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Archaeology Creative Applications Diversity Sources Electronic Texts, Books and Zines Genealogy General Guides Geography/Economics Government/Politics General History Sources Some Non-Western History Sites Western Europe/Russia Some American History Sources Humanities/Art K-12 Resources Kids and Students Parents News and Current Events Media Literacy Religion, Ethics and Philosophy Research and Critical Thinking Resources For Writers

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Archaeology

Archaeology Resources, Software, Fonts, Articles, Equipment, Jobs
Resource Centers (Multimedia, Gear, Technology, Software, Periodicals), Channels (News GIS & Archaeology, History of Archaeology, Geoarchaeology, Greek), Articles (Features Book Reviews), Software, (Free Downloads, Submit Software), Fonts (Font Gallery, Submit Fonts), QTVR, (QTVR Gallery, Submit QTVR),Newsletters, E-mail Lists.
dig - The archaeology magazine for kids!
A screen shot ofhe current issue (July,02) to the right.
Biographies
"Biographies of some of the famous--and infamous--archaeologists throughout history."
Archaeology in Greater London
As "... observed, reported and reviewed in London Archaeologist, a quarterly magazine providing up-to-the minute news of excavations, fieldwork and artefact research."
European Association of Archaeologists
Provides a platform for cooperation and an "... opportunity for the profession to develop a new, integrated European archaeology, based upon existing national and regional traditions."
The Institute of Field Archaeologists - Setting Standards in Archaeology
In addition to the Code of Conduct, the site also offers some interesting publications in PDF format : Crypt Archaeology and The Marine Archaeological Resource.
Scientific American: 15 Answers to Creationist Nonsense
Answers are directed at "... some of the most common "scientific" arguments raised against evolution. It also directs readers to further sources for information and explains why creation science has no place in the classroom."
The Archaeobotanical Lab-Bar Ilan University
Worth a visit for the spash page alone.
Environmental Archaeology Lab, Ume�. Homepage.
Research methods and projects.

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Creative Applications
Scientific American: 15 Answers to Creationist Nonsense and Other Resources for Defending Evolution.
Students On Site
A collaborative initiative exploring communities and neighborhoods of Ann Arbor that is designed to use local history and geography as a site of innovative teaching and learning for educators and students.
PixelBrothers - Interactive Media
I no longer include a "fun" menu on the Main page, but sometimes it is great fun to waste some time. Here is a site to do it with style. Try the pinball game....It loads quickly with broadband, but you'll need Flash on your browser.
CNN.com - Millennium: A Perspectives Series
If you haven't visited this site, Summer vacation might be the time to explore in depth. I suggest a quick browse and then a focus on the Educator's Guide for possible applications.
Tom Mangan's SevenQuestions site
What would you ask if you only had seven questions in an interview? Some form of this format could easily be used in the classroom. History classes might select an important historical personality and compose the questions -- and then research the probable answers. "The idea is to find interesting people and ask them whatever popped into my head, stopping when the questioning reached seven -- a number chosen because I liked the way it sounded. "

