.
America's Story from America's Library Covers American History by People, Time, and Places, with easy-to-read language, great graphics, games, and some sounds. Middle School level
Canadian Encyclopedia Online Multilingual edition; c2000; use contents to find information.
State and County QuickFacts- Part of a very large Census Data site, this site permits you to choose a state, then sub-divide by zip codes or metropolitan areas or counties, and from there, to very specific population data. The hard copy for complete census data is available at Enoch Pratt Central. See also the Historical United States Census Browser to compare detailed census data from each decennial census from 1790 to 1970.
Color Landform Atlas of the United States Each State has a topographical map, a county map, a satellite map and a large-scale detailed map from the early 20th century, plus occasional additions, i.e. a map of the Chesapeake for Maryland.
Cultural Maps [of United States history] A collection from University of Virginia.
Digital History Collection edited by Steve Mintz and produced by Univ. of Houston, Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. and National Park Service. "Developed to support the teaching of American history in k-12 schools and colleges". Includes a text, a working encyclopedia, over 400 annotated documents, various multimedia sources, 1500 annotated links, an audio archive and image gallery. Recommended
Digital Librarian: a Librarian's Choice of the Best of the Web: History A collection of predominantly U. S. history sites worthy of note
Exploring the West from Monticello: A Perspective in Maps from Columbus to Lewis and Clark A exhibition of maps and accompanying text from UVa .
Hargrett Library Rare Map Collection Excellent maps the accompany each phase of U.S. history from earliest through the Civil War period. There is a Georgia focus, but many valuable historic treasures.
Historical Maps of the United States A large collection of historical maps from the Perry Castaneda Map Library, University of Texas.
Hitchhikers Guide to American History Recommended websites for American History since the Civil War; from a larger site containing lectures, notes, and other aids for a television course offered by the University of Wisconsin
Hyper History Online 3,000 years of world history, with names of poeple, places and events, brief historical narratives and interlinked maps. Includes an alphabetical index of 800 people, and hundreds of links to related Websites.
Internet Modern History Source Book
Mexico: Splendors of Thirty Centuries Essentially an art exhibit for 3,000 years of history, but it is accompanied by first-rate history resources, literary history, and classroom projects for teachers. Range of art is breath-taking.
United States Historical Census Browser
Voice of the Shuttle's History Page
Websites for the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era
WWW-VL: History: United States Historytory
The Avalon Project Contains documents relevant to the following fields: law, history, economics, politics, diplomacy and government
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation, 1774-1873 Journals, debates, statutes, and annals of the United States Congress; an American Memory Project of the Library of Congress
Charters of Freedom - The Declaration of Independence
Founding Fathers Page - Facsimiles from the National Archives and Records Administration.
Core Documents of U.S. Democracy huge site, all primary documents from the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, including many regulatory agencies. A key site from Government Access.
Do History
Learn to do history by piecing together documents from the past. Examples are provided for the life of Martha Ballard, midwife. A product of the Harvard Film Video Center.
Documenting the American South This site has full texts of major writers and ordinary people, black and white - a major source for biographical flavor and haunting detail. Use the indices to hone in on interesting topics.
Early Canadiana Online Primary sources from the arrival of the first Europeans to the late 19th century, with emphasis on literature, women's history, native studies, and history of French Canada.
Historical Text Archive (This source contains organized data on many subjects such as Africa, African Americans, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Genealogy, Islamic history, mathematics and science history, Mexico, New Zealand, Persian Gulf War, psychohistory, religion, rock'n'roll, teaching, terrorism, US foreign policy, Latin America, maps, women's history, World War I and II. Don Mabry, Webmaster
History and Politics Out Loud (HPOL) Searchable archive of politically significant audio materials. [Churchill, Clinton, Johnson, Kennedy(s) (John F., Robert F., Edward M.), Khrushchev, Martin Luther King, Jr., Nixon, Roosevelt, et al]
Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties. Compiled and edited by Charles J. Kappler. Washington, D.C. : Government Printing Office, 1904; digitized by Okla. State University, 1999-. 7 vols A major reference work long unavailable and rare.
Internet Archive of Texts and Documents A comprehensive collections of links to primary documents from Hanover University's History Department. Includes materials from United States, Europe, and East Asia.
Internet Modern History Source Book
Internet Women's History Source Book
Mexico: From Empire to Revolution
Popular Songs in American History: Tunes, Lyrics, Information, Historical Background and Tune Related Links, by Leslie Nelson. Also known as the Contemplator's Popular Songs in American History
Witchcraft in Salem Village - Danvers Archival Center Primary documents related to the Witchcraft Outbreak of 1692, including verbatim transcripts of the 1692 trials and other narratives.
Women in America 1820-1842 Full text selections by famous contemporaries on a wide variety of searchable topics.
Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1830-1930 A rich collection of primary documents. Some 16 projects are presently included, each asking a question and responding with an historical introduction and a document collection.
December, 2009
