AMERICAN HISTORY

1492: An Ongoing Voyage - Library of Congress exhibition examines mixture of societies in five areas of this hemisphere before European arrival, surveys the polyglot Mediterranean world, examines the first sustained contacts between American people and European explorers, conquerors and settlers from 1492 to 1600.

Abraham Lincoln's Assassination - extensive resources compiled by Roger Norton, history teacher

Alice Williamson Diary - diary kept by schoolgirl at Gallatin, Tennessee, from February to September 1864 during occupation of Gallatin by Union forces under General Eleazer A. Paine, Special Collections Library, Duke University

American Civil War Homepage - links to the most useful identified electronic files about the American Civil War (1861-1865), School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee

Archiving Early America - primary source material from 18th Century America-- all displayed digitally, original newspapers, maps and writings

Biography of America - promotes critical thinking about history, includes interpretative activities, and interactive maps and timelines; based on video series of the same name but can be used independently, from Annenberg/CPB

Colonial Williamsburg - Web site for visitors, includes resources for teachers and students

Donner Party Online - different roles, learn about a ic by collecting information, images, and insights from the Internet, and then you "paste" them into a multimedia Scrapbook (a HyperStudio stack or a Web page) to share learning with others.

Ellis Island - Statue of Liberty- Foundation, Inc. invites you to explore Ellis Island and its fascinating immigration museum

Korean War Project - a membership supported Korean War memorial project

Maps and Navigational Instruments - exhibition of maps and navigational instruments, University of Virginia

Stately Knowledge - basic facts of any state in the Union and Washington, D.C., University of Michigan, School of Information students

The Valley of the Shadow - two communities, one Northern and one Southern, during American Civil War, a hypermedia archive of thousands of sources for the period for Augusta County, Virginia, and Franklin County, Pennsylvania, includes newspapers, letters, diaries, photographs, maps, church records, population census, agricultural census, and military records, a University of Virginia research project

Vietnam Veterans Home Page - a chronology of the Vietnam War and its aftermath as seen through the eyes of Veterans, their families, and their friend

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ANCIENT CIVILIZATION

The Ancient Olympics - compare ancient and modern Olympic sports, tour the site of Olympia as it looks today, learn about the context of the Games and the Olympic spirit, or read about the Olympic athletes who were famous in ancient times, Tufts University

Ancient Civilizations Web sites - a collection of sites maintained by the Canadian Museum of Civilization

Perseus Project - an evolving digital library of resources for the study of the ancient world

Seven Wonders of the World - images and history of the seven wonders with links to many associated sites

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CURRENT EVENTS

Amnesty International - contributing to the worldwide observance of human rights

Christian Science Monitor - Christian Science Monitor's Electronic Edition with the daily newspaper and streamed news from the Associated Press

CNN - Cable News Network

CRAYON: CReAte Your Own Newspaper - Create Your FREE Newspaper, must enter e-mail address, choose a password, set layout, modify personalized newspaper, and (in U. S. only) zip code is used to automatically add local news and weather and it to your paper

Kidlink/Kidcafe - global dialog for youth through the age 15, group of mailing list conferences supporting a wide variety of projects, a private IRC network and a MUSH* that allow kids all over the world to type to each other, open chatting, special events The MUSH world is a virtual world created by kids that reflects the real world. The kids can "recreate" their country and cities in the Kidlink world and in that way share their own experiences as well as sharing them in real time. Various kinds of collaborative activities are set up so that kids can interact.

Pacific News Service - online magazine of the Pacific News Service

The Petersburg Times - English-language newspaper of St. Petersburg, Russia

The Positive Press - Positive Press, Good News Every Day, Positive Saying of the Day, and Historical Perspective from Athens New Media.

USA Today - national daily newspaper online

Voices of Youth - UNICEF's electronic discussion about how this world can become a place where the rights of every child are protected, youth forum on current global issues, interactive global learning projects, teacher forum on use of electronic networks for global educational projects

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ECONOMICS

About the SEC - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, regulatory agency with responsibility for administering the federal securities laws

American Cultural History: The Twentieth Century from Kingwood College Library - photos and historical information (fashion, events, art, etc) on each decade of the twentieth century

Financial Times - online Financial Times business publication

Good News Bears - Web-based interactive stock market learning project for K-12

Money Curriculum Unit - study of economic ics, including teacher's guide from Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

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ETHNIC ISSUES

Afronet - online publication for African-Americans on the cutting edge of technology

Martin Luther King Jr. - site created by the Seattle Times

Native Web - extensive listing of resources for indigenous people and nations around the world

Twilight's Children - "Twilight's Children," about Mexican children, by Dudley Althaus, the Houston Chronicle's Mexico City bureau chief

Watoto World - Website for African heritage children, parents, and education

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GENEALOGY

Ancestry.com - search for ancestors, create your own Online Family Tree, and submit your family tree to the Ancestry World Tree

Ancient Faces - photo site to see and post photos, family stories, and recipes

Cydis List - thousands of genealogy and family legacy sites categorized

Ellis Island Records - search for family members to came to the United States from 1892-1924 through Ellis Island

Family Search - very large family history Web site from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

My Family - free online family history software and template for private family Web site, password-protected Internet community for family news, photo albums, chats, and calendars.