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Diversity Sources
Early Classics in Biogeography, Distribution
Presents "... a bibliography and full-text archive designed as a service to advanced students and researchers engaged in work in biogeography, biodiversity, history of science, and related studies. All items in the bibliography are primary sources and were published in 1950 or before."
African American Studies Toolkit: Home
Beyond Black History Month.
Yiddish Radio Project
A selection "...from the "golden age" of Yiddish radio in the 1930s to '50s are a thousand fragile discs, rescued from storerooms, attics, and even dumpsters. But what a story they tell! The Yiddish Radio Project is a celebration of these recordings and of the forgotten geniuses and dreamers who created them. The exhibits on this site feature the Yiddish Radio Project radio documentaries that were first broadcast on NPR's "All Things Considered," rare Yiddish radio clips, archival photographs, and various ephemera from a forgotten radio universe."
Try the Exhibit page first for a great selection: History of Yiddish Radio (From the 1930s to '50s,) Yiddish Melodies in Swing (from 1938 until 1955), The Radio Dramas of Nahum Stutchkoff (who creating some of the most memorable, intimate radio dramas of the age), Levine and His Flying Machine, Commercials on Yiddish Radio, The Jewish Philosopher (before Dr. Ruth, before Ann Landers), Seymour Rexite (Crooning sensation), Victor Packer, Rabbi Rubin's Court of the Air (For the "...real struggles of poor Jews living in New York's Lower Eastside) and Reunion (A short-lived series featured the voice of a holocaust survivor Siegbert Freiberg, for a story that "...was unlike anything ever before heard on the radio."
Pluralism and Unity
A site that "...explores the problem of American identity and the nature of political and cultural pluralism in the early 20th century." You might charge students with the creation of a web site that explores the question of American identity at the start of the 21Century combined with a comparison/contrast.
American Family | PBS
Chinese Historical Society of Southern California
See a Timeline, WW II photos, 19th Century shrine, Chinatown map and info on Lunar new year.
Kwanzaa
Google Directory.
Rural America - In Motion Magazine
From hog farming to biotech. An excellent page to explore the complex problems of rural America.
Have you seen the photo essay on rural American from U.S. News? usnews.com: Photography - Gallery | Rural America (5/2/01) The essay is mostly about shrinkage, but nothing communicates like an image.
CSU Libraries: Asian Pacific Americans
Tips for Locating Materials. Note the nice selection of search terms. When you direct students to a search site (my favorite is Google), do you provide/suggest some search words or terms?
4Directions
"The Center for Educational Technology in Indian America builds on the foundation of the Four Directions project. The Center represents a consortium of schools, agencies, universities, professional associations, museums and private sector organizations committed to improving learning opportunities for American Indian students through the use of technology.The Center provides Indian schools and communities with a variety of services..."
Ann Arbor: A Woman's Town
Some of the best storytellers in Ann Arbor are the African-American women interviewed by Lola Jones and her daughter Carole Gibson. In fact, the stories are so well-told, their company, Another Ann Arbor, Inc., produced two documentary films with the interviews. Ann Arbor: A Woman's Town covers the first half of the twentieth century. The second film, A Change Was in the Air chronicles the tumultuous civil rights era in Ann Arbor.
CHICO's Salsa Virtual Tour Index
This tour introduces a "Nuyorican" experience: stories about salsa from Puerto Rican and other Spanish Caribbean communities in New York City.
:: NASA Quest > Women of NASA ::
See the "Teaching Tips" section for an extended set of lesson/teaching suggestion! The site purpose is to encourage more young women to pursue careers in math, science, and technology by showcasing outstanding women in math, science, and technology.
First Peoples on SchoolNet: Main Menu
Let ace reporter "Scoop" take you to HAIDA GWAII on the Pacific Coast to explore the totem poles of the Haida First Nation give Scoop and Julies some help with the Double-J files! You can also search the Web for Crests to complete a Coat of Arms.
Multicultural Stories
Explore the meaning of culture and the importance of cultural diversity in Canada.
American Samoa
Have you tried the new Snapple drink called Samoan Splash.
SOMOS PRIMOS: Dedicated to Hispanic Heritage and Diversity Issues
PBS - P.O.V. Interactive | Boomtown
Corridos sin Fronteras
"A traveling site celebrating the narrative songs known as corridos. You will need Flash 5+ plug-in and a 5.0+ browser. On the topic of music, have you seen the latest U.S. News (Jul 8-15, 2002) America's Music One Nation Under a Groove? "The history of American music is the history of the nation, a long, strange trip of bravery and brutality, braggadocio and brilliance. It's a story of ingenuity, of slaves and soldiers stretching animal skins across wagon wheels to make banjos, or Les Paul sticking a record needle inside his guitar to make it louder�and changing history. And it's a tale of suffering�long, hot days of body-shattering labor made bearable only by the levity, and distraction, of a song."
Indians of the Great Basin
TOC: Archaeology, Archaic Life and Environments, Later Prehistoric Tribal Associations, Material Cultures, Social and Political Cultures, Spiritualism and Religion, Arts and Literatures, Post-Columbian History, Contemporary Issues, Bibliography.

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Electronic Texts, Books and Zines
American Studies @ The University of Virginia
See the Hypertext Menu especially, then explore the other excellent features of the main site.
Ebook Library at the Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia
AlexLit: Home Page
Arts & Letters Daily - ideas, criticism, debate
From hundreds of newspapers!
Top

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Genealogy
Ginny's Curriculum Resources For Educational
A one page resource for teachers and students who are starting research in family history. Frequent revisions make this page (and the larger resoruces it is a part of) a must for your professional bookmarks. As am example, the author has located over 600 WebQuests!
NA - Genealogy Research
From the National Archives of Canada. How to get started tracing your family tree, FAQs and Genealogical Sources in Canada.
CD ROM Census Records
Offering (for a price) a CD on historic census records.

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General Guides
ARS Beltsville Area :: Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center
Interesting studies and reports, especially for those interested in diets and personal health.

