100 Milestone Documents 100 of the most important documents in American history.
American Folklore Retellings of American folktales, Native American myths and legends, tall tales, weather folklore and ghost stories from each of the 50 United States.
American History and Art from New England A large library of primary resources, digital collections, curricula, and interactive student activities; most of them presented in age-appropriate, user-friendly formats.
American Memory from the Library of Congress Written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience.
Civil War Soldiers & Sailors A computerized database containing very basic facts about servicemen who served on both sides during the Civil War.
Digital History "High-quality historical resources for teachers and students for free and without advertising." Includes primary source materials and an interactive timeline of U.S. history.
Historic Government Publications from World War II Database in which more than 6,000 pages of vintage material, ranging from simple pamphlets to substantial works, many downloadable in .pdf format.
History Matters: The U.S. Survey Course on the Web Web resources and teaching materials, first-person primary documents, and guides to analyzing historical evidence.
HistoryLinks: A selection of Web Links to Digitized Primary and Secondary Sources from a Variety of Archives around the U.S. Documents, maps, photographs, and realia from pre-revolutionary America to the post-Reconstruction period.
Iowa Heritage Digital Collections Iowa history and culture in digital form documents, images, maps, finding aids, interpretive and educational materials, and other media from collections held by a wide range of organizations throughout Iowa.
Presidents of the United States The POTUS web site is a part of the Internet Public Library and provides fast information about all U.S. presidents.
U.S. Historical Documents U.S. historical documents from Pre-Colonial to present time.
Voices of Civil Rights Profiles activists from various gender, race, and diversity rights movements. Audio clips are included.
Women Working, 1870-1930 Large collection of historical resources about women and employment. Use the "Browse the Collection" link on the home page to see the variety of materials available.
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American Cultural History: The Nineteenth Century American cultural history decade by decade for the 19th century.
American Cultural History: The Twentieth Century American cultural history decade by decade for the 20th century.
De Imperatoribus Romanis: An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors An on-line encyclopedia on the rulers of the Roman Empire from Augustus (27 BC-AD 14) to Constantine XI Palaeologus (1449-1453).
Digital Egypt for Universities The site covers a vast amount of information about ancient Egypt. Scroll over the images on the home page for links to various sections: Archaeological Record, Art & Architecture, Communication Technologies, Ideology and Beliefs, Technology and Industry, Contacts between Peoples, Social History, and The Exact Sciences. Links to maps & chronologies are located at the top of the Web page.
History Link 101 Africa, Aztec, China, Egypt, Greece, Mayan, Mesopotamia, Rome, Olmec, Prehistory, Middle Ages and World War II are divided into categories of Art, Biographies, Daily Life, Maps, Pictures and Research and more.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project A collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical text.
The Labyrinth Free, organized access to electronic resources in medieval studies through a World Wide Web server at Georgetown University.
The Victorian Web Literature, history, and culture in the age of Victoria.
20th Century Year by Year View major happenings year by year.
dMarie Time Capsule On this day in history…
eHistory.com Articles, biographies, maps, timelines, and more.
HyperHistory Online Compare events from world history across geographic regions.
On This Day in History Today’s highlights in history.
Periodical Historical Atlas of Europe Maps of the states at the end of each century, AD 1 to AD 2000.
Beloit College Mindset List A world view of today's entering college students.
Best of History Web Sites Annotated links to over 1000 history web sites as well links to hundreds of quality K-12 history lesson plans, history teacher guides, history activities, history games, history quizzes, and more.
Do History Using primary sources, scholarly materials, and interactive exercises, this site explores how to "do history."
Historical Text Archive High quality articles, books, essays, documents, historical photos, and links, screened for content, for a broad range of historical subjects.
The Perseus Digital Library Digital library of resources for the study of the humanities, including the Classics, English Renaissance and more.
Primary Sources on the Web Brief guide is designed to provide students and researchers with information to help them evaluate the internet sources and the quality of primary materials that can be found online.