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Important!  Some of these web sites are very instructional and educational, and you may find some wonderful material to use with your children.
However, not all sites may be suitable for children, so please use discretion.
Please remember that a listing here does not imply endorsement of the site.

50 States

Abraham Lincoln's Classroom a resource for scholars and groups involved in the study of the life of Abraham Lincoln; features a weekly quiz, maps, political cartoons and commentary, links to web resources and a teachers section. New

All About Thanksgiving homespun Thanksgiving with history, recipe ideas, and crafts for the kids

The Amarna Site Egypt's Amarna Period

American History Timeline

American Slave Narratives: An Online Anthology

The Ancient Egypt Site the history, language and culture of ancient Egypt

Animated Map of US Expansion watch the expansion of the United States unfold in front of your eyes!

Anne Frank:

Archiving Early America primary source material from 18th Century America -- a unique array of original newspapers, maps and writings

Australian National Flag

The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School: Notes on the Debates in the Federal Convention

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids teaches kids from kindergarten through 12th grade about the Federal Government through activities, exercises, interactive activities

Bits O'History Home Page

Cascoly Online Trivia Games trivia games on geography, history, and more!

Century War Chronicles historical fiction that spans two hundred years of American history

Color Landform Atlas of the United States

Documenting the American South: First-Person Narratives of the American South

Download Free Educational Games and Software for Geography and History

Educational Explorers -- Geography 101 a 52 lesson geography curriculum where math, art, writing, and map skills can be utilized

The Federalist Papers

Forum Romanum dictionary of mythology, Roman history, Roman life, Latin language, Latin literature, picture index, and more!

The Founding Fathers: Delegates to the Constitutional Convention

Geography World

GeologyLink® a public forum for all matter geological -- includes geology in the news, virtual classroom, virtual field trips, and more

Heroes of History Sam Wellman's heroes of history: biographies of writers, missionaries, evangelists, preachers, scientists, explorers, including Livingstone, Nightingale, ten Boom, Billy Graham, C.S. Lewis, Wesley, Mother Teresa, Slessor, Aylward, Columbus, Carver, Bunyan, Jakes, Carmichael

Historical Maps of the United States

The History Place online exhibits - World War 2, Lincoln, Kennedy, plus more

History Timelines on the Web ... The History Beat US history internet links, history timelines, history resources on the web and historical US cities

Holocaust websites:

Hoover Presidential Library and Museum curriculum guides, includes a page on Laura Ingalls Wilder

House of Ptolemy an aid in the study of the Ptolemaic (Macedonian-based Greek), Roman Imperial (Greco-Roman), and Byzantine rulers of Egypt based in Alexandria, this site is intended for all classicists and students of Hellenistic history

Internet History Sourcebooks Project collections of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use, edited by Paul Halsall

Israel Foreign Ministry basic information about the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, recent developments in Israel, and a general background about various facets of Israeli government and life

The Jerusalem Website historical sites, art and culture, current events, links to virtual tours, and much more!

Latitude & Longitude

Magna Carta from the NARA exhibit: display a high resolution version of the Magna Carta or read a translation of the 1297 version

Making of America a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction

Map History / History of Cartography

Mapping the World by Heart an educational consulting service based around topics related to geographic education, global education and world-mindedness, and geographic literacy; also, a k-12 global-education and geography curriculum

Map Quest free maps, driving directions, and live traffic reports

The Mayflower Web Pages includes the passenger list, transcriptions of historical documents, and much more!

Mosby Museum museum of John Singleton Mosby -- bane of the Union Army in Northern Virginia and a hero of the Confederacy

Mr Donn's Ancient History lesson plans and activities

Multnomah County Library's Historical Fiction Booklist

Mummification

National Archives and Records Administration online exhibit hall, digital classroom

North American Slave Narratives, Beginnings to 1920

Official Records of the Union and the Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion compilations from the official Navy records of the American Civil War, published in 1897

Old Sturbridge Village

Outline Maps:

Plimoth-on-Web information about Plimoth Plantation, the living history museum of the seventeenth century in Plymouth, Massachusetts, the Pilgrim Story, the history of Plymouth Colony (1620-1692), the Wampanoag Indians, Thanksgiving, and links to related sites

POTUS: Presidents of the United States

Primary Source Documents Pertaining to Early American History a collection of historical works which contributed to the formation of American politics, culture, and ideals

Simonides -- Military Archaeology & History Link Library
including:

Resources for History -- WWW-VL History: Central Catalogue (index of approximately 2500 web sites)

Roman Empire an illustrated history of the Roman Empire with chapters of history, interactive maps, photos of re-enactments, an online quiz, and more!

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World can you name them?

Separation of Church and State: the Constitutional Principle

Social Studies Quizzes fun educational exercises about the order of statehood, state capitals, world capitals and more

State and County Quick Facts provides frequently requested Census Bureau information at the national, state and county level

talk Geography forum for discussing Geography

TerraServer a huge repository of aerial photographs and satellite images taken from miles overhead that you can view - find your house, or some place in the world that you are currently studying

Test Your Geography Knowledge -- USA

TheHistoryNet

United States History WWW-VL History index of links

The United States Mint

U.S. Constitution Online

U.S. Flag

USGenWeb Project genealogy research -- links to state and county pages which often have local history for that area

U.S. Geography can you identify all 50 states, or name the major rivers and lakes? More U.S. geography activities are being developed
NB: requires either Netscape Navigator 4.0 or newer or Internet Explorer 4.0 or newer

US Geological Survey geography and mapping: working with maps, finding your way with map and compass, topographic map symbols, Earthshots: satellite images of environmental change, learning geography and much more!

U.S. Historical Documents Archive

US History.org includes sites:

  • The Electric Franklin contains primary source material, narratives, activities, interactive games, a timeline, and more

  • Historical Valley Forge take a virtual tour of the museum, study the history, view a timeline, see the weather reports, learn about the famous people who served, and more

  • Revolutionary War 1777 quick history of the Revolutionary War, an overview of the events leading up to the campaign, a timeline, games and more

    and more!

USS Constitution Museum brings Old Ironsides' history alive

Western Civilization, Fourth Edition resources, lesson plans, history links

The White House

Wired Antarctica

WorldFactBook2000

World History: HyperHistory navigate through 3000 years of World History with links to important persons of world historical importance; civilization timelines; events and facts; and historical maps

WORLD MAGAZINE On the Web reports the news on a weekly basis from a Christian perspective, to assist in developing a Christian understanding of the world, rather than accepting existing secular ideologies

World Time Zone find your time zone or the time in cities around the world

WWW Virtual Library -- History: Central Catalogue



Also check the Virtual Field Trips page.....

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