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Geography/Economics
Map Collection - Maps Online
Including Antiquarian Maps, aps by region, date, or map maker, Historical City Maps, The Lanman Globe Collection, The Lanman Map Collection, The Lada-Mocarski Collection, The Cross Collection (selections).
Geographicus
Presents an online gallery of antique maps and prints from all regions of the globe.
Fine Collection Of Antique Prints And Maps at Haley & Steele
CU Dept. of Geography - Geography Resource Center
International Network for Learning & Teaching Geography in Higher Education.
Maps from our Collections - Digital Library - NLS
Focus on historic Scotland.
UN Atlas of the Oceans
Provides "...an Internet portal providing information relevant to the sustainable development of the oceans. It is designed for policy-makers who need to become familiar with ocean issues and for scientists, students and resource managers who need access to databases and approaches to sustainability. The UN Atlas can also provide the ocean industry and stakeholders with pertinent information on ocean matters."
Bridging the Watershed
With a fine listing of links of interest to watershed/environmental issues.
Canadian economy online
"A wealth of information on the Canadian economy. Includes links to key Canadian economic indicators for the last ten years, economic information from government sites organized under various themes, definitions of key economic concepts and information on key economic events in the 20th century."
alternate routes
Presents "...an exhibition about the diversity, subjectivity, and meaning of maps. Alternate Routes includes the work of Valerie Tevere, Kerry Tribe, Joyce Campbell and The Center for Land Use Interpretation as well as a selection of historic maps from the archives of UCR, Riverside Municipal Museum, Riverside Public Library, Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, and Riverside City Hall."
Geography Portal - GeoExplorer
"Alive with information of all sorts, Geoexplorer supports research and learning at all levels, with maps, images, instructional modules, statistical data and much, much more. Particularly strong in links and references, the site is literally networked to the rest of the world and any source that might prove helpful to those studying our planet. Especially fun, and sure to please, are the site's links to resources on rocks and rock collecting, with tours of every kind of rock and how they were created. However deeply you might want to delve, Geoexplorer can get you there." Current scout Report
Welcome to the New EcoKids Online

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Government/Politics
Politics1- The Most Comprehensive Online Guide to American Politics
FCIC - Home Page
Federal Consumer Information Center of the U.S. General Services Administration.
The Policy Action Network
Cases & Materials on American Federalism
Centennial Celebration
Great informaton on the celebration of the last 100 years of the Census, with historic photos and a timeline.
History and Politics Out Loud
King speeches from the 1963 Civil Rights March and selected Nixon recordings.
2001 Term Opinions of the Court
Welcome to the official web site of the British Monarchy
e-Gov FirstStop: Home
Inaugurations
"Learn how the Inaugural Oath for President turns an ordinary citizen into the President of the United States."
Congress Online Project
An attempt to located and identify the most effective Congressional Web Sites.

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General History Sources
Welcome to Nunki.net - The Mighty Place
World Art Treasures
Best History Websites
Provides "...a portal created for students, history educators, and general history enthusiasts. Here you'll find sites, rated for usefulness and accuracy, that will help you study or teach a wide variety of topics and periods in History."
Opening page for webpage of Thurston Griggs
Thurston Griggs' memoirs. Includes accounts of the Nazi rise to power, his experience as a conscientious objector in WWII, life in China before the Communist takeover, his research in speech transcription technology, and his work on behalf of the Appalachian Trail. "
Red Gold | PBS
Aired in late June 23, 2002. "Magic to Medicine--A look at the symbolism of blood through time. Courageous doctors and scientists questioned religious dogma to ultimately discover blood's inner workings. Before written history, virtually nothing was known about this mysterious liquid, except that it was intimately connected with life and death. This first episode in a 4-part series ends with the European discovery of blood types. Blood and War--The second hour explains the uses of blood in wartime. By the 1930s, doctors and scientists understood its more basic elements and had worked out somewhat safe methods for transferring it from one human to another. But World War II made blood into military material. While blood would ultimately play an important role in winning the war for the Allies, the Nazis would misuse the symbolism of blood to justify the Holocaust. Ironically, blood had racial overtones in the U.S., with supplies segregated along color lines"
A Taste of the Ancient World
Architecture Design Images History 3D Models and more - Artifice Great Buildings Online
This gateway to architecture around the world and across history documents a thousand buildings and hundreds of leading architects, with 3D models, photographic images and architectural drawings, commentaries, bibliographies, web links, and more, for famous designers and structures of all kinds.
Empires - Index Page
TOC of this ThinkQuest Site: Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Ancient World Exhibit.

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Some Non-Western History Sites
RISD : Rhode Island School of Design : ASIAN ART
With a collection of "...over six hundred nineteenth-century Japanese bird-and-flower prints..., a 12th-century wooden Buddha over nine feet tall..." and a large collection of Japanese and Chinese textiles and robes.
World History Compass Home Page
Colecci�n Cisneros.org
Artworks from Latin America, centered around six interactive themes.
AFRICA
"AFRICA is an eight-part series, shot in widescreen, super 16mm format, that takes viewers on a kaleidoscopic adventure across Africa's major regions and into the homes of the people who live there."
Tradition and Memory: World Civilizations to 1500
World Treasures of the Library of Congress: Beginnings
"Cultures across the globe and over time have asked ... fundamental questions. This initial installation presents the extraordinary record of answers to these questions as they are reflected in the collections of the Library of Congress. "Beginnings" closes with a section that features examples of early writing, printing, and sound recording. The ability to record the past by means of oral traditions, writing, printing, and more recently, sound and film recordings has been crucial for the development of world cultures. In images, stories, songs, and written words, peoples across the globe have recorded their individual experience and communal histories and have passed down their laws, history, science, epics and literature. Guardians of this collective human memory have emerged in families, villages, and nations to ensure that the present would never be entirely divorced from the past. Like other libraries going back to ancient times, the Library of Congress is one such guardian, collecting materials from around the world that demonstrate the rich diversity of an increasingly global culture."
Discovery Online, Secrets of the Great Wall
EMC: Topics for: Egypt: The Quest for Eternity
NGA - The Quest for Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt
NOVA Online | Secrets of Lost Empires | Pharaoh's Obelisk
scheduled to rebroadcast on Tuesday, July 23, 2002
Wonders of the African World - Classroom

