HISTORY RESOURCES

AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY

Black History Month – History, contemporary, comprehensive
We Shall Overcome: Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement – Maps, lists of sites
Biographies – Major figures
Timeline – From slavery to today
Just for Grades K-2 - Links
Chronicling Black Lives in Colonial New England – Text with links
Jim Crow Laws – Comprehensive
Biographical Sketches of Black Pioneers and Settlers of the Pacific Northwest – Comprehensive
A Gateway to African American history from 1900 to 1940 – Great timeline, bios, links

 

AMERICAN HISTORY

 
Native Americans

Native American Nations  - By Tribe, many links
Native Americans – Interactive map

Early Settlers

European Exploration – Links to many documents, good research
1492: An Ongoing Voyage – Columbus, with links

Pilgrims & Puritans

Pilgrim Clothing: Dress in Early New England
The Pilgrim's 1621 Thanksgiving What they really ate
Pilgrims, Not Puritans – Difference between pilgrim and Puritan
The Pilgrims' Religious Beliefs – Good overview

Salem Witch Trials

Map of Salem Village: Witchcraft Accusations – Interactive map, people accused
Salem Web: What about Witches – Good overview, chronology, memorial
Salem Witch Museum – Overview and FAQ
The Salem Witchcraft Papers – Transcripts of trials
Salem: Witch Trials: The World Behind the Hysteria – Interactive, movie, biographies
Salem: Witchcraft Hysteria – Good history
Witchcraft in Salem Village – Comprehensive

Colonial History

Colonial Hall: A Look at America's Founders – Biographies, documents
Design a 1700s Homes – Fun, lots of info
Dress Up a Colonist – Lot of fun
The 13 Originals: Founding the American Colonies – Good timeline-style history
Amusements in Colonial New England – Colonial toys and games
Colonial Kids – What life was like for Colonial kids
Colonial Williamsburg History – People, places, events, food, recipes
Pilgrim Clothing: Dress in Early New England – What they wore

British Colonies

America's Homepage – Plymouth colony
How Do You Lose a Colony? – Lost colony of Roanoke
Virtual Tour of Plimoth Plantation – Fun site

Dutch Colonies

Dutch Colonies – Along the Hudson River
The Role of the Dutch in the Iroquois War - Comprehensive

French Colonies

Fort Ouiatenon – See what a fort was like
French Colonies in America – Good links
Heavens! My Ship! – Fun game
Old Mobile – Explore archeological site

American Revolution

Timeline – Timeline in pictures
People - Alphabetical
Battles – By date, battles of American Revolution
Revolutionary War Stories – Lots of stories
The American Revolution – Comprehensive, good research

American West

Lewis & Clark Expedition – Interactive, comprehensive
People of the West – Alphabetical, long list
Oregon Trail – Interactive, fun, maps and photos
Gold Rush – Good history

Civil War

Civil War@Smithsonian – Lots of photos, timelines, resources
Timeline of Abolition – Good info
Battles by State – Alphabetical by state, big
Gettysburg Address – Entire text

18th Century (1700s)

The Betsy Ross Homepage – History, quotes, tour of her house
The Boston Tea Party – Brief history
Colonial Hall: A Look at America's Founders – Biographies of founding fathers
Cultural Maps – Period maps
Explore The Amazing World of Early America – Good site, documents, biographies, milestones
The Founding Fathers: Delegates to the Constitutional Convention – Biographies of the delegates
Monticello: Home of Thomas Jefferson – House, plantation, farm
Religion and the Founding of the American Republic – Comprehensive, Library of Congress
Transcontinental Railroad – Good, PBS, timeline
Reconstruction – Good timeline, links to documents
Jim Crow Laws – Comprehensive
Spanish-American War – Big, lots of links

19th Century (1800s)

Expansion & the West

Colorado: Lore, Legend and Fact – Great links
Cultural Maps
Donner Party – Good info, pretend daily log
The Expansion of the American West – Major event timeline
Frontier Transportation – Horses, stagecoaches, railroads
Hudson's Bay Company History – Good links, archives
Louisiana Purchase – Brief history, map           
Making It Their Own: Women in the West – Good links to texts
Pioneer General reference – Lots of fun facts
Pony Express Home Station – Very complete, maps, riders, history of the trail

