History

Underground Railroad - a great site
The American Civil War Home Page -- Excellent information on the War Between the States

The Gettysburg National Military Park Virtual Tour- by the National Park Service - each day of battle fully described

Discovering the Civil War - by the US National Archives
Resources found on EdWeek - not sure how long this will be available - great article on 6th graders living the history.

http://cwmemory.com/ - Civil War memory blog

Gettysburg's Battle App - www.civilwar.org/battleapps/

www.civilwar.org  Civil War Trust

www.valleysim.com/  Valley Sim - BE a wartime character during the Civil War

twitter.com/CivilWarReportr  Twitter account sponsored by National Park Service - a fictional Civil War reported "tweets" about events occuring

www.nps.gov/civilwar150  National Park Service Civil War info

The History Net -- A wonderful site to find good information on World/American history
HIstory Wizard - search by topic, time period, region or key word

HistoryWired - Backstage tour of 450+ objects sitting in storage at the National Musuem of American History.  Click on a square to see an item.

History Channel.com - includes Day in History facts, as well as searchable database

Digital History - from the faculty of Univ. of Houston's history dept. & College of Education - great resource for K-12

American History - primary-source documents free - from Gilder Lehrmann Collection.   Also check out American History Online sponsored by GL 

The American Memory Historical Collections -- created by the Library of Congress

HyperHistory Online - ongoing project presenting 3,000 years of history thru life lines, time lines and maps.  Includes scientific, cultural and religious facts and events to give a more complete understanding of society

Internet History Sourcebooks Project - collection of public domain and other documents that may be copied and used in the classroom

Angie's Electronic Classroom - History and social sciences - activities, parent and teacher resources and student projects.

Exploring Ancient World Culture -- This is the kind of site you can get lost in...give it a try
Labyrinth -- A tremendous site for Medieval studies...from the University of Georgetown...Great!!
History Link 101 - list of links by culture and includes: art, maps, etc.
Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval and Modern - offered by Bartleby.com and includes entries from prehistoric times to year 2000.  Good general research for Grade 6+
Nova's Explore Ancient Egypt

United States History -- From colonial times to modern times (Mississippi State University)
American History Links -- Wonderful site with links to many American History sites
The Constitution of the United States of America
Presidential Inaugural Addresses -- Includes addresses from every U.S. President since Washington
American and British History Resources -- WOW!! -- great information here (Rutgers University)
The Age of Imperialism -- Very nice site on U.S. foreign policy during the 18th & 19th Century
Famous Rulers...Present and Past -- Lists heads of State from many different countries...nice site.
My Virtual Reference Desk - History -- History sites by the dozens
The Real Thirteen Days: The Hidden History of the Cuban Missile Crisis - by NSA - features U-2 spyplane photos, audio recordings of White House security briefings, text of de-classified documents and more
Paul Revere Virtual Museum - A Schools of California Online Resources for Education Project (SCORE)

Trenches on the Web - WWI History -- Great World War I information and links to other WWI sites
Historic Events and Birthdates -- Just enter the date and historic events/birthdates appear
A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust -- This is a tremendous site with very valuable information
Anne Frank Guide - great site

Black History Month links

1492 Exhibit -- History dating back to Columbus
The Columbus Navigation Homepage -- Examine the history, navigation & landfall of Christopher Columbus. Colorful maps & photos

Pioneer Web site - great site with interactive map of Wyoming and info and emigrant trails: Oregon, California; Mormon, Pony Express and Bridger

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