General U.S. History

Updated April 2009

JUMP TO......
Specific Time Periods & U.S. Wars / AP U.S. History - National History Day - Interactive History Quizzes 

 General & Comprehensive sites & Biographies / Primary Documents - Images - First Person Accounts 

  Statistics on the USA / Timelines & Important Dates / Maps 

  The U.S. & State Flags Plus Other American Symbols / The Statue of Liberty 

  The National Anthem & Music, Architecture, Art, & Literature in America 

 Money & Labor / Minorities in the USA 

  The National Park Service, Historic Landmarks, & Conservation - Library of Congress/National Archives - Smithsonian Institution 

 Various Misc. Topics

Boundaries of the Contiguous United States
How the U.S. has changed over time: Animated Map
 
  Animated Atlas: Growth of a Nation 
Map Showing Geographical Center of the United States: 'Marvels of the New West'


For more info on specific time periods and subjects, click on:
For more info on specific time periods and subjects, click on:
The 50 States
TEXAS - my home state!
Discovery/Colonies/Revolution
19th Century America
20th Century America
U.S. Government
Presidents

For info on U.S. wars and Military Info such as the Civil War, the World Wars, Korea, Vietnam and Desert Storm, click on the following:
From Colonies to Revolution - French & Indian War and the American Revolution
19th Century America - War of 1812, Mexican War, & Spanish-American War
Civil War
World War I
World War II
Cold War thru Desert Storm - Cold War, Korean War, Vietnam War, & Desert Storm
Military History, Info, Stats - general Military Information and Military history sites.

AP U.S. HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
Why Study History? - Why Become a Historian? - Why Write History? 
  Digital History - How to Write in a History Class 
  10 Commandments of Good Historical Writing by Theron F. Schlabach 
   A Student's Guide to the Study of History
  Reading, Writing, and Researching for History
  KU Writing Center :: Writing Guides
Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) 
  AP - Students & Parents 
  AP Central - AP U.S. History Course Home Page 
AP U.S. History, European History, and Geography
  AP US History Web Links & Assignment Page 
AP U.S. History Quiz Page
Advanced Placement U. S. History
  My AP US Time Line!
  AP Mentor - Advanced Placement US History 
  DBQs: Do's and Don'ts 
  AP Central Sample Screen: Free Response Questions 
  APUS DBQ Index Page 
   DBQ Project Page
  Mrs. Ruland's APUS History 
Mr. Brody's AP US History Homepage  
  American High School's Advanced Placement United States History Class Web Page 
  AP Mentor - Advanced Placement Government and Politics 
  Supreme Court Cases for AP Review 
  ADVANCED PLACEMENT U
 
History(US and European) Reports, Essays, and Papers of Jonathan - these reports are ONLY for hints and ideas.  Be careful about plagiarism! 

More info can be found in the section on Social Studies on my Teachers and Education page and also on my STUDY SKILLS - RESEARCH - WRITING - AP/SAT/REGENTS - COLLEGE INFO page.


NATIONAL HISTORY DAY
  National History Day
  National History Day | Classroom Connection | Annual Theme
  National History Day | Classroom Connection
  National History Day Contest
  H-History Day Discussion Network 
   Archival Research Catalog (ARC) of the National Archives
 


INTERACTIVE QUIZZES
America The Story of Us — Ultimate History Quiz — History.com Interactive Game 
  Digital History: Links to Games about Historical Topics
  Trivia Quizzes - Timelines.com
  U.S. Presidents Trivia Quiz - Timelines.com
  U.S. History Quizzes and U.S. History Trivia -- Fun Trivia
  Early American History Crossword Puzzles
  U.S.A Government: Branches of Government Game
  U.S. Government: The Checks and Balances Game
  U.S.A Government Game: What's What in the Executive Branch
  History Crossword Puzzles and Crosswords
  History Quizzes and History Trivia -- Fun Trivia
Quia - History - top 20 activities 
  Quia - Geography - top 20 activities 
  Quia - Economics - all activities by title 
Internet Quizzes - Kingwood College Library
   Could You Pass the 8th Grade Exam of 1895? - by MWHodges - snopes.com: 1895 Exam  
  And You Call Yourself an AMERICAN? -- Prove it or you just might get deported 
USA Quizzes 
  Fact Monster - Games and Quizzes 
  United Stated Quiz Game. 
      U.S. History Resources: Quizzes  
  Place The State - Intermediate 
Who Wants to be an American History Guru - American History Quizzes 
  The American Experience | WayBack: Stand Up For Your Rights | GameSpace
  History Quest: Unusual and little known facts on American history 
  LIBERTY! . Road to Revolution Game | PBS 
  Early American History Interactive Crossword Puzzles 
  Interactive diagrams - Interactivities
  Interactivities - History and ICT internet applications
  Interactive history games
  Interactive history quizzes
  bubbabrain - K-12+, Elementary, Middle School, High School, AP, IB, SAT
More quizzes/games available on specific topic pages available on my Table of Contents page.