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Western Europe/Russia
D Day Museum
You must visit the Overlord Embroidery first. "Inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry, it traces in stunning visual form the progress of Overlord, from its origins in the dark days of 1940 to victory in Normandy in 1944."
In Search of Ancient Ireland | PBS
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien: Home
Try a visit to the "Site Map" first for an overview of this vast site.
In Search of Ancient Ireland | PBS
Aired June 19, 2002. "The history of fabled Erin comes alive in this vivid portrait of the island nation's remarkable past and its enduring impact on Western civilization." The first segment is on the rise and development of Christianity in Ireland. "At the companion site, take an interactive journey through Irish history from the Stone Age through the Norman Invasion. Explore the program topics in depth, access an interactive map showing the affect of Ireland's geography on historical events, download lesson plans and more."
The Roman Empire
An Illustrated History.
"Essays from Ireland" A column by Triona Carey - In Motion Magazine
NewYorkCarver.com - Medieval Art & Current Exhibits Online
This online learning center for Gothic art and architecture is meant to share the beauty and the living spirit of the stone with you. The heart of the site, for me, is the New York Carver virtual shop - a place for you to share my own collection of stone carvings and sculpture. Wander back into history with a visit to a Virtual Abbey. Discover tips & tricks to Gothic geometry, or learn to speak the language of stone -- at the Field Guide to Architectural Terms.
Foundation for the Advancement of Sephardic Studies and Culture
An organization to preserve and promote the Sephardic communities of Turkey, Greece, the Balkans, Europe..."
Virtual Catalog of Roman Coins Homepage
an innovative project based on the collaboration of private coin collectors and dealers and a college professor who wants to create a useful resource for his students, other teachers and their students, and the general public. The images and initial descriptions are provided by collectors and professional numismatists, allowing us to present a more extensive database of coins that would otherwise be possible.
Lusitania Online

