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General Resources
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Best of History Web Sites 
 This site provides categorized links to hundreds of "history-related web sites that have been reviewed for quality, accuracy and usefulness. Sites with engaging content and useful multimedia technologies are most likely to be included. General resources and research-oriented sites included." There are also links to information about teaching with technology. http://www.besthistorysites.net/ Topics: History Last updated May 27, 2005 eHistory
This "site for history fans, enthusiasts and students ... consists of over 130,000 pages of historical content; 5,300 timeline events; 800 battle outlines; 350 biographies; and thousands of images and maps." Also includes a glossary. A major emphasis of the site is United States military activities. Maintained by the Department of History, Ohio State University. http://ehistory.osu.edu/ Topics: History Last updated Nov 11, 2006 Historical Text Archive
Comprehensive and eclectic directory of historical resources. Includes primary documents, related links, and electronic versions of print books, organized by geography / nations and topics. http://historicaltextarchive.com/ Topics: History Last updated May 27, 2005 History News Network (HNN)
"HNN was created to give historians the opportunity to reach a national audience on issues of public concern. It is not a scholarly journal. It is a vehicle for scholars seeking to enrich the public debate." The site features articles and opinion pieces, links to news stories, compilations of materials on selected topics (such as filibusters and Social Security), and book reviews. Also includes blogs and an extensive list of links. Searchable. http://www.historynewsnetwork.org Topics: Blogs & Podcasts by Subject, History, Politics Last updated May 27, 2005 HistoryWorld
This site contains over 400 separate historical articles and descriptions of approximately 4,000 world events, with an emphasis on English history. Material is searchable or browsable by time period, topic, and location. Also includes timelines and an online game where visitors can pit their historical knowledge against that of other competitors. Part of the National Grid for Learning, Great Britain. http://www.historyworld.net/ Topics: History Last updated May 27, 2005 Malaspina Great Books
"A biographical database on Great Ideas," covering hundreds of important authors, artists, and philosophers. Includes "short (and long) biographies, Lectures and Powerpoint Presentations (linked through many key ideas), and links to customized searches of three of the world's great libraries." http://www.malaspina.org/home.htm Topics: History Last updated Sep 25, 2007 Mysteries of History
This site considers questions such as: "Did Custer really make a last stand? Who was the real William Shakespeare? Was there a Pope Joan? How did the stones get to Stonehenge?" Features short essays on these topics and on others in the areas of ancient riddles, items and people who have vanished, the lore of war, mystifying individuals, and hoaxes. From U.S. News & World Report. http://www.usnews.com/usnews/doubleissue/mysteries/index.htm Topics: History Last updated Jun 20, 2007 PBS History
Directory of history-related broadcast series and programs produced by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS): American Experience, American Masters, Frontline, Ken Burns's American Stories, NOVA, and P.O.V. Topics include the ancient world, biographies, United States, war and espionage, and the world. Features lesson plans and activities for teachers. Searchable. http://www.pbs.org/history/ Topics: History, Lesson Plans Last updated May 27, 2005 Public History Resource Center
"The site contains: a working definition of public history; a short essay detailing one aspect of its history; descriptions of programs offering degrees in public history and related fields; an exploration of various careers in the field; criteria for evaluating public history Web sites; and select reviews of those sites." Topics of evaluated sites focus primarily on the history of the United States. Also includes a few related essays. Searchable. http://www.publichistory.org/ Topics: History Last updated Dec 8, 2003 Spartacus Educational
An online encyclopedia primarily covering the history of England and the United States. Also includes information about Russia, Germany, and France; timelines for World Wars I and II and the Spanish Civil War; and the weekly Teaching History Online newsletter. Searchable, and browsable by topic. Produced by Spartacus, a publishing company formed by a group of teachers. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/ Topics: Education, History Last updated May 27, 2005 TheHistoryNet
This site features a searchable, full-text archive of articles from magazines published by the Primedia History Group. History topics include American, British, European, Vietnam, military, and the Wild West. Also features a today-in-history list of events and picture of the day with a related article. http://www.historynet.com/ Topics: History Last updated May 27, 2005 |
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