World History

World History: HyperHistory Online - People, events, maps from 3000 years of world history.

EyeWitness - History Through the Eyes of Those Who Lived It - Personal narratives and primary source documents bring history to a new level.

Facing History and Ourselves - Resources for teaching and learning about the Holocaust.

Historical Text Archive - A collection of original and digitally reprinted material, as well as links to other history sites, arranged by geography/country and topic.

The History Net - World history, American history, and information on major wars.

The History Place - Developed for students and teachers, this site has historical information on many topics.

Newsmuseum - From the world's first interactive museum of news, keep up with events through front pages from throughout the U.S. and 47 countries and discover the history of the newspaper as you explore this virtual museum. The Newseum also celebrates the value of a unique American notion — the First Amendment.

PBS History - Features American history, world history, history on TV, biographies, and a page for teachers.

Those were the Days, Today in History - A look back at what happened on selected days in history.

Today in History - Archival film and photos as well as a different historical fact everyday.

World Cultures

Mix It Up - From the Southern Poverty Law Center - for grades 9 and up

World Wise Schools

Indigenous People

Holocaust

Holocaust Resource Page - Books and websites recommended by Plymouth District Library

Anne Frank Homepage - Information on the Anne Frank house in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, her diaries, and images.

Anti-Defamation League Homepage - Information on the ADL, as well as discussions of ongoing anti-Semitism and the aftermath of the Holocaust.

A Cybrary of the Holocaust - Images, resources, and interviews with Holocaust survivors.

The Simon Wiesenthal Center Online - The history and future of discrimination and anti-Semitism in the U.S. and around the world, from the Simon Wiesenthal Center in California.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - Information on the Holocaust, as well as links to other sites, from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC.

Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive Voice/Vision oral history of survivors of the Holocaust - from the University of Michigan.

American History

American Memory from the Library of Congress - The Historical Collections of the National Digital Library.

American Memory -- Library of Congress -- Today in History - Profiles a different historical event each day.

Historic Jamestown - Investigate the first English settlement on North America, Jamestowne. Information for students up through high school.

History Matters - From the American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning of the City University of New York and the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University with a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

Labor History Resources - A listing of books, both fiction and nonfiction about the labor movement in the U.S. as well as a listing of web resources about labor history, child labor, and the unions.

The Making of America - From U of M, this is a digital collection of over 8,000 books and 50,000 articles dealing with American Social History from the 1850s through 1870s.

Global Gateway - As an international effort to preserve world cultures and documents, The Library of Congress and many worldwide organizations have gathered together digital archives dealing with the colonization of America by various counties. As of now, Spain, Russia, and the Netherlands are represented.

Discovering Lewis & Clark - Travel along with the Lewis & Clark Expedition and learn lessons for the 21st. Century.

Civil War

The American Civil War Homepage - Maps, photos, graphics, and essays about battles, campaigns, people and states before, during, and after the Civil War, compiled by Dr. George Hoemann of the University of Tennessee-Nashville.

Civil War: United States Colored Troops - Links and research information about African-American soldiers during the Civil War.

Civil War Women: Primary Sources on the Internet - Actual diaries, letters, and other first-person materials covering women during the Civil War. From Duke University Special Collections Librarian Ginny Daley.

Maps

CIA World Factbook - 2006 edition has printable politacal and physical maps for each country.

American Fact Finder - Data from the U.S. Census Bureau is displayed on various thematic maps.

American Memory Library of Congress Maps: 1544-1996 - Maps held by the Library of Congress - divided into categories such as discovery & exploration, military battles, transportation and communication.

Perry-Casteneda Map Collection - 5000 on-line maps of historic and current places. From the University of Texas

Earth from Space Site with NASA photos of the earth taken by astronauts in space.

National Geographic's Map Machine - Find many kinds of maps as well as country profiles.

Merriam-Webster's Atlas - Maps of U.S. states and foreign countries