GENERAL & COMPREHENSIVE SITES
Why Study History? - Why Become a Historian? 
The Importance of History Essay 
  Encyclopaedia of USA History 
  United States History: US history: USA | W3 Virtual Library - United States History: US History Gateways - United States History: Archives | Federal, State Historical Documents, - United States History: Databases | Selected major US History Data Site - United States History: Electronic Text Materials - United States History: Reference - History Journals | US Historical Reviews - United States History: US History Museums - US Historic Sites | USA Memorials - United States History: US Federal Resources
  American Art | Thematic Essays | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History - North America | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History - ART HISTORY RESOURCES ON THE WEB: Art of the Americas
  EyeWitness to History - history through the eyes of those who lived it
  History Matters: The U.S. Survey Course on the Web
  History Now - The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Online Exhibits
  19th Century American Culture - 20th Century American Culture
  Ease History - Historical Events, Campaign Ads, Core Values 
  Centuries - WOW! Timelines, articles, you name it!  Part of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 
   American History From About  
   Best of History Websites 
  American Memory Timeline Home Page & National Archives: Online Exhibits - MANY more sites from the Library of Congress & the National Archives further down this page. Click HERE to jump down.
  Digital History 
  Encyclopedia of American History 
  Digital History: Resource Guides by Period 
  Digital History - Glossary of American History 
  Digital History  - Glossary of Native American History 
  Digital History - For Teachers 
  Digital History - Websites Ordered by Time Period 
  Encyclopaedia of USA History 
  OUTLINE OF AMERICAN HISTORY 
  America's History in the Making — Home - great online course with loads of info and streaming video!
  American History to 1865 - American History from 1865
  Outline of the U.S. Economy 
  Amer. History Syallbus
  American Economic History by Scott 
  Social Movements and Culture 
  History News Network -- Home - alternate site
eHistory.com - the Web site for history enthusiasts, students and educators.
  American social history project 
  Encyclopedia Smithsonian: American Social and Cultural History 
  Jensen's Scholars' Guide to Humanities & Social Sciences - Jensen's American Political History On-Line 
  USIA - An Outline of American Geography - Contents 
Sage Page for U.S. History - Sage History Home - OUTLINE OF AMERICAN HISTORY
  COLUMBUS to 1877 & US HISTORY SINCE 1877 
  American History 102: 1865-Present - American History 102 Student Web Notes 
   Annenberg/CPB - A Biography of America
   From Revolution to Reconstruction and What Has Happened Since - For additions, click at the dates at the top of the site.
   Hotlist: American History & Government
  Hitchhiker's Guide to American History
  The Smithsonian Institution Home Page - Encyclopedia Smithsonian 
Voice of the Shuttle: History Page
  "History Central" 
  **** The TimePage - Cycles in U.S. History deals with the cyclical nature of U.S. History.
**** U.S. History Outlines & Charts   
  Clio's Digital Forge: American & Communication history; Media history - 1500s-1865, TO 1789, THE SOUTH TO 1789, THE MID-ATLANTIC TO 1789, NEW ENGLAND TO 1789 
John Bull and Uncle Sam: Four Centuries of British-American Relations
U.S. History Resources
   History Happens - Stories from American History 
History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers
  Who's Who in American History
  History Matters: The U.S. Survey on the Web
  American Studies @ The University of Virginia 
  Social Studies School Service Home
DiscoverySchool.com - History weblinks 
  Fact Monster: Online Almanac, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Homework Help  
  Fact Monster - U.S.  
ushistory.org Front Page
Links to the Past: Explore America's Past
Wayback - US History for Kids 
America's Library
U.S. History: Columbus to 1877 - U.S. History: Since 1877
  PBS History
  PBS Education 
  Annenberg/CPB - A Biography of America 
  Sage History Home 
American and British History Resources on the Internet
  American History, Page 1, Spanish Conquest of Native America
  Portraiture in the U.S. Capitol 
  WGBH American Experience | PBS - WGBH American Experience | Teachers' Area | PBS
  Historyteacher.net
    American Studies Web
Making of America
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence - Home Page - Social Studies
      American Folk: folklore, folklife, folk art, popular culture
  HistoryAmerica TOURS - Taking you where history happened! 
  Beauty be Woman-History of Women In America 
US History Links
The History Guy: Home
  Reviews in American History
Library and Archival Exhibitions on the Web
  History(US and European) Reports, Essays, and Papers of Jonathan
  Georgetown Special Collections Main Menu 
  Web Sites for the History Profession
History - Ask an Expert
  VOICE OF THE SHUTTLE HOME PAGE
  The Journal of American History
  Civnet: an international resource for civic education
    World History of Democracy
  Pluralism and Unity 
  KID INFO: Great American History Resource 
   North American Prehistory 
  TP: Images of American Political History 
  ORAL HISTORY PROJECTS (BY SUBJECT)
  WWW.History 
  US HISTORY LINKS 
  The Internet Archive: Building an 'Internet Library' - Internet Archive: Moving Image Archive - Internet Archive: Prelinger Archives  
  JSTOR - The Scholarly Journal Archive 
  Organization of American Historians 
  Hypertext Scholarship in American Studies 
  CENTER FOR HISTORY & NEW MEDIA 
  The History of Private Life 
  SouthernHistory.net 
  Facing History and Ourselves: Examining History and Ourselves 
*** Popular Culture - from Antiquity to the 20th Century! 
  American Studies @ The University of Virginia - Hypertexts 
  American Studies Museum: Table of Contents 
  American Studies Electronic Crossroads 
  Jefferson Library: Alphabetical Listing of Related Links 
  Social History, 1877-1990s 
American History Sites
   History Detectives | PBS
HistoryExplained.Com - Welcome to the REAL history of the world 
  KP History Web Links 
Save Our History
  DoHistory Home 
  Quotes From History Relevant to Today's News 
  Mrs. Ruland's Social Studies Page 
  Treasures of the Nation 
  HistoryBuff.com 
  HistoryBuff.com -- United States Facts 
  HistoryBuff.com - Audio Library 
  SCORE History/Social Science: Browse Resources 
  History Now 
  History - United States History 
  About the USA - Facts and Figures - History 
  About the USA - U.S. History > U.S. History on the Internet 
  SchoolHistory.co.uk - online history lessons, revision, games, worksheets 
  The Concord Review | Sample Essays 
  Historyteacher.net 
  Home - History: United States - Subject and Class Guides at University of Wash
  WWW Virtual Library @ www.vlib.us | WWW-VL | United States History
  American Senior hIgh School, Mr. Anthony Perno, Social Science
  History and Vintage Films on DVD and CD Collections - The Historical Archive


BIOGRAPHIES OF FAMOUS AMERICANS
Who's Who in American History
Famous Historical People 
  Biographical Directory of American History 
USA: index to biographies-area
    Biography 
  BBC - History: Historic Figures
 
  Meet Amazing Americans 
  Uncle Sam - Biographical Resources of the U.S.Government 
  Lives, the Biography Resource 
  Biographies Menu 
AMERICAN NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY: BIOGRAPHY OF THE DAY 
  United States of America Statesmen, Governors, etc.
Discoverer's Web: Alphabetical Index 
Brief Biographies of Jackson Era Characters 
    Notable Women Ancestors - Alpha Listing
  American Philosophers Index
Words & Deeds in American History  

For more famous Americans, check out my From Colonies to Revolution, 19th Century America, 20th Century America, and U.S. Government pages.
Also, check out my People: Biographies page.


ONLINE TEXTBOOKS
America's History in the Making — Home - Great online course with streaming videos!
  Textbook Companion Web Sites 
Online Course Companion: America Past and Present 5th Edition Online
Out of Many: A History of the American People

PRIMARY DOCUMENTS - SPEECHES - IMAGES - VIDEOS
Why Study History Through Primary Sources 
  Library of Congress Learning Page: The Historians' Sources: Types of Primary Sources 
  Documents for the Study of American History
  Declaration of Independence: Primary Documents of American History - For much more on the Declaration & Constitution, check out my Colonies page.
  EASE History - Great video clips here on American events, elections/campaigns, core values.
  American Rhetoric: The Power of Oratory in the United States
  The Authentic History Center: Primary Sources from American Popular Culture
  United States History: Archives | Federal, State Historical Documents,
   Archiving Early America - Short On-Line Movies 
  Explore the World of Early America through the Media of the Day 
  HistoryBuff.com - Audio Library 
  Digital History 
  WWW-VL: History: Electronic Texts 
  OurDocuments.gov - 100 Milestone Documents from American History
History Channel - Save Our History - Save Our Documents 
  A Chronology of US Historical Documents
Readings In U.S. Democracy(with commentary) 
  USA: index to primary source material 
  American History Documents
   Chronology of American History Documents, 1492 - 1988 
  Chronological List of US Documents from the Library of Congress - mirror site.
  Charters of Freedom Exhibit 
U.S. Historical Documents Archive
  United States History Primary Source Documents 
Selected Primary Source Collections in UT-Austin Libraries
Making of America: digital library of primary sources
The Avalon Project: Statutes of the United States
Statutes of the United States Concerning Slavery  
Statutes of the United States Concerning Native Americans
Relations Between The United States and Native Americans
    Treaties Between the United States and Native Americans
The Avalon Project: Pre-18th Century Documents - 18th Century Documents - 19th Century Documents - 20th Century Documents - 21st Century Documents 
  The Avalon Project : September 11, 2001 : Attack on America - more info available on my War on Terrorism page. 
   The Avalon Project : American Diplomacy - 1778 to the Present 
The Avalon Project: Spanish-American Diplomacy - British-American Diplomacy - Franco-American Diplomacy - German-American Diplomacy - Mexican-American Diplomacy
   Words and Deeds in American History  
     American Rhetoric: Online Speech Bank 
  Save Our Sounds - Home 
  NPR's Lost and Found Sound 
     Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library - Duke University
   Electronic Text Collections 
Center for Electronic Records
  Digital History - American Historical Images 
COMMUNICATIONS HISTORY: THE UNITED STATES, 1585-1880
Turner: The Frontier In American History
  Cornell University proto-type Digital Library 
HISTORICAL TEXT ARCHIVE INDEX  
  Electronic texts for the Study of American Culture 
  Historical Picture Collections  
  Farming the Land 
eHistory - Picture and Image Search
LIFE Online: Cover Collection - all the weekly covers from 1936-1972. 
  Lifemagazine.com: Classic Pictures: LIFE Photographs 
  Time Picture Collection  
TP: Images of American Political History
  Gallery of Early American Portraits 
  HISTORICAL PRINTS 
   History 102: Photo Gallery (by Subjects)
Exhibitions -- The Illustrating Traveler, 1760-1895
National Archives Online Exhibit Hall 
  TIME Magazine Archives - TIME Archives - TIME Magazine Back Issues
  TIME.com: TIME Magazine Covers Archive - SEARCHABLE!!! 
  TIME.com: TIME Magazine Covers Archive : MOVIES
  Collection Finder: American Memory from the Library of Congress
  Universal Newsreels on DVD 
KODAK: Taken On The Road-American Mile Markers 
  "FLASH! The Associated Press Covers the World" 
  The AP Looks Back: 150 Years of Capturing the Moment 
  Television News Archive
  Internet Archive: Free Movies, Music, Books & Wayback Machine - Internet Archive: Movie Collection 
   The Urban Landscape - Digital Image Access Project at Duke University
VISUAL ESSAYS & IMAGES FOR TEACHING AMERICAN HISTORY, 1500s-1865 
  International Horizons: Digital Collections from Around the World 
   NARA Exhibit: American Originals, Part 2 
  Designs for Democracy - 200 Years of Drawings from the National Archives 
    NARA | ALIC | ALIC Main Page - What's New 
  Paperless Archives 
  Miller Center — Scripps Library and Multimedia Archive 
  The Learning Page - Community Center - Political Cartoons 
  Prints and Photographs Online Catalog (Prints and Photographs Reading Room, Library of Congress)
  Lists of Images on Popular Topics (Prints and Photographs Reading Room, Library of Congress)
  When They Were Young: A Photographic Retrospective of Childhood (Library of Congress) 
  Herblock's History (Political Cartoons from the Crash to the Millennium): Library of Congress
  KanColl: The Kansas Collection Welcome Page 
  Digital History - Social History 
  Documenting America 
  HistoryWired: A few of our favorite things 
  Welcome to The Dirksen Center's Editorial Cartoon Collection
  Images of the Great War 1914 - 1918 Index Page 
  FSA/OWI B&W Photographs - Color Photographs from the FSA and OWI Home Page   
  Last Words: A collection of famous last words, epitaphs, obituaries, farewells 
    Snapshots of the Past - Your source for the highest quality Panoramic Photographs and Maps - super site to purhcase photographs, by state.  Also has large selection of War and Liberty Bond posters!
More images can be found at most of the sites on this page.