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Some American History Sources
American Studies @ The University of Virginia
Presents a strong emhasis on cultural elements, but history teachers should find the maps of the growth and expansion of the U.S. very useful. A very useful site to break away from the usual political/military themes that dominate many textbooks.
D-Day
From the Library of Congress.
Census of Canada, 1901 - Home
"The 1901 Census offers a rich source of information about Canada and Canadians at the turn of the 20th Century. Through this research tool you can access digitized images of the original census returns, which record age, nationality, religion, profession, income, education, etc for every single resident of Canada on 31 March 1901."
National D-Day Memorial Foundation
The American Experience/D-Day
Web site for the PBS program.
NORMANDY: 1944
Interactive with sound. Based on chapters of the history of the Normandy Invasion by John Keegan.
D-Day on the Web
Planning and Preparation | The Landing | Airborne Assault | Air Power | Naval Support | La Fiere Bridge | Breakout and the Battle for France | Higgins Boat (LCVP) | Contemporaneous Press and Radio | Miscellaneous.
Imagining D-Day: The history behind Saving Private Ryan
"The search for Private Ryan is fiction," observes historian Stephen Ambrose about Steven Spielberg�s new film Saving Private Ryan, "but of the kind that illuminates truth rather than diminishing it."
Untold Stories of D-Day @ National Geographic Magazine
Emile Berliner and the Birth of the Recording Industry: Home Page
U.S. Navy - A Brief History of Aircraft Carriers: Battle of Midway
Battle of Midway
History of U.S. Armies in Uniform
Print, Literacy and Power: To 1900
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
With "...over 6,400 maps online and focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North and South America cartographic history materials. Historic maps of the World, Europe, Asia and Africa are also represented. The collection categories include old and antique atlas, globe, school geography, maritime chart, state, county, city, pocket, wall, children and manuscript maps. Genealogy and family history can be studied on the maps."
California Historical Society | Exhibits | Online Exhibits
With two major online exhibits. The first, California History Online, includes over three hundred years of California history in the form of images and articles. An interactive timeline links the online visitor to the data and images. The second, Big Orange: California Citrus Label Art, provides a guide to California Orange crate labels.
NARA | US National Archives & Records Administration
A quick look at the Site Index should give you an idea on how massive this site is.... Best to explore over time this Summer.
Division of Historical Resources - Florida Department of State
TOC: Archaeological Research, Historic Preservation, Museum of Florida History, Florida Folklife, Florida History & the Arts Magazine, Florida History and Facts, Florida Main Street.
Jump, Jim Crow, or Did Emancipation Make Any Difference?
A teaching resource in American History created by Lynn Jones, a librarian at the Teaching Library, UC Berkeley. TOC: What's Jim Crow?, Jim Crow Timeline, Freedmen's Bureau, Black Codes, Stories of Life Under Jim Crow,Texts of Jim Crow Laws, Images of Jim Crow, Songs about Jim Crow, A Jim Crow Glossary, For Teachers, Related Web Resources.
COLONIAL CURRENCY (Table of Contents)
Currency, Lottery Tickets and Fiscal Documents listed chronologically by colony.
Yesterdayland - Fashion
From the 90s back to the 40s. An alpha listing links to a special page for each item (loads of them) and includes images and text descriptions. A side menu links visitors to the larger menu that includes Arcade Games, Lunchboxes, Movies, Pop Music, Prime Time, Saturday Morning, Toys.
Nine Months in York Town
Flash production of the Articles of Confederation. The site is dedicated to the 225th Anniversary of the Articles of Confederation Celebration to take place between August, 2002 and July, 2003 in York, Pennsylvania. TOC: Find out all about the Articles of Confederation and the people involved, Upcoming Events, Education (Download educational curriculum, a teacher's guide, and more), Media Center (for press releases concerning the celebration) and Links (to other sites for more information on the Articles).
African American Population Shifts--U.S. History/Geography/Economics lesson plan (grades 6-8)--DiscoverySchool.com
NARA | Digital Classroom | Main Page
Again, Summer "vacation" might be the time to visit some of these massive government sites. This special gateway for teachers and students links to the Digital Classroom, Teaching With Documents Conducting Research, Locating Publications, Growing Professionally Resources, History in the Raw, The Constitution Community, Document Analysis Worksheets, Building a School Archives, School Tours and Workshops, Education Programs at the Presidential Libraries, National History Day, EdSiteMent, Federal Resources for Educational Excellence, Classroom Comments, Calendar of Events and a Search tool. You can also visit the Site Map for quick access to only topics of special interest.
Exhibitions (Library of Congress)
Another site that would require at least a Summer vacation to research.
WELCOME to the Schomburg Exhibition, Harlem 1900-1940
"Harlem 1900-1940: An African-American Community , is a history education portfolio that has been produced by the Educational Programs unit of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the New York Public Library. The scope of this portfolio is Harlem from the years 1900-1940. Various elements of the history of the urban experience in Harlem's early days as the Cultural Capital of African Americans are represented here by graphic and photographic images from the Schomburg Center collection."
Flint Public Library Timeline Project: Main Page
Chronicling two centuries in Flint, Michigan, through images and stories. Created by the Flint Public Library staff and members of the community , with support from CHICO and CNI at the School of Information, University of Michigan. This dynamic resource is a model for collaborative, community oriented projects.
The Gift of Memory: Reflections on an Oral History Project
A page "...designed by the students from the Ann Arbor Girls Middle School and two graduate students at the University of Michigan's School of Information. The girls from the Middle School conducted the interviews, and the graduate students created the website. The interviews were videotaped. You can watch video clips, listen to sound bites, and read quotes from the interviewees. You can also read brief histories on a few of the topics and explore links to relevant websites. You can read reflections by the Ann Arbor Girls Middle School students about how they think about the lives of those they interviewed."
Wild Swan Theater presents: Rainbow Crow
Learn how Crow brought fire to the woodland animals in this Lenape Indian legend. Developed with Wild Swan Theatre.
Built in America
"The Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) and the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) are among the largest and most heavily used collections in the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress. The collections document achievements in architecture, engineering, and design in the United States and its territories through a comprehensive range of building types and engineering technologies including examples as diverse as windmills, one-room schoolhouses, the Golden Gate Bridge, and buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. As of March 1998, America's built environment is recorded through surveys containing more than 363,000 measured drawings, large-format photographs, and written histories for more than 35,000 historic structures and sites dating from the seventeenth to the twentieth century." For a Canadian site of similar scope, visit "Measured Drawing" An Architectural Heritage of British Columbia.
Great Projects: The Building of America | PBS
Web site for the series that aired recently (the first - A Tale of Two Rivers "...shows how America harnessed two of its mightiest rivers and put them to work for its citizens. The projects�the Mississippi's system of levees and floodways and the Colorado's Hoover Dam�constitute vastly different engineering efforts. Their tale is epic, at first one of folly and failure, then of unprecedented personal drama and human achievement."
Slaves and the Courts, 1740-1860
contains just over a hundred pamphlets and books (published between 1772 and 1889) concerning the difficult and troubling experiences of African and African-American slaves in the American colonies and the United States. The documents, most from the Law Library and the Rare Book and Special Collections Division of the Library of Congress, comprise an assortment of trials and cases, reports, arguments, accounts, examinations of cases and decisions, proceedings, journals, a letter, and other works of historical importance.
The Presidents of the United States
DLS: National Image Library
e National Image Library contains still photo images of wildlife, plants, National Wildlife Refuges and other scenics, as well as wildlife management work. You may search all the images through the National Image Library, or you may search by individual collection.
Great Questions of History
Exhibitions (Library of Congress)
An impressive and growing list of top exhibitions. This "gateway" is primarily useful for students and teachers of American and European history, but a couple of exhibits relate to Middle Eastern history.
The Elkus Indian Papers
Provides "...a collection of over 3,300 documents related to Indian affairs over the period 1922-1963. These papers came from the estate of Charles de Young Elkus, a San Francisco attorney whose sense of fairness manifested itself in his opinions and in the positive influence he exerted through his interest in the struggles of Native Americans of the Southwest. This interest spanned a wide range, from politics to social problems to art."
Rediscovering George Washington | PBS
A surprising collection of lesson plans! The Constitution and the Idea of Compromise, Why Celebrate Constitution Day, George Washington as Military Leader, The Theory of the American Founding, Why Equal Protection of the Law, Why Government by Consent, Why Government, George Washington and Religious Liberty, George Washington and the Problem of Slavery, George Washington and the Rule of Law, George Washington and Civic Virtue.
Nature Transformed
"Nature Transformed" offers resources for high school teachers that provide updated content, discussion guidance, and classroom resources. Each section is written by a leading scholar in the field. The guide is part of TeacherServe from the National Humanities Center, the nation's only nonprofit center for advanced studies in the humanities. Its education programs provide seminars and web materials for teachers and college instructors."
The American Civil War
An Environmental View The Use of the Land, Nature Transformed, TeacherServe, National Humanities Center.
The Effects of Removal on American Indian Tribes
The Columbian Exchange
Plants, Animals and Disease between the Old and New Worlds.
Buffalo Tales
The Near-Extermination of the American Bison, Native Americans and the Land, Nature Transformed, TeacherServe, National Humanities Center.
The American Civil War
An Environmental View The Use of the Land, Nature Transformed, TeacherServe, National Humanities Center.
Rachel Carson and the Awakening of Environmental Consciousness
The Puritan Origins of the American Wilderness Movement
Looking Back on the American Century
Looking Back on the American Century" is a retrospective of the past 100 years as well as a preview of the future. It is the Truman Library�s final museum exhibition prior to the beginning of an extensive two-year renovation. From the renovation will emerge the "Classroom for Democracy," a series of exhibitions, educational programs, and other new initiatives designed to infuse the Library with a new vitality, and to assure that it will serve new generations of Americans well into the 21st Century.
Veterans History Project (American Folklife Center)
"The Veterans History Project covers World War I, World War II, and the Korean, Vietnam, and Persian Gulf wars. It includes all participants in those wars--men and women, civilian and military. It documents the contributions of civilian volunteers, support staff, and war industry workers as well as the experiences of military personnel from all ranks and all branches of service--the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy, as well as the U.S. Coast Guard and Merchant Marine." Overall, a very creative site. Teachers might find the Project Kit very informative and useful, especially if they plan to generate some active learning and participation in the project. It includes General Info: Getting Started - Guidelines - Questions for Veterans - Questions for Civilians Transcribing & Indexing - Finding or Creating a Home for Your Interviews Bibliographies and Other Resources - Model Projects Forms: Checklist - Biographical Data - Recording Log - Photo Log - Manuscript Data Sheet Release Form for Veteran/Interviewee - Release Form for Interviewers.
You might also want to visit another site that can put a slightly different slant on the project. Putting Documentary Work to Work is "...a step-by-step guide designed to help community organizations develop and conduct their own documentary projects using a camera and tape recorder. This booklet outlines the basic principles of developing projects, writing budgets, making photographs, and conducting interviews and provides creative ideas about how the results of documentary work can be put into action. Putting Documentary Work to Work also shows, through real-life examples, how documentary work at the local level can provoke important community discussion and lead to collaborative problem solving.
Historic Naval Ships Visitors Guide
Veterans History Project (American Folklife Center)
Orphan Train Collection
U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office Official Website
Special lessons: A Teacher's Resource for Teaching Coast Guard History For Teachers: a Guide to Teaching About Lighthouses, Kindergarten Through the Fourth Grade Teachers: A Gallery of Lighthouse Images
July 1942: United We Stand
"DURING JULY 1942, seven months after the United States entered World War II, magazines nationwide featured the American flag on their covers. Adopting the slogan United We Stand, some five hundred publications waved the stars and stripes to promote national unity, rally support for the war, and celebrate Independence Day."
Hobo Signs & Symbols
Herblock's History (Political Cartoons from the Crash to the Millennium): Library of Congress Exhibition
Oliphant's Anthem (Library of Congress Exhibition)
Arthur Szyk: Artist for Freedom (Library of Congress)
Immigration... Introduction
From the intro:
"You, whoever you are!... All you continentals of Asia, Africa, Europe,
Australia, indifferent of place!
All you on the numberless islands of the
archipelagoes of the sea!
All you of centuries hence when you listen to me!
All you each and everywhere whom I specify not, but include just the same!
Health to you! good will to you all, from me and America sent!
Each of us is inevitable,
Each of us is limitless
each of us with his or her right upon the earth,
Each of us allow'd the eternal purports of the earth,
Each of us here as divinely as any is here."
Walt Whitman
By the People, For the People: Posters from the WPA, 1936-1943
We call it "propaganda" today, but I think at the time it was simply a way for the government to communicate with citizens. I enjoyed the site, but I was born in 1936...
Army Nurse Corps History
CRM Archive Issue 23-08�� Creative Teaching with Historic Places
Be sure to visit the main page (below)
Teaching with Historic Places--Home page for the program's website
Great Basin Title Page

