Online Document Resources (and other interesting stuff…)
The Basics: Primary Sources
Historical Records: What, Why, Where and How – brief online course –
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/dbq/one.html
University of Washington - http://guides.lib.washington.edu/content.php?pid=72728&sid=538597
University of Maryland Libraries – http://www.lib.umd.edu/UES/primary-sources.html
University of California at Berkeley –
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/PrimarySources.html
Bowling Green State University - http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/assistance/page41012.html
Yale University – http://www.library.yale.edu/instruction/primsource.html (Archives USA)
National History Day resource listing: http://www.nhd.org/ConductingResearch.htm
DoHistory - http://dohistory.org
Library of Congress: The Learning Page - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/index.html
Teaching with Documents - Peter Pappas - http://www.edteck.com/dbq
Document-Based Question (DBQ) resources - http://www.upstatehistory.org/services/DHP/DBQ.html
Oneida BOCES: http://www.oneida-boces.org/ppd/resources_teachers_soc_studies.htm
How to Read Old Documents - http://www.americancenturies.mass.edu/activities/readthis/index.jsp
Copyright, Fair Use and the Public Domain - http://www.djusd.k12.ca.us/technology/copyright.htm
Citation Machine - http://citationmachine.net/
Document Analysis Worksheets – National Archives - http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/
National History Education Clearinghouse – http://teachinghistory.org/
Historical Thinking Matters - http://historicalthinkingmatters.org
Museum Association of New York State – directory of cultural organizations:
http://manyonline.org/Institutional.htm
Conservation
The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works: This website offers the public
technical leaflets on "Caring for Your Treasures" and "Selecting a Conservator", and describes the educational
programs to "Becoming a Conservator". http://www.conservation-us.org/
Map Resources
Cultural Maps in American Studies - http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MAP/map_hp.html
Historical Map Collection - http://www.davidrumsey.com/
Osher Map Library - http://www.usm.maine.edu/~maps/
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center - http://maps.bpl.org/
Federal Resources
100 Milestone Documents in U.S. History - http://www.ourdocuments.gov
Federal Resources for Teachers - http://www.free.ed.gov/subjects.cfm?subject_id=178
FDR Library - http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu
Library of Congress American Memory - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
Library of Congress - http://www.loc.gov/index.html
Library of Congress International resources: http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/spguides.html
Library of Congress - The Atlantic World: America and the Netherlands –
http://international.loc.gov/intldl/awkbhtml/awkbhome.html
Library of Congress - John Bull & Uncle Sam: Four Centuries of British-American Relations http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/british/brit-1.html
National Anthropological Archives - http://www.nmnh.si.edu/naa/exhibits.htm
National Archives – http://www.archives.gov
National Gallery of Art: http://www.nga.gov
National Museum of American History - http://americanhistory.si.edu/
National Museum of the American Indian - http://www.conexus.si.edu
National Park Service, Teaching with Historic Places: http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/ . Search by themes
New Deal Network - Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute - http://www.newdeal.feri.org
Smithsonian Institution - http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/
Smithsonian photo collection - http://photography.si.edu/default.aspx ;
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/index.html
New York Resources
New York State Archives - http://www.archives.nysed.gov/aindex.shtml
New York State Museum - http://www.nysm.nysed.gov
New York State Library - http://www.nysl.nysed.gov
NYS Education Dept. Learning Standards - http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/standards.html
New York History Net - http://www.nyhistory.com
New York State Historical Association - http://www.nysha.org
New York State Historical Association – Harvest of History: http://www.harvestofhistory.org/explore.html
New York State Bar Association - http://www.nysba.org
NYS Unified Court System – Debates - http://www.nycourts.gov/admin/publicaffairs/educationaltools.shtml
NYS Canal Corporation - http://www.nyscanals.gov/cculture/index.html
88th Brigade New York Guard - http://www.88ny.net/
A Treasury of Catskill Mountain History - http://www.catskillarchive.com
Buffalo History Works - http://www.buffalohistoryworks.com
Empire Partnership Project - http://www.icsd.k12.ny.us/legacy/esp/Caroline/emiller/
Erie Canal - http://www.eriecanal.org/index.html
Fulton Montgomery Photographic Collection - http://fmphotoarchives.org/homepage.htm