For many more primary documents and images, check out the section below on the LIBRARY OF CONGRESS & THE NATION AL ARCHIVES. Also, check specific topics and time periods on my Table of Contents page.


LETTERS & FIRST PERSON ACCOUNTS
**** Eye Witness - history through the eyes of those who lived it has fabulous first person accounts from various events in US and World History. A terrific resource. 
  National Archives: Gripping Eyewitness Accounts of Moments in US History
  American Experience | War Letters 
  American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940
  Voices from the Thirties: Life Histories from the Federal Writers' Project
    Learning Page: Using Oral History: Lesson Overview 
  The One Minute Guide to Oral History 
  Oral History Research Center at Indiana University 
  How to Organize and Conduct Oral History Interviews 
  University of Connecticut Center for Oral History 
  Oral History Links 
  ORAL HISTORY PROJECTS (BY SUBJECT) 
  Battle Lines: Letters from America's Wars
 
For many more First Person Accounts, check out specific topics and time periods on my Table of Contents page.


NEWSPAPERS AROUND THE COUNTRY
Documents in the News - Current Events Research
  Newseum | Today's Front Pages | Gallery View
US Newspapers listed by State
Thousands of newspapers on the Net
  News Index - search current events 
Newspaper Links.com
The New York Times on the Web
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE 
  Headlines about History and Historians 
  Quotes From History Relevant to Today's News  
    NEWS of the WEIRD
 


HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS
**** HistoryBuff.com - Online Newspaper Archives has loads of historical newspapers on US history. This site deals with the history of press coverage & production in the US. 
  Newseum | Today's Front Pages | Gallery View - Today's headlines around the US.
  Newseum | News | Today's Front Pages | Archive List - Historical Front Pages.
  Newseum | Past Online Exhibits 
  Explore Historical Newspapers Online | NewspaperARCHIVE.com
  Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
   Explore the World of Early America through the Media of the Day 
Old News Homepage 
U.S. News Archives on the Web
  Cultural Readings: Colonization and Print in the Americas 
    An American Time Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera
  TIME Magazine Archives - TIME Archives - TIME Magazine Back Issues
  TIME Magazine Covers - TIME Covers - TIME Magazine Cover Archive
  LIFE - Your World in Pictures - Photo Timelines - LIFE
  "FLASH! The Associated Press Covers the World" 
   Newseum | Newseum Home
  NewsMania - The News Trivia Game as Fresh as Today's Headlines
  Herblock's History (Political Cartoons from the Crash to the Millennium): Library of Congress
For more historical news, check out specific topics and time periods on my Table of Contents page.


MEDI
A AND COMMUNICATIONS
**** The history of the Media can be found at Media History Project : University of Minnesota - Timeline : Media History Project : U of M 
  Media Awareness Network | Home - For Teachers | Index - Lessons and Resources for Media Education | Index
   Voice of the Shuttle: Media Studies Page 
  TIMELINE: Media History 1900s 
News Watch: A Consumer's Guide to the News
  Gender & Race and Ethnicity in Media 
  History News Network
Propaganda Techniques: Lesson Plans K-12
Ad*Access
  EASE History - Great clips from TV/News/Campaigns/US Core Values
The Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850 - 1920 (American Memory, Library of Congress)
**** SAAM: Posters American Style - American Events - Designed to Sell - Advice to Americans - Patriotic Persuasion - Impact of Posters 
  Clio'sDigital Forge: American Communication history; Media history
Samuel F. B. Morse - Morse Code and Phonetic Alphabets
100 years of Radio: from Marconi to the future of communications 
  On the Air! Michigan Radio and TV Broadcasting 1920-2000 
  NPR Online - National Public Radio
Welcome to TIME.com
Daily Republican Newspaper - Page A1, National Edition
Grover Furr's Journalism and Media Criticism Page
National Press Club
  Digital History - Hollywood as History - Digital History - Chronology of Film History - Digital History - Hollywood's America 
  History and Vintage Films on DVD and CD Collections - The Historical Archive
 
For more info on Media History, visit my General World History page! For info on TV and Film, check out my Television & Misc. Fine Arts and Motion Pictures, Movies, Film pages! For more current news, please visit the MEDIA section on my U.S. Government page.