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Humanities/Art
Rudyard Kipling: An Overview
Planet Bluegrass Home
"Following our yinjo-yangdolin logo, we welcome the opportunity to uphold the very foundation of Planet Bluegrass- one that celebrates paradox and the mingling of opposites as an opportunity to bring together a community of music lovers from all over the globe."
E-Library of Literature
Literary Resources on the Net
By Jack Lynch.
The Cervantes Project
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
National Gallery of Art - Picasso's The Tragedy
Thomas Eakins - Scenes from Modern Life: | PBS
PBS - EGG the arts show
A R T C R I M E S
National Gallery of Art - Picasso's The Tragedy
American Writers
Pagina principal
This web page includes an introduction to Borges' material; a presentation of the collection; and the publications made so far with material from the collection: the interactive CD-Rom "La Biblioteca Total" edited in 1996, and "Jorge Luis Borges: Bibliograf�a Completa", a thorough bibliography of Borges' work published in 1997.
PaPa iNk - The International Gallery of Childrens Art!
ldren's creative spirit into human discourse. Explore our organizational and special collections. Become an iCurator or upload your own art. Art=Life! I enjoyed the http://www.papaink.org/gallery/home/artist/images/121.html Haddon Heights High School Gallery
Welcome to The Athenaeum - Interactive Humanities Online
Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Home Page
Eyes on Art
M.U.S.I.C.
Click on the Gallery section for some fine illustrations of writing and art work associated with music instruction. A very interesting assignment and project. http://www.wpe.com/~musici/gallery.htm
Random House Academic Resources
Teacher's Guide THINGS FALL APART
The Gallery Channel
National Art Library, Victoria and Albert Museum
ArtAtlas - The database of art gallery contact informations
The Blind Boys of Alabama Performance -- Multimedia Events - Library of Congress
For the best seat in the house! Originally broadcast live on Wednesday, June 5, 2002 "The Blind Boys of Alabama formed as a group at the Talladega Institute for the Deaf and Blind -- thirty miles from Birmingham, Ala. -- in 1937, where the members were taught piano in Braille. They sang together whenever they could; sneaking out of the school grounds to entertain nearby soldier encampments based there during World War II." A quick load with broadband. Hear "Amazing Grace" first.
A Petal from the Rose: Illustrations by Elizabeth Shippen Green (Library of Congress Exhibition)
Origin of Phrases
Helps us to understand why our language is so rich (and so complex for visitors).
Explore Monet's World!