Gotham Center for New York City History - http://www.gothamcenter.org
Hudson Fulton Champlain Quad. - http://www.exploreny400.com/Home.aspx
Hudson River Mill Project - http://www.hudsonrivermillproject.org
Hudson River Painters http://www.nytimes.com/images/2001/07/19/nyregion/hudson/index.html?rd=hcmcp?p=03WCd03WIC4Bdbl01
2000mZqoMZq_z
Living Schoolbook, Syracuse University - http://old-npac.ucs.indiana.edu/projects/ltb/
Long Island History - http://www.sunysb.edu/libmap/liweb.htm
Mapping the African American Past - http://maap.columbia.edu/
Metropolitan Transit Museum - http://www.transitmuseumeducation.org
New Netherland Project - http://www.nnp.org
New Netherland Museum and the Half Moon - http://www.newnetherland.org
New York Heritage - http://www.newyorkheritage.org/
New York Public Library – Digital Library - http://www.nypl.org/digital/
New York Public Library - Schomburg Ctr. - http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/sc.html
New York State and the Civil War - http://library.morrisville.edu/local_history/sites/
Rochester Images Database http://www3.libraryweb.org/lh.aspx?id=1125&ekmensel=c57dfa7b_12_36_btnlink
Teaching the Hudson Valley - http://www.teachingthehudsonvalley.org/
Triangle Factory Fire - http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/trianglefire/
Virtual New York City - http://www.vny.cuny.edu/index.htm
Western NY Digital Legacy – www.wnylegacy.org
Western NY Suffragists - http://www.winningthevote.org
Women’s History and Leadership - http://roadsfromsenecafallsk-12.net/
Westchester County Archives’ Education site - http://www.westchestergov.com/wcarchives/
New York County Websites
Chautauqua County Archives - http://teachersdiscoveringhistoryashistorians.com/dArchive
Ulster County Archives - http://www.co.ulster.ny.us/archives/index.html
Warren County Records Center - http://www.co.warren.oh.us/recordscenter/
Westchester County Archives - http://www.co.westchester.ny.us/wcarchives/default.htm
New York Town Websites
Town of DeKalb Historian’s Office - http://www.dekalbnyhistorian.org
Other States
California Heritage Project - http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/give/bene57/calher.html
Florida Memory Project - http://floridamemory.com ; http://www.cfmemory.org/
Minnesota Historical Society – http://www.mnhs.org/school/classroom/
http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/records/geographyonline/main.htm
Silicon Valley History - http://www.siliconvalleyhistory.org
University of North Carolina: Documenting the South - http://docsouth.unc.edu
Massachusetts Historical Society - http://www.masshist.org
Alabama - http://www.archives.alabama.gov/ts.html
Georgia - http://sos.georgia.gov/archives/how_may_we_help_you/educator/default.htm
Idaho - http://www.idahohistory.net/education.html
Illinois - http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/docpacks.html
Iowa - http://www.iowahistory.org/education/index.html
Kansas – Kids - http://www.kshs.org/kids/index.htm
Teachers - http://www.kshs.org/teachers/index.htm
Maine - http://www.maine.gov/sos/arc/edu/edhome.html
Maryland - http://www.msa.md.gov/
Massachusetts - http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/ciskid/kididx.htm
Minnesota - http://www.mnhs.org/school/index.html
Mississippi - http://mdah.state.ms.us/arrec/educational.php
Missouri - http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/education/
Montana - http://mhs.mt.gov/education/default.asp
New York - http://www.archives.nysed.gov/education/index.shtml
North Carolina – Education - http://www.ncdcr.gov/education.asp
Kids - http://www.ncdcr.gov/kids.asp
North Dakota – Students and Families - http://history.nd.gov/studentsfamilies.html
Educators - http://history.nd.gov/educators.html
Ohio - http://www.ohiohistoryteachers.org/
South Carolina - http://www.teachingushistory.org/
South Dakota - http://history.sd.gov/Archives/teachers.aspx
Tennessee - http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/educationoutreach/index.htm
Virginia - http://www.lva.virginia.gov/lib%2Dedu/education/
West Virginia - http://www.wvculture.org/museum/education/EDUindex.html
Wisconsin - http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/teachers/
General History/Document Resources
Digital History - http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu
Documents for the Study of American History at the University of Kansas: http://www.vlib.us/amdocs/
Document-Based Question (DBQ) resources - http://www.upstatehistory.org/services/DHP/DBQ.html
Eyewitness to History – http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com
Gilder Lehrman Institute - http://www.gilderlehrman.org/collection/treasures.html
Gilder Lehrman electronic newsletter: http://www.historynow.org
Harper's Weekly - http://www.harpweek.com
History Matters - A U.S. Survey Course on the Web - http://historymatters.gmu.edu
The History Place - http://www.historyplace.com
Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators - http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/