STATISTICS ON THE U.S.
About the USA - Facts and Figures - History 
Census Bureau Home Page
US CENSUS - Frequently Requested Tables
Census 2000 Quick Links
  Census 2000 Gateway
US CENSUS: 2000 American Fact Finder - Site Map
  Census 2000 - Rankings and Comparisons 
US Census - Guide to State Statistical Abstracts
  US Census - State and County Quick Facts 
US Census - State Rankings - for many more State stats, check out my 50 states page.
US CENSUS Statistical Abstract of the U.S. 
CENSUS - U.S. POPClock Projection 
  Historical National Population Estimates: July 1, 1900 to July 1, 1999
US Demography
Historical United States Census Data Browser
  U.S. Surname Distribution
   Search Names Files From 1990 Census  
  DPLS -- Online Data Archive
Data and Program Library Service Home Page 
STATISTICAL RESOURCES ON THE WEB/DEMOGRAPHICS
U.S. Depository Ready Reference Collection 
You Are Where You Live - By ZipCode, find out about your neighborhood! - Click on "Zip Code Look Up."
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Publications - USDA-NASS, Agricultural Statistics 2004 
Women's Statistics News Releases, Census Bureau
Divorce Rates - Divorce Statistics Collection
Most Popular Baby Names
Baby Names - Historical Resource
  The Baby Name Wizard's NameVoyager 
      Trivia Daily: Top Ice Cream Consuming Countries
Major U.S. Epidemics
United States Population Pyramids
  U.S. National Debt Clock 
  NationMaster.com - Where Stats Come Alive! 
  Map Maker - nationalatlas.gov 
  Detailed Country Profile: United States 
  Home, Digest of Education Statistics Tables and Figures 
  Elevations and Distances in the United States
Large Earthquakes in the United States - More Geography Stats on my Maps, Timelines, Geography page.
USA History - Presidential Election Stats - more in election section on my Presidents page.
 
More stats available on my U.S. Government page.

TIMELINES & IMPORTANT DATES IN AMERICAN HISTORY
Today in History from the Library of Congress
  Year by Year: 1900-2004 
  Timeline Archive 
  Digital History - Timelines 
  Digital History - Interactive Timeline 
  Digital History - History Day by Day 
  World Timelines - Index - Americas
  Digital History: Resource Guides by Period - Digital History - Websites Ordered by Time Period
 
   TIMELINE: Important Events in American History - Alternate site
  Decades History Timelines 
American History Timeline: 1780-2010
  Parthenon Graphics Timelines:  Full Size Images 
  OUTLINES: U.S. History Outlines and Charts 
  TIMELINE: USA Flag History 
  Significant Years in U.S. History
   Timeline of U.S. Diplomatic History (currently down) 
Holidays and Other Dates in the US Secular Calendar
   A Chronology of US Historical Documents 
   Important Dates in American History
Timeline of U.S. History from 1492-1750
Timeline of U.S. History from 1750
  Parthenon Graphics Timelines:  Full Size Images 
Timeline of The U.S. Presidents & Presidential Elections 1789-1996
1619 - 1861: Expansion, Slavery, and Civil War Timeline
  American Discovery and Colonization Timeline 
Colonial and Revolutionary Periods Timeline
Colonization/Colonial Timeline 
American Revolution Timeline
Confederation to Constitution Timeline
The Constitution and the Emergence of Political Parties Timeline
1788-1824: Early Republic Timeline
1815-1841: The Age of Jackson and Ante-Bellum Reform Timeline
American Slavery to 1800 Timeline 
American Slavery and Sectionalism Timeline (with Mexican War) 
Civil War, Reconstruction and Jim Crow Timeline
  1860 - 1898: Civil War and Reconstruction Timeline 
1845-1916: Gilded Age: From Frontier to Factory Timeline 
1854 - 1919: Imperialism and World War I Timeline
1869 - 1921: Populism and Progressivism Timeline
Time Line of African American History, 1852-1880 - 1881-1900 - 1901-1925
My AP US Time Line! 
  Digital History - Landmarks in Immigration History 
  Digital History - Chronology of Film History 
**** 19th Century American Culture Kingwood College Library
**** American Cultural History - The Twentieth Century 
  Flag Timeline 
  TIMELINES: American Literature and Events, 1620-1929 
  TIMELINE: Terrorism on Sept. 11, 2001  
  TIMELINE: Terrorism in September: the Aftermath - more info in the section on terrorism on my U.S. Government page.
For more timelines, check out specific topics and time periods on my Table of Contents page.
World History Timelines can be found on my Maps, Flags, Timelines page.

MAPS: Current - Historical - Blank - Longitude/Latitude
Current and General Map Sites
Maps of the United States - Includes state and territory maps!
Maps of U.S. States - World Sites Atlas 
  United States History: US History Maps & Atlases
  Maps of the United States
   MAPS: Regions of the United States
 
  Color Landform Atlas of the United States
   Physical Map of Eastern United States of America 
Political Map of Eastern United States of America
Physical Map of Western United States of America
Political Map of Western United States of America 
Physical Map of Alaska, Hawaii (USA) - Atlapedia Online
Political Map of Alaska, Hawaii (USA) - Atlapedia Online 
  USIA - An Outline of American Geography - Maps 
  City and Towns Maps Home Page 
  Cultural Maps in American Studies 
Home Page - The National Atlas of the United States of America
  Map Maker - nationalatlas.gov 
  A Tapestry of Time and Terrain: Geology & Topography Map 
Map Showing Geographical Center of the United States: 'Marvels of the New West' 
  Outline Maps: United States 
  Outline Maps: North America 
Create a personal map of Visited States! Also, give Visited Countries a visit!  

Historical Maps
HISTORICAL MAPS: United States 
  MORE HISTORICAL MAPS: United States 
  ANIMATED MAP: American History: "Growth of a Nation"
  Digital History - Links to Historic Maps 
  Reisenett: Historical Maps of the United States 
  U.S. Census Maps 1790-1930 
  Zoom Into Maps 
  OUTLINE MAPS: HISTORICAL U.S.
  U.S. Territorial Maps 1775-1920 
  Rare Map Collection - Reconstruction and Expansion
Historic Atlas Resource - North America
Historical Atlas of the 20th Century
Exploring the West from Monticello: MAPS from Columbus to Lewis & Clark 
MAPS: National Historic Sites, Memorials, Battlefields and Military Parks 
  Military Campaign Maps Home Page
    Historical Atlas of the 20th Century
   America Menu of Antique Maps 
Land Use History of North America 
  Snapshots of the Past - Your source for the highest quality Panoramic Photographs and Maps
  How the U.S. has changed over time: Animated Map
  Animated Atlas: Growth of a Nation
See a super animated map of the Boundaries of the Contiguous United States and Timemap - US Borders as they change from year to year! 
Specific Battle Campaign or Topic Maps can be found on specific topic pages listed on the Table of Contents page.
  


National Park Service Maps
MAPS: National Parks and Monuments 
  MAPS: National Historic Sites, Memorials, Battlefields and Military Parks 
  National Park Guide 
  Mapping the National Parks  

Blank Maps
Outline Map Sites
United States: No Labels
  US: Name the States
   State Outline Maps
  OUTLINE MAPS: HISTORICAL U.S. 
  Outline Maps: United States 
  Outline Maps: North America  


Coordinates - Longitude/Latitude
Latitude & Longitude - Look Up

Various Misc. Map Sites
United States Climate Page: Clickable Map of US States
  Conservation and Environment Maps Home Page 
  MAP: A USA Tapestry of Time and Terrain - Geology & Topography Map  
  For more historical maps of the US, check out my 50 states, From Colonies to Revolution, 19th Century America, 20th Century America, Civil War pages!
For more maps, try specific time period pages as well as my Maps, Flags, Timelines page.

