Age of
Exploration Curriculum Guide: from the Mariners' Museum, Newport News, VA., a guide to
the history of exploration beginning with the ancient world; a little about each of the
major groups of explorers and their ships; timeline
Atlapedia Online: this Australian
commercial site provides physical and political maps of the world and key facts, figures
and statistical data on geography, climate, people, religion, language, history, economy
& more..for each individual country; printing maps for individual non commercial and
educational use is permitted
American History 102:
1865-Present: check the "web notes" for profiles of important figures,
outlines, links to original documents and photos; for a course in undergraduate U. S.
history at the University of Wisconsin
ANYDAY Today-in-History: for
each day of the year, long lists of births & deaths; historical & religious
events also listed but not comprehensive
BBC
News Country Profiles: history, politics and economic background of
countries & territories
Black Facts Online: searchable
online database of quick facts and short biographies
Civil War Center - U.S.: searchable
index of links to Civil War resources; cemetery listings database
Delaware
Tribe of Indians (Lenni Lenapi): from the tribal headquarters in
Oklahoma; loads of information about the tribe in the Delaware Valley during
colonial times
50states.com: fast
facts for each state plus links to additional information;
Flags of All
Countries: images of the flags of the world
Geographic Names
Information System: search the US Geological Survey database of physical &
cultural geographical names
Historical United States
Census Data Browser: presented by the University of
Virginia, browse census data by state
& county for the years 1790-1970
Holocaust: Cybrary of the Holocaust:
resources on the Holocaust; includes the camps, books, survivors, witness accounts,
photos, curriculum guides; searchable
Infonation:
from the United Nations, compare statistical data for all member nations; (requires Java
& frames)
Map
Machine: from the National Geographic Society; includes world atlas with maps, flags
& short profiles for countries of the world and US states; links to sites featuring
cartography, geographical names, map libraries
MapQuest:
interactive mapping service; city-to-city and door-to-door driving directions; search
& locate places of interest
Maps On Us: interactive mapping
service; city-to-city and door-to-door driving directions; search & locate places of
interest; excellent help documentation
Native American
Indian Resources: database covering both Canada & the U.S.; maps; stories; art
& culture; links to tribal sites
The Orb: The Online Reference Book
for Medieval Studies: an academic site, written and maintained by
medieval scholars for the benefit of their fellow instructors and serious
students; includes an online encyclopedia and a textbook library
Thesaurus of Geographic
Names: global in scope, lists nearly 1 million place names, including vernacular,
English, variants, & historical names; gives current political hierarchy and
coordinates; from the Getty Institute
U.S.
Department of State Background Notes: information on countries includes brief overview
of geography, economics, people, history; includes terrorism; US embassy officials
U.S. Gazetteer:
search for a place in the US; database links with Tiger Map Service maps & data from
the US Census Bureau
U.S. Historical Documents:
major historical documents arranged by century
The
World Factbook: from the Central Intelligence Agency; for all countries includes
flag, map, geography, people, government, economy, transportation, communication &
defense
WWW-VL
The World Wide Virtual History Library: Gateway to Internet history
sources; classified