National Archives and Records Administration - access to veterans records and government documents

Our Time Lines - entering the date, your birth date and some of your life events generates a historical timeline showing your events in the context of other historical events

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GENERAL SOCIAL STUDIES SITES

Additional Resources - collection of social studies links maintained by California State University, Northridge

History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers - encourages the use of the Web as a tool for learning and teaching and helps K-12 classroom teachers to locate and resources on the Internet

National Council for the Social Studies - association devoted to social studies education, engaging and supporting educators in strengthening and advocating social studies, links categorized by the ten themes of the Curriculum Standards for Social Studies, lists professional development opportunities for educators with new items added bimonthly during the school year

Social Sciences HomePage - Nebraska Department of Education, Social Science Resources, links organized by standards and by themes

Social Studies Lesson Plans and Resources - includes links to standards, curriculum frameworks, newsgroups and listservs, and resources, as well as collected lesson plans, maintained by California State University, Northridge

Social Studies School Service - commercial service, search for Web and print materials

Social Studies Sources - VERY COMPREHENSIVE site, designed primarily for K-12 social studies teachers and students, has information and ics that are useful preservice social studies instructors and students, maintained by Fred Risinger, Director of Professional Development, School Services, and Summer Sessions in the School of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington

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GEOGRAPHY

Ethnologue Database - tries to bring together the best information available on the languages of the world

Geographic Nameserver - National Mapping Information,Geographic Names Information System, United States and Territories, Map Server, service of the US Geological Survey

MapQuest - locate and print maps worldwide

National Geographic - rich resource with everything from a virtual tour of the solar system to a cartoon factory for kids

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GOVERNMENT

Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI Web site includes educational pages for students and teachers

National Archives and Records Administration - an independent Federal agency that helps preserve our nation's history by overseeing the management of all Federal records, ensures ready access to the essential evidence that documents the rights of American citizens, the actions of Federal officials, and the national experience

THOMAS - under the directive of the leadership of Congress to make Federal legislative information freely available to the Internet public, a Library of Congress database, includes legislation, the Congressional Record, and committee information

United Nations Home Page - official Web site of the United Nations which is central to global efforts to solve problems which challenge humanity

USDA Forest Service - the mission of the Forest Service is to achieve quality land management under the sustainable multiple-use management concept to meet the diverse needs of the people

US Department of Agriculture - U. S. Department of Agriculture Web site includes resources for kids

US Federal Courts - a clearinghouse for information from and about the Judicial Branch of the US Government

Welcome to the Democratic Caucus - to provide the essential information about Caucus Members,Task Forces, and the Democratic Agenda

Welcome to the Republican Main Street - Web site of the Republican national Committee

The White House - information from the home of the President of the United States, includes an online newsletter for kids

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WORLD HISTORY AND GLOBAL STUDIES

18th Century Resources - significant and reliable Internet resources on the eighteenth century, includes information on literature, history, art, music, religion, economics, philosophy

African Studies - from the African Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania

The Concord Review - publishes exemplary history essays by high school students in the English-speaking world, site includes sample essays and submission information

The European Union - site of the European Union - previously known as the European Community - an institutional framework for the construction of a united Europe

Flags of the World - flag images at this web site include all independent Nations, all 50 USA States, Australian States, Canadian Provinces, Francophone flags and others

Guide to Australia - includes information on science, culture, travel, etc.

Learning about the Holocaust - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Web site

Lonely Planet - well-researched, up-to-date information that travelers can depend on no matter where they're going

Revelations from the Russian Archives - the first public display of the hitherto highly secret internal record of Soviet Communist rule, Library of Congress

Rulers - lists of heads of state, heads of government of all countries and territories, usually going back to least 1900. Also the subdivisions of some countries, as well as some international organizations.

Russia Today - global news community on the European Internet Network

University of Texas Middle East Network Information Center - overview of the Middle East by country and by theme

War Times Journal - articles and archives relating to military history and military science