OLD GLORY/THE STARS AND STRIPES - THE FLAG & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
TIMELINE: USA Flag History 
  The Star-Spangled Banner from the Smithsonian Institution - alternate site
the Flag of the United States of America - Table of Contents 
  World Flag Database: United States 
   Dick Grogan's Unofficial American Flag Page has loads of info on the flag, Star Bangled Banner, and the Pledge of Allegiance. 
  Flag Glossary 
  Flag Rules and Regulations 
  Flag Ettiquette
    What do the colors of the Flag mean? 
  Dick Grogan's Flag Links 
Evolution of the United States Flag 
  Francis Hopkinson - Designer of the flag 
Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Facts About the United States Flag
Flag Timeline
Flag Picture Gallery 
Historical U.S.Flags
Historic U.S. Flags 
  Historical Flags (United States) 
   Flags
   The Pledge of Allegiance 
   The Pledge of Allegiance - A Short History
  Pledge Questions and Answers 
  The Youth's Companion's Pledge  
The Pledge Of Allegiance: A Centennial History, 1892 - 1992
   the Flag of the United States: Patriotic Writings
  The Flag Flies ...
USA: star spangled banner
Fourth of July Celebrations Database 
The 4th of July Page -- Patriotic Fantasy 
  Flag Trivia 
The Flags of the Native Peoples of the United States
     American Flags and Patriotism at Kurrus.Net 
  Flag Images and Songs Screen Saver 
  American flag images (including print-ready) 
  U.S. Flag Applet and Flag Pictures 
  USA Flag Graphics 
    Patriotic Borders 
  Patriotic Flags, Icons & Images at PatriotIcon.org 
    USA Flag Site - American flag, Patriotic pictures - All things American 
    Buy American flags,flags, flag pins,  flag gifts, american flags
.
For info on State Flags, check out my 50 states page.
For info on the Myth of Betsy Ross, check out the section on her on my From Colonies to Revolution page.


U.S. & 50 STATE FLAGS
to download for reports, webpages, or just to look at:
State Flags 
  Free Animated US State Flags
  IconBAZAAR - Flags - Animated - USA
Current Flags of US Districts, Territories, and Possessions
Info on Flags

For more flags & info, visit my 50 states page.


AMERICAN SYMBOLS
The Washington Monument: It Stands For It All
Washington Monument
   Statue of Liberty Home Page
  Liberty Bell Virtual Museum
Liberty Bell
Biography of Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam Image Gallery
Great Seal of the United States
"How did the pyramid get on the one dollar bill?"
  American Experience | Mount Rushmore
The National Foundation to Protect America's Eagles
American Eagle Day
  Bald Eagle 
The State Symbols, Flags, Seals, Emblems 
    Designs for Democracy - 200 Years of Drawings from the National Archives 
  American Experience | Miss America
 

THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
Ellis Island 
Statue of Liberty Home Page 
The Statue of Liberty - New York City
   EMMA LAZARUS; FAMOUS POEM :"THE NEW COLOSSUS"
  Emma Lazarus and Her Vision
 

IMMIGRATIO
N AND DIVERSITY
Ellis Island 
  Digital History - Landmarks in Immigration History 
  Digital History - Ethnic America 
  Immigration Daily Headline News 
  Immigration History 
  Immigration Through Time & U.S. Immigration History 
  Federation for American Immigration Reform  
    Facing History and Ourselves: Examining History and Ourselves
  frontline: a class divided | PBS  
  HISPANIC THREADS IN AMERICA 
  SOMOS PRIMOS: Dedicated to Hispanic Heritage and Diversity Issues
   Hispanic America 
  Asian American History and Society 
  China: Dim Sum: A Connection to Chinese-American Culture 
  German American Corner: Historical Essays and other Material 
  German American Corner: German-American Biographies 
  German American Corner: Teaching Resources 
  American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee: Education 
   Gender, Race and Ethnicity in Media - TV and Film 
Much more information on immigration can be found on my 19th Century America and  20th Century America  pages.

AMERICAN HOLIDAYS
Holidays and Other Dates in the US Secular Calendar 
The Holiday Page -- History, Traditions, Customs, and Holiday Trivia
   The Learning Page - Community Center: Holidays 
Celebrate! Holidays in the USA 
About the USA - Holidays: Introduction - Other Celebrations
Symbols and Celebrations - Facts About the USA
Bizarre American Holidays Home Page 
  Day of the Shadow: Groundhog Day 
  National Moment of Remembrance - Memorial Day
    Fourth of July Celebrations Database
  Independence Day on the Net 
  Independence Day on the Net - Fireworks 
  A Capitol Fourth . History of the Fourth | PBS 
Kids Domain - Holidays 
4TH OF JULY Graphics and Clip Art Index
Kid's Domain July 4th Clip Art 
  Kate.net: 4th of July Screen Saver, 4th of July Wallpapers, Links 
  100 Free Wallpapers - 4th of July 
  Fourth Of July Greeting Cards, 4th July Greetings 
 
For many more sites, visit the Holiday Section on my Maps, Flags, Timelines page.


The MARCH KING and the NATIONAL ANTHEM!!!
John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)
  National Anthem of the USA: The Star Spangled Banner 
The Battle of Fort McHenry and the Anthem
USA: star spangled banner 
  To Anacreon in Heaven 
  Fort McHenry - Table of Contents
Official U.S. State Songs: Laura's MIDI Heaven!
  Patriotic Songs: Laura's MIDI Heaven! 


MUSIC IN THE UNITED STATES
American Popular Music before 1900 - 1900 to 1950 - 1950 to the present 
Red, Hot & Blue: A Salute to American Musicals from the National Portrait Gallery
HISTORY in Song (Table of Contents)
  Digital History - Historical Music 
  Songs in American History 
Popular Songs in American History
American Folk Song: American Folklife Center
  American Experience | Stephen Foster 
    American Music Timeline
  Colonial Music Institute 
Historic American Sheet Music 
Thomas Hampson: I Hear America Singing 
  Patriotic Music In America 
  Belfer World War II Songs || Syracuse University Library 
  MUSIC: America Goes to War Part 1 - Page 2 
  Fred Waring's America: the "Man Who Taught America How To Sing" 
  Popular Songs of the Early 20th Century to World War I Collection 
  WOODY GUTHRIE FOUNDATION AND ARCHIVES 
Woody Guthrie and the Archive of American Folk Song: Correspondence, 1940-1950
The Songs and Writings of Woody Guthrie
   American Music Links
  The Use of Music and Dance in Teaching U.S. History
 
For more on American Music throughout history, check out specific time periods and events by returning to the main Table of Contents page. Also, visit my Rock, Jazz, Blues, Folk, Swing page.


AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE
& ART
ARCHITECTURE
Save Our History
Digital Archive of American Architecture by Century 
11 Most Endangered Historic Places 
  20th Century American Architecture 
National Building Museum 
Built in America 
Welcome to the Skyscraper Museum
The Walk Through--Identifying the Visual Character of Historic Buildings 
  The Urban Landscape - Digital Image Access Project at Duke University 
Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record
Bureau of Land Management National Monuments
  Going-to-the-Sun Road: A Model of Landscape Engineering 
Legendary Lighthouses 

For more on American Architecture, please visit my Art & Galleries page.


ART
Art in America - Introduction 
Smithsonian American Art Museum - Online Exhibitions
The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Site Index 
  Whitney Museum of American Art
   The National Arts & Crafts Archives 
Early American Paintings
  NMAA: The White House Collection of American Crafts 
America Quilts 
America's Quilting History
Quilt History 
 
More on American Art can be found on my Art & Galleries page.

LITERATURE IN THE U.S.
An Outline of American Literature
  History of American Literature 
  American Literature
   HTI American Verse Project 
American Authors on the Web 
American Literature - American Literary Classics -- A Chapter A Day
Perspectives in American Literature: A Research and Reference Guide
   The Academy of American Poets  
  Documenting the American South Main Page 
   American Folklore: Famous American folktales and legends, Native American myth 
The Pulitzer Prizes  

For much more, visit my Literature and Drama page!


$$$ MONEY $$$
Fundamental Facts about U.S. Money 
FRBSF American Currency Exhibit
FRBSF: A Brief History of Currency 
Colonial and Continental Currency
Free Banking Era 
Civil War Currency 
  Money in North American History: From Wampum to Electronic Funds Transfer
Surfing the Net with Kids: Paper Money 
OANDA Currency Converter, Universal Currency Exchange Rates, Charts, Forecasts - find out how many dollars in a ruble, franc, pound, you name it!
**** dMarie Time Capsule (alternate site) - Find the average yearly salary, cost of a house, or a loaf of bread for any year from 1900 - 2005! 
**** The Inflation Calculator Accounting for inflation, $5.00 in 1957 is now worth $31.33!!! The $0.35 loaf of bread my Mom sent to the store to buy now costs $1.84! Just plug in an amount and find its worth for any year from 1800 - 2005!

