African/African American Resources

KQED Education Network: KQED Center for Education & Lifelong Learning: lessons for K-12.

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General Resources

Blue Web 'N: a library of Blue Ribbon learning sites on the Web: Blue Web'n is a searchable database of over 1000 outstanding Internet learning sites categorized by subject area, audience, and type.

History Net: National Historical Society: comprehensive information on Western History containing eyewitness accounts, interviews, personality profiles, events, exhibits, multimedia resources, a daily quiz and topics such as aviation, technology, battles, military, historic travel, homes, antiques, and "Today in History" as well as the general headings of American, British, and Women's History and major wars

NCSS Online: National Council for the Social Studies: links to Kids Connected (LIVE photographs, sounds, and humor from around the world), teacher resources, standards and curriculum, and Internet links

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Texas History

Armadillo's WWW Server: Houston ISD: museums, online books, oral and local history, historical organizations, and more

Brazoria County Historical Museum: Learn about early Texas history, the indigenous peoples, settlers, the Austin Colony, Texas's independence, the frontier experience, and America's movement to the West- some children's text available

Dallas History: A concise history of Dallas with links to city facts, a city map, and lakes in Dallas County, etc.

Daughters of the Republic of Texas (DRT) Library Homepage: The library, located in San Antonio, has collections pertaining to the history of Texas, San Antonio and the Alamo; information including an illustrated Alamo chronology and genealogy topics

Institute of Texan Cultures: Dedicated to enhancing the understanding of the history and diverse cultures of Texas through exhibits, programs, and publications; exhibitions featuring contributions of 27 of the ethnic and culture groups that settled in Texas; information about the Texas Folklife Festival, calendar of events and exhibits, teacher training, library services, project and more

Lone Star Junction: Early Texas history with multidimensional events, notable Texans before 1900, documents, a history forum, book reviews, and a scrapbook of facts, presidents, capitols, flags, postage stamps, and Texas baseball circa 1900, plus an extensive list of links of Texas interest

Rhone Family of Fayette County, Texas: Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin: exhibit that documents the lives of a central Texas black family from 1886 to 1971, contains mostly photo-images

Texas Beyond History: This "virtual museum" showcases information and images about Texas' cultural heritage from Clovis mammoth hunters to cotton farmers.

Texas Memorial Museum: University of Texas at Austin: dedicated to the study and interpretation of the natural and social sciences with emphasis on Texas, the Southwest and Latin America; divisions including anthropology and history, materials conservation lab, Texas natural history collections, and vertebrate paleontology and radiocarbon laboratory

Texas Trivia: Texas Historical Commission: state symbols, the state pledge, interesting facts and images, and important dates in Texas history

The Center for American History: At the University of Texas at Austin, a special collections library, archive, and museum that facilitates research and sponsors programs on the historical development of the United States.

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U.S. History

American History & Government Hotlist: Franklin Institute - many links to educational resources.

American Memory: Digital Library of the Library of Congress: multimedia materials may be accessed by types: photographs, documents, motion pictures, or sound recordings, or check out The Learning Page with ideas designed for educators and organized by events, people, places, time, and topics

Colonial Williamsburg: History of the 18th century capital of Virginia, life for colonial citizens, slaves, tradesmen, and children, biographies of early political figures (Washington, Jefferson, Henry...), a colonial dateline, and electronic fieldtrips and lesson plans.

Hispanic Americans in Congress, 1822-1995: From the Library of Congress, contains full-text biographies of Hispanic Americans in congress and a general history of Hispanics in congress

Historical Documents: Contains the full text, history about, and a searchable word/phrase database for early Congressional documents, the Declaration of Independence, the Federalist Papers, and the Constitution

New Deal Network: Photographs, letters, documents, and resources of President Roosevelt's CCC, WPA, and TVA with curriculum resources and lesson plans

Presidents of the United States: Internet Public Library: background information, election results, cabinet members, presidency highlights, and some odd facts on each of the presidents , plus links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and other presidential links to enrich this site

Today in History: Library of Congress: in-depth information on an event or issue through links to photographs, interviews, and documents

United States Civil War Center: Search their index of Civil War information available on the Internet

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World History

1492: An Ongoing Voyage: This exhibition from the Library of Congress examines the first sustained contacts between Native Americans and European explorers, conquerors and settlers from 1492 to 1600.

AskAsia: Wealth of information and ideas online: lesson plans, materials, bibliographies, and more K-12 educator resources; activities and e-pals for students

Canadian Museum of Civilization: Gallery tours, collections, children's museum, and virtual museum

Hatshepsut's Revenge: Adventure game that takes students to Ancient Egypt with links to other sites on the Web, intended to work in conjunction with the unit on Ancient Egypt taught in some 6th grade classrooms

Historical Text Archive: Mississippi State University: original material , links to other sites, and electronic reprints of books organized by geography/nations and topics

Holocaust - The Mining Company: Comprehensive information about Holocaust with guided description, including articles and sources related to Holocaust; also with weekly features, bulletin board and links to sites around the world

National Center for History in the Schools: Guidelines for the National Standards for U.S. History, World History, and K-4 History

Perseus Project: Evolving digital library at Tufts University for studying literature, history, art, and archaeology of ancient Greece and Rome through texts in Greek and in translation of major authors, color maps of Greece, and a catalog of artifacts

Scrolls from the Dead Sea: Library of Congress: description of the 2,000 year old scrolls, historical context, and the Qumran community from whence they originated- artifacts are available for viewing as well as an annotated teacher's bibliography of print and non-print materials

The History Channel: Support materials for lesson plans, games, audio speeches, online exhibits, and daily historical events

TrackStar: An interdisciplinary project focusing on World War I and society through literature, medicine, visual arts, and warfare

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is America's national institution for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history, and serves as this country's memorial to the millions of people murdered during the Holocaust.

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: The national institution for the documentation, study and interpretation of Holocaust history, and preservation to the memory of those who suffered- archives of film, video, and narratives available, for mature high school students

Welcome to the Labyrinth: A World Wide Web Server for Medieval Studies: Medieval texts and scholarly publications

WWW-VL History Central Catalogue: Searchable index of more than 1700 historical resources

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