Railroads

Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum – Good photos

California Gold Rush

California's Untold Stories: Gold Rush! – Virtual tour
The Discovery of Gold in California – Chronology, photos, testimonies
The Gold Rush – Complete history, fun facts, activities, maps

Klondike Gold Rush (Alaska)

Gold Rush Centennial Photographs – History, photos
Gold Rush Centennial Photographs – Lots of photos
Klondike Special Report – Photos, maps, history, timeline
Stories from the Gold Rush – The postal service of the time

Ellis Island

Ellis Island – Timeline, chronology, pictures
Ellis Island – Comprehensive, photos, timeline, histories,
Ellis Island – Historical overview from Park Service

Ghost Towns

Ghost Towns – Clickable map of US and Canada ghost towns
Ghost Towns of Arizona – By county with brief histories
Dodge City, Kansas – Photos, links
Tombstone, Arizona – Photos, history
The American West – Good site

The Oregon Trail

All About the Oregon Trail – Good site, how they lived, the route
Biographical Sketches of Black Pioneers and Settlers of the Pacific Northwest - Comprehensive
End of the Oregon Trail History Library – Lots of links, good info for reports
Fantastic Facts about the Oregon Trail – Strange and unusual facts
Historic Sites on the Oregon Trail – Interactive, 22 sites along trail
Oregon Trails in Oregon – Clickable map, photos, towns
Triumph & Tragedy: Women's Voices From the Oregon Trail – Women on the Oregon Trail

Trails West

Pioneers – By name, biographies
Pioneer General reference – Good links, trails, diseases, buffalo, toys, cooking
The Applegate Trail – Timeline, maps
The Chilkoot Trail – Trail to Klondike Gold Rush
Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail – Park Service site, route, today
Lewis & Clark Expedition – Good resources
The Mormon Pioneer Trail – The route, the people
The Overland Trail – From Colorado to Oregon trail, route, stations, stops, biographies
The Interactive Santa Fe Trail Homepage – Lots of links

20th Century (1900s)

Comprehensive Sites

The 20th Century – Eyewitness to history
As Time Passes: The History of 20th Century America - Timeline
American Cultural History: The Twentieth century – By date
Cultural Maps
Time 100 – 100 influential people
Time 100: 1900 vs. Now – Then and now

20th Century Historic Audio Clips

Historic Audio Archives – Many links
History and Politics Out Loud – Great speeches

The 1910s & World War I

Canada and The First World War – History, timeline, interview
The First World War – Comprehensive, air battles, leaders, weapons, tactics, statistics
The Great War – PBS, good info
World War One – BBC history, timeline, audio
World War I: Trenches on the Web – Good graphics
World War I Document Archive - By year
Photos of the Great War – By category
World War I – Many resources

The 1920s, Prohibition & Flappers

Flappers

Flapper Station – Music, fashion, autos
The Jazz Age: Flapper Culture and Society – Good info
Flapper Fashion – Chronology of fashion

Prohibition

Anti-Saloon League 1893-1933 Good resource
Temperance & Prohibition – Good links

Scopes Monkey Trial

Scopes Monkey Trial July 10, 1925 - July 25, 1925 – Brief history
Scopes Monkey Trial – Good resources, links, documents, excerpts

The 1930s

The Dust Bowl

Surviving the Dust Bowl – PBS, timeline, maps, people
Voices From the Dust Bowl – Library of Congress, photos, history, audio

The Great Depression

America: From Great Depression to World War II – Library of Congress, photos
America's Great Depression – Good resource, timeline, causes, facts, photos
Internet Modern History Sourcebook: The Depression – Good links
Riding the Rails – PBS, teens living on the road during Depression

The New Deal

New Deal Network – Many resources
Work Pays America – Many WPA projects

Social Security

A History of Social Security – History, many links
Social Security Numbers – Interesting, unique info

