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Historical References
- The
American Experience is a PBS web site in conjunction with the show of
the same name that explores a broad range of items of interest to the historical
researcher including. In many cases the sites in question offer you the opportunity
to purchase video tape versions of the programs in question, but also have a wealth
of material online. Other as yet to surface topics are sure to be on the main
site:
- The
Britannica Internet Guide to History is part of a much larger site, but
this portion all by itself is well worth the visit. You will find a diversity
of links relating to history with an easy and intuitive interface.
- The
Britannica Online's Women in American History
is an excellent spot to examine the role of women in the broad brush and by specific
individuals over the course of the centuries. An excellent site and a must see
resource.
- Castles
of Britain is the web site for Castles Unlimited. This site has some readily
available information about castles of the British Isles. It also offers a variety
of commercial services in terms of research and travel.
- Castles
on the Web includes commercial tours as well as general information, but
it is a good place to explore for a wealth of information about castles past and
present.
- The
Classical Music Pages is the labor of lovee of Matt Boynick, an orchestra
conductor from Mississippi. The page spans the distance from beginner to professional
musician and has a wealth of information about the history, biographical info
and definitions, as well as musical examples. If you need information to pepper
your story about classical music and musicians this is a place to check out.
- The
History Net is a visually striking site with an intuitive interface to
a wealth of historical resources covering topics as diverse as world and American
history, great battles, historical travel, aviation and technology and much more.
- The
Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century is an interested bit of geographical
and historical endeavor. Check it out for a quick look at how things progressed
over the course of the century in an easily viewed interface.
- The
Household Cyclopedia is an online version of an 1881 compendium of the
domestic arts as perceived at that period of history in that locality. More than
well worth a visit to see what was and was not taking placing at that time.
- The
HORUS Site is attempting to become the ultimate site for historical links
on the web. In many ways it is succeeds. A sure bet to check out if you are interested
in doing some historical research.
- The
History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers is an interesting sites
with a lot of interesting links to explore.
- The
World History Chart is an excellent resource with timelines of the length
and breadth of human endeavors including events, persons and much more. The interface
is intuitive and the range of facts is well worth a visit. Some of the sites are
still under construction, but all show definite promise.
- Corkankhamun
Explains Mummies is an excellent site if you want to discover how mummies
were made, the rituals surrounding them and their history.
- Earthlore
Explorations is a visually appealing and in depth site with a variety
of settings of historical interest that hold promise. The approach is somewhat
mystical and mythical at times, but always interesting. Some of the areas include:
- The
Luminarium is an excellent source for researching English literature from
Medieval times to the 17th century. This is a definite must see for historical
enthusiasts.
- BC-AD
Ancient Graphics is an Asian graphics archive that covers the gambit of
ancient artistic content from pictographs to poetry and much much more. This is
a useful site for those interested in history or in art and serves as a resource
for those that want useful material to augment their artistic endeavors.
- The
Museum of Menstruation and Women's Health is just as it sounds and rich
wealth of the odd and unsual tidbits about this taboo subject and women's health
issues in general as expressed in history and in other cultures.
- Odin's
Castle of Dreams and Legends is a massive site with a wide range of interesting
links for random or focused research that can be as long ago as the mists of the
prehistoric to modern times.
- ECHO
has a variety of links and content that could prove useful in background or story
idea generation. It describes itself as 'Cataloguing, Annotating, and Reviewing
Sites on the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine' and is now a collaboration
between an older site 'WWW Virtual Library for the History of Science, Technology,
& Medicine' and the now unified site known as ECHO or exploring & collecting history
online
- The
Costume Page deals with a lot more than just costuming history, but it
has an interesting section and group of links to the history of costuming that
might prove useful for this area of interest on the part of the writer.
- Legends
is a marvelous site that concentrates on the legends that haunt or stories and
literature and the historical background for each. There are a wealth of links
and a lot to interest a writer here. So much so that it is linked both from general
writer resources and historical references. If you are interested in Arthur, Robin
Hood, pirates and much more this is the place to go.