More facts on U.S. Money can be found on my U.S. Government page and at other specific time period pages listed on my Table of Contents page.


LABOR UNION HISTORY

American Labor History
A Curriculum of United States Labor History for Teachers.
Focus on Work & Labor History
DARWINISM AND THE DIVISION OF LABOUR 
WWW Virtual Library: Labour and Business History
  Labor and Pluralism 
Haymarket Affair (American Memory, Library of Congress)
Welcome to Labor Arts
A History of American Sweatshops, 1820 - Present 
  Triangle Shirtwaist Fire 
  HistoryBuff.com -- History Library -- The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire 
  “We Do Not Understand the Foreigners”: John J. Martin Testifies on the 1919 Steel Strike 
  “Sadie’s Servant Room Blues”: 1920s Domestic Work in Song
Still Cookin' By the Fireside: African Americans in Food Service
  “I’m Going to Fight Like Hell” Anna Taffler and the Unemployed Councils of the 1930s 
Cesar E. Chavez fights for the Migrant Workers!
    LOST LABOR: Images of Vanished American Workers 1900-1980 
The Street.com: The Basics of Business History: Top 100 Events at a Glance
WTO History Project  

For more, check out the Labor History section on my U.S. Government page. Also, find info on specific labor/work issues by checking individual time periods/topics on the table of contents page. 


MINORITY STUDIES
Voice of the Shuttle: Minority Studies Page 
  Digital History - Landmarks in Immigration History 
   Migrations in History 
  Immigration Through Time 
   Life in the USA: The Complete Guide for Immigrants and Americans 
   Gender, Race and Ethnicity in Media - TV and Film 
  Facing History and Ourselves: Examining History and Ourselves 
  frontline: a class divided | PBS 
Voice of the Shuttle: Minority Studies: CHICANO, LATINO, HISPANIC
Voice of the Shuttle: Minority Studies: AFRICAN-AMERICAN
Voice of the Shuttle: Minority Studies: IMMIGRANT/REFUGEE 
Voice of the Shuttle: Minority Studies: JEWISH 
Voice of the Shuttle: Minority Studies: indigenous and aboriginal 
Eyes of Glory, 200 Years of an Ethnic American family 
     Our Shared History, African American Heritage
Homecoming - Chronicle of African-American Farming and Land Loss  
The Chinese in California, 1850-1925 (American Memory, Library of Congress) 
  Hispanic America U.S.A. 
  HISPANIC THREADS IN AMERICA 
  CLNET History Resources 
  Hispanic America 
  Asian American History and Society 
  American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee: Education 
For more info, please visit my African Americans and Native Americans pages.
Also, check out specific time period and topics on my Table of Contents page.

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, HISTORIC SITES, LANDMARKS, & CONSERVATION
National Park Service - Experience Your America 
  Mapping the National Parks 
  National Park Guide - locate parks by state, region, or zip code! 
    MAPS: National Historic Sites, Memorials, Battlefields and Military Parks 
  MAPS: National Parks and Monuments 
  National Park Service History: History of the National Park Service
  Links to the Past: History of the National Park Service 
  The Antiquities Act of 1906 
  National Park Service: The National Parks and Emergency Conservation 
  National Park Service: CCC and the National Park Service 
    National Park Service: The Origin and Evolution of the National Military Park 
Links to the Past: National Park Service Cultural Resources 
Links to the Past: Learning Subjects
  National Historic Landmarks 
  Links to the Past: Military History 
  Lying Lightly on the Land Exhibit, National Park Roads and Parkways (HABS/HAER) 
  Yellowstone National Park: Its Exploration and Establishment 
National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service 
National Register Information System
Heritage Preservation Services, National Park Service 
Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record 
The Walk Through--Identifying the Visual Character of Historic Buildings 
World Heritage Sites in the United States
American Indian Liaison Office 
   Maritime Heritage Program Home Page 
   Archeology and Ethnography Program Home, NPS
Arlington National Cemetery
  National Trust for Historic Preservation 
  11 Most Endangered Places at National Trust for Historic Preservation 
  National Landscape Conservation System - National Monuments 
The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920
   Tribal Preservation Program, National Park Service 
  Top Ten Silliest Historical Sites in America 
  **** National Park Service: Great American Landmarks Adventure--Coloring Book 
Save Our History  


LIBRARY OF CONGRES
S & THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Library of Congress Home Page - Exhibitions - Site Map 
  The Learning Page... especially for teachers - Themed Resources - For Teachers (Library of Congress) - Professional Development - For Teachers (Library of Congress) - For Teachers (Library of Congress) - Teacher Resources - American Memory Timeline - Classroom Materials - For Teachers (Library of Congress) - Teacher Resources - Lesson Plans by Title
  America's Library
  For Researchers (Library of Congress) - Ask a Librarian (Library of Congress)
  Prints & Photographs Online Catalog - Prints and Photographs: An Illustrated Guide - Table of Contents - Prints and Photographs Reading Room (Library of Congress)
   From Bach to Baseball Cards: Preserving the Nation's Heritage at the Library of Congress
  Lists of Images on Popular Topics 
  The Library of Congress - Webcasts
  Pictorial Americana: Table of Contents
  Zoom Into Maps - For Teachers (Library of Congress)
  America at Work / America at School / America at Leisure, 1894-1915
  Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment, 1870-1920
  Popular Culture: from Baseball to Rock and Roll (John Bull and Uncle Sam)
  American Women: Prints and Photographs Division
  Online Resources for Moving Image Material
  American Memory from the Library of Congress - Home Page - Browse Collections by topic or time period - American Memory Timeline Home Page
  American Memory Collections: All Collections
  American Memory Collection (Motion Picture and Television Reading Room)
  National Film Preservation Board (Library of Congress)
  Jefferson's Legacy: A Brief History of the Library of Congress 
  Chronological List of Primary Documents at the Library of Congress 
American Treasures Exhibition Online
      American Memory Collections: Original Format: Motion Pictures  
   IMAGINATION: American Treasures of the Library of Congress 
  Library of Congress Learning Page: The Historians' Sources: Types of Primary Sources 
  Words and Deeds in American History
  Manuscript Reading Room (Library of Congress)
  Built in America
  Rare Book and Special Collections Reading Room (Library of Congress)
  The Library of Congress Shop
For much more, check specific topics/time periods on this page and on my Table of Contents page.
 
  THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES (NARA)
NARA - National Archives and Records Administration
  NATIONAL ARCHIVES: Online Exhibits - Featured Exhibits
  National Archives Experience: Digital Vaults
  Exhibit: American Originals - NARA Exhibit: American Originals, Part 2
  National Archives: Gripping Eyewitness Accounts of Moments in US History
  National Archives Experience
  Educators and Students
  America's Historical Documents
  Charters of Freedom - The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, The Bill of Rights
  How to Request Military Service Records or Prove Military Service (DD Form 214)
  National Archives Presidential Libraries and Museums Main Page
   National Archives: The Digital Classroom 
    Designs for Democracy - 200 Years of Drawings from the National Archives 
  NARA | Federal Register | Federal Register Main Page 
  Center for Electronic Records 
  ALIC (Archives Library Information Center)
 

THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian: Encyclopedia Smithsonian
From Smithson to Smithsonian: The Birth of an Institution
  Encyclopedia Smithsonian: American Social and Cultural History 
  Smithsonian: History and Culture 
  Smithsonian: History of Science and Technology 
  Smithsonian: Art and Design 
  Smithsonian: Science and Technology     
  HistoryWired: A few of our favorite things - virtual tour of selected objects 
  National Museum of American History 
  Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Home Page - Index
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Archives of American Art
SAAM: Posters American Style
   Artists at Work: Creativity at the Smithsonian 
Library and Archival Exhibitions on the Web
Smithsonian Institution - Science Service Historical Image Collection 
  Smithsonian Magazine: Explore Art, Science and History 

INVENTIONS AND INVENTORS
For info, Americans and otherwise, drop by my Inventors and Inventions page!

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME
Money.com: Best Places to Live, vacation, & retire
 

RELIGION IN AMERICA
TeacherServe - Divining America: Religion and the National Culture - 17th-18th century - 19th century - 20th century 
  Material History of American Religion Project
    Separation of Church and State: The Constitutional Principle
THE QUAKER WRITINGS HOME PAGE (QWHP) 
  Picturing Faith: Religious America in Government Photography, 1935-1943
What Does it mean to be Catholic and American
  American Jewish Historical Society
American Jewish Archives
 
Much more on specific time period and topic pages at Table of Contents.


HOWDY YA'LL! - AMERICAN LANGUAGE
American Slanguages
Dictionary of American Regional English
Wordorigins.org Home Page
AmeriSpeak: expressions of our American ancestors - Cool Man....the Cat's Pajamas! 
  Origin of Phrases
Translating Southern United States Slang to English
  How to Speak Southern
  American Dialect Links 
  Yahoo! Directory Slang Dictionaries  
  HandSpeak: A Sign Language Dictionary Online  


GEOGRAPHY & WEATHER
USIA - An Outline of American Geography - Contents 
United States Climate Page: Clickable Map of US States
  USWX : Weather
   World Climate: Weather rainfall and temperature data 
America's Roof: U.S. Highpoints Guide
U.S. Geological Survey
The River Pages Project
**** Temperature Extremes
NCDC: Climatic Extremes and Weather Events 
National Weather Service HomePage
* National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) *
NCDC: Get/View OnLine Climate Data
Billion Dollar U.S. Weather Disasters 1980 - 2004
Welcome to USGS Learning Web
   www.USLakes.com - Your On-Line Guide To All of the U.S. Lakes
  American Whitewater - Home 
Desert Life in the American Southwest - DesertUSA
DesertUSA Magazine
  Prairie Conservation @ nationalgeographic.com 
  Nature Transformed: The Environment in American History
 
Also, visit my Maps, Flags, Timelines page for more geography links!


TRAVEL: unique places to visit in the U.S.
The American Experience | WayBack - Summer Vacation 
  Roadside America - Guide to Uniquely Odd Tourist Attractions 
  HistoryAmerica TOURS - Taking you where history happened!
Canterbury Shaker Village
NITC Travelbase and Lodging.com provide comprehensive hotel booking and info
   bbdirectory.com * North American Bed and Breakfast Directory *
BedandBreakfast.com - Worldwide directory of Bed and Breakfasts and Inns
1st Traveler's Choice Bed and Breakfasts
Bed & Breakfast Inns ONLINE - Travel * Lodging * Bed and Breakfasts *  

More super travel sites on my Country Information page.


GENEALOGY
& WHAT'S IN A NAME - Tracking your family's roots
U.S. Surname Distribution
ROOTS-L Resources: United States Resources
Nobility in America: Coats of Arms of Famous Americans 
What's In A Name? a web site about name origins & popularity
   Last Name Meanings Dictionary 
    Your Ancient Surname Origin - Online
  Most Popular Baby NamesBaby Names - Historical Resource - The Baby Name Wizard's NameVoyager 
  Surnames.com is a genealogy website to assist you in preserving family history 
   Genealogy - Surname Web - Research Your Ancestry! 
  Ancestor Search - Free Genealogy Surname Search Engines  
  Ancestor Search - Free Genealogy Search Engines and Family Tree Directory. 
  Ancestor Search - surname distribution and genealogy surname search engines. 
  Search Names Files From 1990 Census  
For many more sites, visit the Genealogy Section on my People: Biographies page.


AMERICAN FOLKLORE

American Folklife Center Home Page, Library of Congress 
American Folklife a Commonwealth of Cultures
Archive of Folk Culture
American Folklore Society Homepage 
  Folklife Sourcebook: A Directory of Folklife Resources in the United States 
  American Folk: folklore, folklife, folk art, popular culture 
American Folklore: Famous American folktales and legends, Native American myth 


FARMING & AGRICULTURE
Welcome to Farmer's Almanac.com Loads of info here!
  Agricultural History: United States Agriculture
The History of Farming
Story of Farming 
  The Agricultural Revolution 
  Revolution in Agriculture 
  WWW-VL: US History: Agricultural History: United States Agriculture
  Share of the Population in Agriculture, Early Industrial Countries, 1820-1910
  U.S. Government Documents Ready Reference - Agriculture 
U.S. Department of Agriculture Homepage 
USDA for Kids Page 
  The National Agricultural Library Homepage 
  USDA-National Agricultural Statistics Service, Agricultural Statistics 
  USDA's 2000 Fact Book of Agriculture 
  USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Publications  
USDA-NASS, Agricultural Statistics 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 
  Geobop's Agricultural Fun Facts & Statistics for the 50 States! - Currently Down for Major Revision
Agriculture in the Classroom - Educating About Agriculture 
  Thumbnails, Extension Service Report, USDA History Collection  
  1992 Agricultural Atlas of the United States; Maps, Farms, Crops, Livestock
   Foreign Agricultural Service 
  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 
  American Farm Bureau - Voice of Agriculture 
   State Farm Bureau Connection
National Farmers Union 
California Farm Bureau Federation - [CFBF.com] 
   A History of American Agriculture: 1776-1997  
     The Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums
  Farming the Land 
Like a Family: The Making of a Southern Cotton Mill World 
How Ya' Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm?: The Rise of Populism
Homecoming - Chronicle of African-American Farming and Land Loss  
  The American Experience | Troublesome Creek
The American Experience | Farming in America | Timeline 
John Deere - Invented a better plow  
  Agriculture: Excerpts from 'Marvels of the New West'.
Cotton Pickin Web
US Cotton Production Rankings by State - State Cotton Production
National Cotton Council of America Home Page
King Cotton Magazine
American Cotton Museum Homepage
     National Cotton Council Educational Materials 
    1795 Farmer's Almanack Contents 
  Food and Drug Administration Home Page 
  History of FDA
  PBS ONLINE: DEATH OF THE DREAM
 
For info on the Dust Bowl of the Great Depression, please visit the section on the "Turbulent Thirties" on my 20th Century America page.


WHITE AMERICAN HISTORY
Although the history of White society has permeated school books, the media, and television, some groups feel that White America is in decline.
DISCLAIMER: By placing these sites on my page, I am NOT stating that I believe or support the issues presented by these sites. However, I believe it is important that these views be accessible so we are aware of views that do exist.
Center for the Study of White American Culture
For more info, check out the section on White Supremacy, Hate Groups, and Racism on my U.S. Government page.