World War II – See Below

McCarthyism

Blacklist – Brief history
Senator Joseph McCarthy – Short bio
McCarthyism – History, many links

The 1960s

Civil Rights

Multnomah County Library – Great Civil Rights information

Cold War

CNN Cold War
Cold War: MAD – Interactive, complete
Cold War: Make Love Not War – The 1960s
Cold War: Vietnam - Complete
Nazi and East German Propaganda – By category

Cuban Missile Crisis

14 Days of October: The Cuban Missile Crisis – Thinkquest site, lots of links
Cold War: Cuba – Lots of links
Cuban Missile Crisis – Audio files
The Psychedelic '60s – Good info, from music to politics

The 1970s

Inquire, Learn, Reflect: May 4, 1970, Years of Remembrance
The May 4 shootings at Kent State University: The Search for Historical Accuracy
The May 1970 Tragedy at Jackson State University
Symbionese Liberation Army - Timeline
Symbionese Liberation Army – Court TV
Symbionese Liberation Army – Lots of links
Iran Hostage Crisis - Overview
Iranian Hostage Crisis – Jimmy Carter library
Iran Hostage Crisis
Watergate 25 – Washington Post, 25^th anniversary
Watergate - The Scandal that Destroyed the President - Comprehensive

The 1980s

The Fall of the Wall
Iran Contra Timeline

The 1990s

Columbine High School Massacre
Oklahoma Bombing Chronology
September 11, 2001
September 11: Bearing Witness to History

AMERICAN HISTORY FOR YOUNGER KIDS

Addy's World – Life of an escaped slave
Black History From A to Z People, places, and events of African-American history.
Black History Timeline
Civil War Timeline
Felicity's World Meet a girl growing up in Colonial Virginia.
Josefina's World Meet a Hispanic girl growing up in New Mexico
Kit's World Life for a young girl growing up during the Depression.
Molly's World Life of a 9-year-old girl growing up during World War Two.

ANCIENT/CLASSICAL HISTORY

 
Egypt

Ancient Egypt – Well organized
Ancient Egypt – Lots of links
The Ancient Egypt Site – good resource
Daily Life – Comprehensive
Pyramids – From NOVA
Mummies – 3-D, history
King Tut - Fun

Greece

Bulfinch's Mythology – All the fables
Overview of Classical Greek History – Lots of links
Mythology – Index and searchable
Ancient Olympics – Good resource
Greek Government – Good overview
Greek Clothing
Greek Houses
Greek Mythology
Greek People
Greek War
Greek Economy
Greek Language and literature
Greek Food
Greek Science (Medicine, Astronomy, Mathematics)

India

Indian History (with timeline)
Indian Environment (with maps)
Indian Religion
Indian Clothing
Indian Games
Indian Literature
Indian Food
Indian People
Indian Art
Indian Science
Indian Architecture
Books about Ancient India
Crafts and Projects on Ancient India
Teacher's Guides for Ancient India
Gifts about Ancient India

Rome

Daily Life
Mythology
Roman Emperors
Gladiators

Asia

East Asian History
Mesopotamia
Ancient & Imperial China
The Mongols

Mesoamerica

Incas
Aztecs
Mayans

 

ANCIENT HISTORY FOR YOUNGER KIDS

Ancient Egypt – How to make a mummy
Ancient Greece Life in ancient Sparta and ancient Athens.
Aztecs  Everyday life of this ancient tribe from Mexico.
Egypt With Little Horus Take a tour through Egypt
Egyptian Wigs Help an ancient barber choose new wigs for his customers.
The Story of Soha Life with 8-year-old Soha in Ancient Egypt.
Vesuvius Watch a movie

EUROPEAN HISTORY

Hultnomah County Library – Great Resource
French Revolution
Napoleonic Wars
Industrial Revolution
War of 1812
Irish Potato Famine

EXPLORERS

American Journeys – Text, drawings, images
Discoverers Web – Online resources about explorers
Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga

 