- The
History House has a variety of tidbits from the less reported side of
historical fact as well as a daily link, book of the week and a variety of other
features.
- Project
Gutenberg is an excellent resource for searching for the actual text of
a whole host of different manuscripts from the past. This site is not strictly
historical in nature and as such deserves listing in several categories at For
Writers Only. So it is that it located both here in historical and in general
references.
- The
Vanderbilt Television News Archives is self explanatory and an excellant
source of information.
- The
Academy of Achievement Home Page has a wealth of text, audio clips and
other archived inofrmation about the movers and the shakers of the twentieth century.
- The
Department of Labor Historical Information holds a small wealth of information
about this agency and its background.
- H-Net's
List of Lists is a large list of historical mailing list designed to links
professors, teachers students in discussions of all kinds of different areas from
African history, urban history, Turkish studies, teaching historical classes and
much more.
Geographical
Based Historical References North
and South America - California
State Railroad Museum is the online presence of one of the largest and
finest interpretive railroad museum in North America. The virtual presence has
a wealth of information that might be of interest for those trying to get information
on this central means of transporation in the nineteenth and twentieth century.
- The
PBS The West Page is an extraordinary resource for research into the American
West. It includes a biographical index, a timeline index, first person journal
accounts and is well laid out in an intuitive and aesthetic manner.
- The
H-West Home Page is a diverse site with a plethora resources for the serious
student and researcher of the North America West in terms of both its history
and its culture.
- San
Francisco History is a wealth of historical resources for those interested
in this most colorful of cities with a long standing history in North America.
- The
New York State Archives & Records Administrations can be a useful source
for details as diverse as military records, geneological sources, legal actions,
probates, photographic archives and much more. The process of searching can be
somewhat non-intuitive and can require a telenet session, but there is a wealth
of material here.
- The
Oregon Story is a PBS examination of the three major historical industries
of forestry, fishing and agriculture that have had such an impact on its history
from the very beginning.
- The
Colonial Williamsburg Homepage is an excellent site to explore the details
of the middle to late 18th century to understand the seeds of the American Revolution
and the lifestyle that was present at that time.
- The
Museum of the City of New York is an interesting site with a variety of
links to exhibitions and collections maintained by the museum and of interest
to those into research.
Europe,
Asia, Africa and Australia - Wichamstow
Village is an excellent resource for anyone who wishes to get the feel
of a Medieval village. This is a recreation of an Anglo-Saxon village in the midst
of the Medieval Britain. You can click to discover what various inhabitants of
such a village do and how they live.
- The
Palaces of Petersburg gives geographical and historical and background
on the Palaces of St. Petersburg from the Alexander Palace to the Winter Palace.
- The
Theban Mapping Project has a wealth of information about Egyptology,
current and pass archeological explorations and the ongoing exploration of KV5.
This should be an extremely useful resource for those seeking additional information
about this exotic ancient setting.
- The
Tombs of Tutankh-amen is an extraordinary site maintained by the National
Geographic to explore the mysteries of Egypt. It is well worth a look and a see
to check for information.
- Israeli
Archeology from the Air and Jerusalem
in Old Maps and Views is a source for information relevant to the middle
east.
- Two sites
for those interested in studying Chinese history include:
- Chinese
History for Beginners
- Chinese
History is an extensive group of links to bibliographies and other resources
that will greatly augment your search and research into this growing economic
power and historical phenomena.
By
Incident, Person or Period of History - The
Library of Congress George Washington Papers is the first step in providing
access to the 176,000 pages of material available in their collection. This release
involves forty one letterbooks or about 8000 pages. This should be a useful resource
for those exploring this period of history and this person.
- The
Ancient World Web is a compendium of Internet sites discussing, spot-lighting,
or otherwise considering the Ancient World.
- The
Seven Wonders of the World is an interesting spot to learn about these
ancient architectural zeniths.