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K-12 Resources
TEACHERS.NET GAZETTE
"Teachers.Net features 24 hour discussions with teachers around the globe. Early childhood chatboard primary elementary chatboard upper elementary chat middle school high school administrator chatboard student teacher chat substitute teacher beginning teacher chatboard new teacher 4 blocks four blocks chatboard gifted and talented GATE ATP academically talented advanced placement special education chatboard music teacher science social studies arts and crafts board pen pals 100 days chatboard project boards teacher job listings and education jobs teacher career support forum."
TeachersAndFamilies
"TeachersAndFamilies is a resource to build educational connections between children, their parents, and their teachers. Includes content for parents, preschoolers, K-12 students, and classroom teachers. From the folks who created Teachersfirst.com."
Cobblestone Publishing, Division of Cricket Magazine Group
Welcome to ASSET
Canada's SchoolNet
Teaching Treasures Online Interactive Activities and teaching resources
Condition of Education 2002
This report "...represent a consensus of professional judgment on the most significant national measures of the condition and progress of education for which accurate data are available. The 2002 print edition includes 44 indicators in six main areas: (1) enrollment trends and student characteristics at all levels of the education system from preprimary education to adult learning; (2) student achievement and the longer term, enduring effects of education; (3) student effort and rates of progress through the educational system among different population groups; (4) the quality of elementary and secondary education in terms of courses taken, teacher characteristics, and other factors; (5) the context of postsecondary education; (6) and societal support for learning, including parental and community support for learning, and public and private financial support of education at all levels. This edition also includes special analyses on the environment, climate, and student outcomes at private schools and on the enrollment and persistence of nontraditional undergraduates." The entire report, as a whole or in parts can be downloaded and printed or any part..
2002 KIDS COUNT Data Book Online
Classroom Connect Quest Channel
Teaching Treasures Online Interactive Activities and teaching resources