MEDIEVAL/RENAISSANCE

Medieval

The Middle Ages – Daily life, health, clothing, homes, arts
Daily Life
Vikings
Castles
Medieval Weapons

Renaissance

Renaissance People
Art
Literature
Music
 

PRESIDENTS

Biographies
Portraits
Video Clips
Audio Recordings
Be President for a Day

 

WORLD WAR II

World War II megasites
D-Day / Normandy
Japanese-American Internment
Hiroshima & Manhattan Project
Hitler & Nazism
The Holocaust
Pearl Harbor
World War II Posters & Propaganda

World War II megasites

Children of World War II - BBC
Fly Girls – Female pilots
Japan Surrenders – Information, images
A People at War – Men, women, images
President Roosevelt Asks Congress to Declare War on Japan, December 8, 1941 - Audio
What Did You Do In the War, Grandma? – Oral histories
Women Come to the Front – Journalists, photographers, broadcasters
World War II in Europe – Timeline, links
World War II in the Pacific – Photos, maps

D-Day / Normandy

Normandy – Encyclopedia Britannica Online
D-Day – PBS maps, interviews, letters

Hiroshima

Hiroshima Archive – 50^th Anniversary for research
Hiroshima A-Bomb Photo Museum
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum
Voice of Hibakusha – Eyewitness accounts
The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Manhattan Project

Manhattan Project Historical Timeline
Enola Gay – 360 panoramic views
The Enola Gay – Info about plane, pilot, events

Hitler & Nazism

Adolf Hitler - Biography
The Rise of Adolf Hitler - Timeline
The Rise of Adolf Hitler – Reasons for rise in power

Nazism

The History Place: Hitler Youth – History of youth movement
Decoding Nazi Secrets – NOVA exploration of secret Nazi codes
Nazi and East German Propaganda – View propaganda
Nazi Rule – Hitler’s rise to power, dates, artifacts, glossary

Holocaust megasites

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum – Photos, images, internment camps
Cybrary of the Holocaust – Images, photos, witness stories, timelines
Concentration Camps – Info about each of the camps, photos, data
Museum of Tolerance Online – Multimedia site
Holocaust Survivors – Read and listen to stories of Holocaust survivors, photos
Holocaust Timeline – Timeline, photos

Anne Frank

Anne Frank Online – Overview of Anne’s life, excerpts from diary
Anne Frank House – Tour house, bio, photos, history

Japanese-American Internment

Abundant Dreams Diverted – History, photos
American Concentration Camps: Map – Map of American camps, photos
Children of the Camps PBS history of camps and six children
Internment and Evacuation of San Francisco Japanese | 1942 – Newspaper accounts of evacuations
Japanese American Exhibit and Access Project – Exhibit, archive
Japanese American Internment: Santa Clara Valley
Museum of the City of San Francisco – Newspaper accounts
Office of Redress Administration: US Department of Justice: Civil Rights Division – Clickable map of camps, FAQ
Thirteen Frequently Asked Questions
War Relocation Authority Camps in Arizona, 1942-1946 – Photos, information, social life, camp life, work details
Gila River Internment Camps, then and now
Images from Topaz
Photographs from Tule Lake

Pearl Harbor

America Listens to the President - Audio
Attack at Pearl Harbor, 1941 – Short summary, photos
Deployment of Attacking Japanese Aircraft – Map illustrating attack
Japanese Battle Order – Japanese order to attack
Map of Pearl Harbor
Essential Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor: The Day – Overview of attack
Pearl Harbor Remembered – Survivor stories, maps, video

WOMEN’S HISTORY

Women's Suffrage
Triumph & Tragedy: Women's Voices From the Oregon Trail – Women on the Oregon Trail

Women's Suffrage Movement

The 19th Amendment
History of Women's Suffrage
Political Culture and Imagery of American Woman Suffrage
One Hundred Years toward Suffrage: An Overview
Not For Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
A History of the American Suffrage Movement – Bios, timelines, photos, documents
Votes for Women – Library of Congress information
Woman Suffrage and the 19th Amendment