Lewis and Clark: http://www.lewis-clark.org
Mapping the French Empire in North America - http://www.newberry.org/smith/exhibits/fe/fe.html
New France: New Horizons - http://www.champlain2004.org/html/exhibition.html
New France and its explorers - http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/index_e.aspx?ArticleID=2957
Nineteenth Century Documents Project - http://history.furman.edu/editorials/see.py
Seasons of New France - http://www.mcq.org/Nouvelle-France/index-en.html
Teaching with Documents - Peter Pappas - http://www.edteck.com/dbq
Thinkfinity - http://www.thinkfinity.org/home.aspx
University of Virginia, Salem Witchcraft Papers http://etext.virginia.edu/salem/witchcraft/texts/transcripts.html
The Constitution Society Resources
The Constitution Society - http://www.constitution.org
A Treasury of Primary Documents at the Constitution Society http://www.constitution.org/primarysources/primarysources.html
The Liberty Library - http://www.constitution.org/liberlib.htm
European & Canadian Document Sites
Canada’s Digital Collection – http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca
Documents from Western Europe - http://eudocs.lib.byu.edu/index.php/Main_Page
Digital Library of France - http://www.bnf.fr/pages/version_anglaise/catalog/bibliotheque_numerique_eng.htm
England – Inspiring Learning for All - http://www.inspiringlearningforall.gov.uk/
England - National Archives - http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk
Ireland – Derryveagh - http://derryveagh.com/home
Interesting….
American Civil War Center www.tredegar.org
American Slave Narratives - http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/wpa/wpahome.html
American Antiquarian Society - http://www.common-place.org
Army Heritage Ctr. www.armyheritage.org
“Best History Websites” - http://www.besthistorysites.net
Discoverers Web - http://www.win.tue.nl/cs/fm/engels/discovery/primary.html
Digital Librarian - http://www.digital-librarian.com/electronic.html
Exploring the West from Monticello - http://www.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/lewis_clark/home.html
History of American Agriculture - http://www.agclassroom.org/gan/timeline/farmers_land.htm
Lizzie Borden Investigation Website http://ccbit.cs.umass.edu/lizzie
Military Heritage, 1812 - http://www.warof1812.ca/
New York Times Learning Network - http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/
Plymouth Colony Archives - http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/users/deetz/home.html
Poorhouse Story - http://www.poorhousestory.com
Sullivan Clinton Campaign - http://sullivanclinton.com
Tracked in America - http://www.trackedinamerica.org
The Raid on Deerfield, 1704 - http://www.1704.deerfield.history.museum/
Society for the Preservation of Old Mills - http://www.spoom.org
Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the Civil War - http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/
Organizations
American Association for State and Local History - http://www.aaslh.org
Association for Living History…. - http://www.alhfam.org/index.php
National Council for History Education - http://www.nche.net/
National Council for Public History - http://www.ncph.org/
National History Day - http://www.nationalhistoryday.org
New York State Council for the Social Studies - http://www.nyscss.org
New York State National History Day - http://www.nyshistoryday.org/
PBS: http://www.pbs.org
PBS: New World Exploration and English Ambition [component on slavery]
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part1/1narr2.html
Student Projects –
Burnt Hills Ballston Lake CSD - http://www.bhbl.org/District/Academics/libraryintro.htm
Caroline 4th grade project - http://www.icsd.k12.ny.us/esp/Caroline/emiller
Jamestown City School District –
http://www.jamestownpublicschools.org/persell/faculty/jkresge/Site_2/Lost_Neighborhood_Home.html
NYC - http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0212700/final_website/index.html
Just plain fun –
Make your own movies: http://www.dfilm.com/live/home.html
NYC Transit Museum- Subway centennial: http://www.transitmuseumeducation.org/100/index.html
NYC Transit Museum – web casts: http://www.transitmuseumeducation.org/100/schedule.html
Salt Institute - Color/design: http://www.saltinstitute.org
North Carolina agriculture: http://www.agr.state.nc.us/cyber/kidswrld/java/ColorBig2.htm Coloring
US Fire Administration: http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/kids/flash.shtm Coloring
BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/forkids interactive
Colonial Williamsburg: http://www.history.org/kids/games interactive
Useful
Inflation Calculator - http://www.westegg.com/inflation
Annenberg Fact Check - http://www.factchecked.org/
Websites were recommended by: Julie Daniels (NY State Archives), Bob Arnold (NY State Archives), Tad Kuroda (Skidmore College), Dale Van
Eck (Col. Williamsburg), Jill Rydberg (NY Archives Partnership Trust), Paul Bergeron (Nashua, NH City Clerk).
March 2009