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Kids and Students
Please choose your language
American Legacy Magazine
dig - The archaeology magazine for kids!
TheNewspaper - The Kids News Online
Welcome to the New EcoKids Online
Congress for Kids
Interactive activities that "teach" about Congress, the federal government, and civic duty with interactive, fun-filled experiences.

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Parents
TeachersAndFamilies
"TeachersAndFamilies is a resource to build educational connections between children, their parents, and their teachers. Includes content for parents, preschoolers, K-12 students, and classroom teachers. From the folks who created Teachersfirst.com."

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News and Current Events
NPR : NPR's Mideast Coverage
PLO. Negotiations Affairs Department
Headline Viewer Home Page
A Windows application that lets you see news headlines from a configurable list of Headline Providers (news sources and weblogs). Instead of continuously jumping from site to site to check on headlines (and using a big fat browser window), you can let Headline Viewer do it for you
News Is Free: Provides Daily Current News Headlines, Search and Alert Services
Boston Globe / Spotlight / Abuse in the Catholic Church
Spotlight on Military News
Terrorism: Questions & Answers
Baltimore District - Pentagon Memorial - Project Overview
Guardian Unlimited | Archive Search
The Onion | America's Finest News Source
West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette - Religious Freedom Page
Establishing the History of the Establishment Clause, part 1.
The American Flag Page - HISTORY OF THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Indivisible: Stories of American Community - Home
Explore community life in America with accomplished photographers, radio producers, and folklorists. "Here are the stories of twelve communities where people are coming together to make their small piece of the world a better place to live."
Hearing on FBI Counterterrorism Efforts
NOW | PBS
ForeignWire: The international affairs news service with free information, comment and analysis
News of the World
NewsNow
Quality news headlines updated every five minutes, every day.
ThePaperboy.com | Online Newspaper Directory
Headliner - all the news combined (frontpage)
Homeland Security Color Coded System and its Meaning
OneWorld.net
Most interesting headline: OneWorld US: 'Respect Rules of War. "Amnesty Tells U.S. The U.S. should be taking "urgent measures" to put a stop to the bombing of innocent civilians in Afghanistan, demanded a leading human rights group yesterday."
NIJ - Drugs and Crime Research Agenda June 2002
Dying Alone, an interview with Eric Klinenberg
Death in Chicago from the heat.... It might be interesting to have students research this one...and the numbers associated with death from the harsh Winters in Chicago.

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Media Literacy
Public Lettering
Based a walk by Phil Baines for his graphic design students in1997. You need a newer version of Netscape or Explored to view the page properly.
BBCAmerica - Absolutely Fabulous
Gateway to the host of BBC programs and sites, including BBC World and BBC News.
RAIN: Radio And Internet Newsletter
Features news about Internet Radio. The feature article when I visited was about MusicMatch. "The "Artist Match" channel (where users choose one or more favorite artists, and the service "builds" a channel around those and similar artists) streamed 171,788 hours of music last week."
Broadcasting in Chicago, 1921-1989, the website of Rich Samuels
JOURNAL OF COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION
Offering information on the Web since June, 1995, with links archived issues.
SoundCulture - Links
Links to the large and evolving world of audio culture.
MoPA: Museum of Photographic Arts
Current: The Photography of Alfred Stieglitz: Georgia O'Keeffe's Enduring Legacy, Traveling Light: Satisfying Our Wanderlust and Terra Phantasma: The Photography of Ray Carofano.

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Resources For Writers
Student Writing Resource Links for Teachers of K-12
Scroll down a bit on the splash page to the TOC on writing.

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Religion, Ethics and Philosophy
VoS - Voice of the Shuttle
Religious Studies
Agayuliyararput: Our Way of Making Prayer: The Living Tradition of Yup'ik Masks
Center for Ethics | Emory University

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Research and Critical Thinking
SearchDay - Keeping Current with the World of Search Engines - 2 May 2002
Search Systems - Largest Free Public Records Database Collection
UVM: Using the Web for Research
Web Site Reliability WebQuest -- Teacher Section and WebQuest Student section

History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers

For suggestions on sites to add and possible lessons and applications, contact Dennis Boals - Send E-Mail to dboals@execpc.com

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