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Are you in need of some help with that History assignment or project?  On this page, I've included some of my favorite websites for historical information.  I'll be updating this list as the year progresses.  If you have any other sites for me to add, do let me know!  Happy browsing!

 

 

Research Sites

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History Channel:
http://www.history.com/

Maintained by The History Channel, a branch of A&E Television Networks.  Last updated on November 1, 2006

This site provides the browser with a variety of media to purchase, as well as photos to view, a television schedule of upcoming shows, and a video gallery.

Public Broadcasting Company: http://www.pbs.org/history/

Copyright information from the main PBS site. Maintained by PBS.  Last updated on November 1, 2006

This site provides a schedule of television and movie specials.  It also has hourly news reports, and specific areas of world and U.S. History.  Great for looking up key events or periods of time.

U.S. Links from Princeton Library: http://www.princeton.edu/~pressman/hisreg.htm

Website is maintained and revised by
Nancy Pressman Levy.  Last updated in 2002

This site provides information on specific countries and regions.  Information for the United States is broken down by time period, ranging from the American Revolution to World War I.

U.S. Library of Congress:
http://www.loc.gov/index.html

Maintained by the Library of Congress web team.  Last updated on November 1, 2006

Provides sources for kids, students, teachers, and researchers.  Browser may look at a large variety of photos, documents, audio and video media.  The site provides legislative information (historical and current).  There are all numerous multilingual resources.

U.S. National Archives:
http://www.archives.gov/

Maintained by the U.S. National Archives web team.  Last updated on December 11, 2006.

The National Archives website provides access to major historical documents, including the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States.  The site also provides various manuscripts, artwork, and census data.

Variety of U.S. History Links: http://www.besthistorysites.net/USHistory.shtml

Maintained by Thomas Daccord, webmaster.  Last updated December 1, 2006.

This is a great site to find history sites (i.e. US Government sites); resources broken down by topic; resources broken down by era; and world resources broken down by country.

 

 



Citation Help

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Citation Machine: http://www.citationmachine.net/index.php?new_style=1#here

Maintained by David Warlick of The Landmark Project.  Last updated in April 2006.

This is a great site for students ranging from elementary school all the way to college who need to create works cited or bibliography pages.  Citation Machine is an interactive web tool designed to assist high school, college, and university students, their teachers, and independent researchers in their effort to respect other people's intellectual properties.

Easy Bibliography Maker:  http://www.easybib.com/

Maintained by the EasyBib web team.  Last updated on December 1, 2006.

This website is great for students who need to create quick and easy bibliographies.  All a student needs to do is type in the necessary information and the website creates the bibliography with a click of the button.

 

 



Standards

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California Social Science Standards: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/hstmain.asp

Website is maintained by the California State Board of Education.  Last updated on February 1, 2006.

This site gives the Social Science Standards for grades K-12.