- Two
Thousand Years of Christian Writings has a library of writings form the
early church fathers on. For anyone wanting to understand the Catholic faith and
its beliefs throughout the centuries, this site is a must. Everything is offered
in a clear, concise form. It is very easy to navigate this site.
- The
Christian Catacombs of Rome are where to find all the details about this
historical landmark.
- Armanterivm
devotes itself to the study of roman arms and armour and even includes a mailing
list. In the same vein you can also check out an account of Greek
Fire and how it was possibly formulated.
- Byzantium:
the Byzantine Studies Page is where to go to find out about the eastern
Roman Empire which survived long past the demise of the western portion of the
empire.
- King
Arthur Historical Web Site is the absolutely best King Arthur site. It
is strong on history and further resources for anyone doing Dark Age Britain research.
- Steven Silver's
Medieval History
Bibliography is a good place to check for a wealth of titles you will
want to check at your closest research library.
- The
Labyrinth Home Page is a compilation of resources at Georgetown University
of all things relating to Medieval Studies. This is a must see site for those
interested in this area.
- The
Ohio State Center
for Medieval and Renaissance Studies is another extensive site to explore
for information.
- Reinaissance:
The Elizabethan World is an interesting site with a wealth of information
and links about the Elizabethan period. It also includes Discussion Groups on
the area as well.
- John
Baptist Porta's Natural Magick is a hypertext version of the actual treatise
from the 16th century that ranged the length and breadth of science for that time.
As a documentary artifact it is priceless at getting a glimpse of the thoughts
of those interested in science in that period and what they considered science
to be.
- The
Mayflower Web Pages includes both history and geneology.
- The
American Revolution is a site with resources for discovery about this
most pivotal event in American history with bibliographies, discussions, resources,
essays and more, in relation to the PBS series Liberty! If you are interested
in researching from the minute to the over view, this is a possible first place
to look.
- Napoleon
is all things related to these historic and pivotal nineteenth century family.
- Victoriana,
Resources for Victorian Living is an excellent resource for this long
standing staple of romance literature.
- The
Victorian Web is another source for all things Victorian whether you are
interested in the philosophy, the authors, visual arts and more.
- Female
Buffalo Soldier is a web site devoted to the history of Cathay Williams,
a black women who masqueraded as a man to join the US Army between 1866 and 1868.
Details of her life are provided as well as documentaiton. This might prove interesting
for those who are researching details in and around the Civil War.
- The
Great Chicago Fire and the details of this American disaster.
- World's
Columbian Exposition is an interesting site to find information about
and analysis of this milestone in American history.
- World
War I - Trenches on the Web is a useful resource for those interested
in this period of history.
- The
World War I Document Archive has a wealth of references amassed by the
members of the WW1-L mailing list. If you have an interest in the documents, reminiscences
or pictures from this pivotal event in World history, this is a good place to
look.
- Zeno's
Video Drive-In is more than it might sound. Here you can find videos in
Real Video format of the air craft of World War II. It is an excellent resource
for those that want to get a feel for these old time air craft.
- CNN's
Cold War web page to highlight their presentation of the Cold War is a
useful resource while it lasts for information about this pivotal period in the
world's history.
- Richard
M. Nixon The Watergate Tapes is just as it sounds. Drawn in part from
the National Archive and
Records Administration site for the same subject, this site includes at
times unintelligible Real Audio files and transcripts of this critical piece of
evidence in a major political phenomena in American history. Visit either site
and get a perspective for a piece set in the early 70s.
History
of Science - John
Baptist Porta's Natural Magick is a hypertext version of the actual treatise
from the 16th century that ranged the length and breadth of science for that time.
As a documentary artifact it is priceless at getting a glimpse of the thoughts
of those interested in science in that period and what they considered science
to be.
- The
Charles Babbage Institute has as its goal the preservation of historical
material about computing and information technology. Their web site has links
to several interesting sites including the Cray
Research Virtual Museum and a photo
gallery
- Antony
van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) is a web site devoted to this inventor of
the microscope.
- History
of Astronomy is available in both English and German and is an interesting
reference for those who would like to know more about how we got to where we are.
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