YUMMY!!!
Digital History - Food in America
  American Regional Cooking, Food and History  
History of Soda Pop 
  Coca-Cola Television Advertisements: Home Page
Coca-Cola - the Official site
History of Coca-Cola
The Coca Cola Bottles of the World Website
DaClassic1's Classic Coke Stuff  
Dr Pepper Museum 
  Candy USA 
  Candy History 
    A Brief History of the American Candy Bar 
  All About Candy 
Hershey Foods Homepage
Quasi Comprehensive Candy Bar Wrapper Image Archive
Trivia Daily: Top Ice Cream Consuming Countries 
   Popcorn Exhibit - NAL Special Collections 
  Food and Drug Administration Home Page
 
Find much more on my FOOD IN HISTORY & AROUND THE WORLD page!


HISTORY OF SPORTS
CNNSI.com from CNN and Sports Illustrated
  HickokSports.com Main Menu 
HickokSports.com - History
   HickokSports.com - Biography - Menu
HickokSports.com - Calendar - Top Menu
HickokSports.com - History - Index by Sport
HickokSports.com - Quotations
   Hickok Sports - World Series
Hickok Sports - Baseball History
  Brooklyn Dodgers: The Boys of Summer
By Popular Demand: Jackie Robinson and Other Baseball Highlights, 1860s - 1960s
The Official Site of Major League Baseball
   Baseball Almanac - A book full of baseball history!
   The Official Baseball Search Engine!  
National Baseball Hall of Fame
  History Files - Chicago Black Sox
Game six--1975 World Series - the best baseball game ever played!
  The American Experience | Joe Dimaggio: The Hero's Life
  Welcome to the Pro Football Hall of Fame - History - Football Team History Directory
Football Franchise Team Names - How they were chosen
    College Football Hall of Fame
Internet Hockey Database
  Pro-Wrestling Title Histories
      Sports ID Instructional Sports Programming - learn the rules to dozens of sports
   1904 St. Louis Olympics - For info on the Ancient Olympics, check out my Ancient Greece page. 
Find much more on the history of the Olympics & Sports on my History of Sports & Entertainment page!


ROLLER COASTERS
, CAROUSELS, & THEME PARKS
Roller Coasters
  Exhibits Collection -- Amusement Park Physics
    Coney Island History Web Site
  The American Experience | Coney Island 
   Disney A to Z - Walt Disney: A Biography 
Nick & Amber's Disneyland Part!
  Welcome to Disneyland
The History of Disneyland 
  Disney Theme Parks -- a Commentary 
  Pan American Exposition 1901 Buffalo 
Panama-Pacific International Exposition - 1915 
  Panama-California Exposition homepage 
New York 1964 World's Fair  
Find much more on the history of Entertainment on my History of Sports & Entertainment page!


AND NOW FOR SOMETHING A LITTLE SPOOK
Y - DEATH, CEMETERY HISTORY, & GHOSTS IN AMERICA
Kearl's Guide to the Sociology of Death
  Death in Early America 
  Responses to Death in Nineteenth Century America 
SOCIOLOGY OF DEATH AND DYING
  The Official Save Our Cemeteries Site
FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE: CEMETERY HISTORY - CEMETERY SYMBOLS
  Tomb With A View's Guide to Gravestone Symbolism 
  Last Words: A collection of famous last words, epitaphs, obituaries, farewells 
  Famous Epitaphs 
  Index - Last Words of Real People - Index - Last Words of Fictional Characters
  Famous Wills and Obituaries
  Famous Real Farewells - Famous Fictional Farewells
  The Political Graveyard 
   African American Cemeteries Online - Texas 
FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE: HAUNTED CEMETERIES IN AMERICA
Weird n' Spooky America, Hauntings and Unexplained Phenomena
  The Ghost Town Site  
Ghost Towns and History of the American Old West,Ghost towns indexed by state - for more old west ghost towns, check out my 19th Century America webpage. 

AMERICAN MYTH, HOAXES, AND ALTERNATIVE HISTORY
The Museum of Hoaxes 
  The AFU & Urban Legends Archive 
  Hoaxes 
  History News Network - current news from a historian's point of view 
  Myths of History 
  Alternative History Directory 
  History Facts and Myths 
  Stephen's Alternate History Site 
  Pilgrim Myths and Realities 
  Honest Intellectual Inquiry: The Weird & The (Sur)Real  
More mystical myths available on my Myth, Legend, Folklore, Ghosts page. 

VARIOUS MISC. & INTERESTING TOPICS
American Humor: A Study of the National Character
American History of Children - Mace's Primary History  
  America at Work / America at School / America at Leisure, 1894-1915
Digital History - Science and Techology: The Engines of Our Ingenuity 
  Digital History - The History of Private Life 
  Digital History - Hollywood's America 
  Digital History - Ethnic America
  Digital History - For Teachers  
  Social Movements and Culture 
  Multicultural American West 
  American Experience | The Great "Yellow" Fever | PBS - WGBH American Experience . Influenza 1918 | PBS
  Economic Crisis in American History
  The Circus in America: 1793 - 1940 
  PaleoZoo: Home of Prehistoric America, Dinosaurs & More! - currently down for revision. 
  North American Prehistory 
  NOVA Online | Mystery of the First Americans 
  American Images -- My Dog Murphy's Americana T-shirts and Gifts 
  History News Network 
    SCHOOL: The Story of American Public Education - History of American Education - more info available on specific time period pages.
  Changing Images of Childhood in America: Colonial, Federal and Modern New England 
  When They Were Young: A Photographic Retrospective of Childhood (Library of Congress) 
  LICENSE PLATES and LICENSE PLATE COLLECTING
**** America Rock - Schoolhouse Rock on American History and Government
LE's Schoolhouse Rock Site - Unofficial Schoolhouse Rock WWW Page
   History Today Magazine
  The Top 100 This-and-Thats of the 20th Century
  AP list of the 100 top news stories of the 20th Century
  Fact Monster: Online Almanac, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Homework Help 
  20th century - 21st century 
    What If? - Balkanized North America
History Quest - Cool USA Trivia and Quotes!
Womenfolk
  American Experience | Miss America 
American Red Cross - Virtual Museum 
Historic Asylums of America  
   ***** Welcome to Farmer's Almanac.com Loads of info here!
The Free Information Page
Visit the American Heartland: 300 years of family life
Memories of Pantall-Martin Store and Martin's Gen'L Store - Home Page have super info on life in a General Store from the early 19th Century.
**** Useless Information Home Page Little known facts on everything from George Washington to microwave ovens!
  The Mysterious & Unexplained - another odd site!
American Jewish Historical Society
American Jewish Archives
  This American Life | From WBEZ in Chicago
Alton Museum of History and Art - Robert Pershing Wadlow - Alton's Gentle Giant - the tallest man in the world
  Miss Abigail's Time Warp Advice
  Stamps and Postal History 
  US Postal Service: Stamps and Stories
  American School Directory 
  Regions and Regionalism in the United States
   Elms and Magnolias: Old Blue in a Coat of Gray - Yale University's relationship with the South.
   THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FRONTIER IN AMERICAN HISTORY
GERMAN AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE
Independent Lens . SHAOLIN ULYSSES: Kungfu Monks in America | PBS
America's First Toilet Paper Shortage 
Welcome to the Museum of History & Industry
American Radicalism Collection
MSU Libraries - Special Collections
National Council on Public History
Migrations in History 
   "Gypsies" in the United States 
  Top Ten Silliest Historical Sites in America
  Popular Culture -- CENSORSHIP 
Meeting of Frontiers: meeting of the Russian-American frontier in Alaska
CLASS IN AMERICA 
  Facing History and Ourselves: Examining History and Ourselves 
  frontline: a class divided | PBS 
  One Across - Search for Crossword Puzzle Answers - Solve Crossword Puzzles Online 
  Cleave Books - Specialist Calculators 

  


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