History

History Guide
From the State and University Library of Gottingen, Germany, this site indexes over 1500 sites related to world history, with complete annotations. Indexed by country and time period and searchable as well. Many web sites linked to are in German.
Maritime Museum Internet Resources
A source of annotated links to museum and other web sites.
Paul Halsal/Fordham University : Internet History Sourcebook Project
Collections of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use.
WWW Virtual Library Index
An extensive list of links by country or region, historical epoch, topics and research methods.
World History Compass
A clear, simple design makes this site easy to use, with a nice breakdown of historical subjects.

Ancient World Web
This easy to navigate site includes hundreds of annotated descriptions of links to ancient history.
Internet Medieval Sourcebook
The largest online resource of medieval and Byzantine textual sources.
The Labyrinth
Resources for Medieval Studies
MesoWeb
Devoted to the ancient cultures of Mesoamerica: the Olmec, Maya, Teotihuacano, Zapotec, Mixtec, Toltec, Aztec and others.
ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies
Written and maintained by medieval scholars, this site includes an encyclopedia with articles that are peered reviewed, online textbooks, extensive annotated links, teaching materials and bibliographies, and a section on medieval history for the layperson.

Ancient Egypt Hotlist
Lists of links about Ancient Egypt, including such subjects as pets, food, math, writing, games, daily life, mummies, professions, etc.
Angelcynn – At West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village
Visit an Anglo-Saxon Village during the 7^th century. Includes photographs and detailed information on daily life in Britain during this time
Colonial Williamsburg's Historical Almanack
Experience Colonial Life by exploring the people, places, trades, politics, and other aspects of 18th-century living. Browse the Colonial Dateline highlighting events from 1750-1783. Check out Additional Resources including teacher resources, a historical glossary.
Daily Life in Ancient Civilizations
Provides basic information and links to daily life in Greece, Egypt, Pacific Northwest Indians, Rome, India, China and Prehistoric times. Includes teacher's lesson plans and help.
Middle Ages
Information about daily life in the Middle Ages. Produced by Annenberg/CPB Projects in association with Harvard University and the Smithsonian Institution. 
The Oregon Trail
Provides access to a plethora of information and documentation about the Oregon Trail. Included are anecdotes, images, information about historic sites along the trail, and an archive of primary source material.

Naval Historical Center
Answers to common questions; wars and battles; maritime traditions, uniforms, and customs; and, images from the Center’s extensive document and photographic archives, from the U.S. Dept of the Navy.

First Nations Histories
Tribal histories from contact to 1900, with links to those nations covered. This award winning site is indexed alphabetically and by region.
NativeWeb - American Indian Database
Resources for indigenous cultures around the world, includes nation, subject and geographic indexes.

American Memories Historical Collections
This site from the Library of Congress includes over 80 multimedia collections of digitized documents, photographs, recorded sound, moving pictures and text.
Images of American Political History
A collection of over 500 public domain images from 1750 on. Includes maps, cartoons, photographs, posters, paintings, etc.
Library of Fur Trade Historical Source Documents
Read the diaries and letters of fur traders and trappers from the first half of the 19^th century.
National Archives NARA
National Archives NARA Exhibit Hall
A series of online exhibits from throughout American History.
New Perspectives on the West
Designed to complement the PBS TV series, THE WEST, this site assembles many of the documentary materials that went into the making of the landmark series. Read journals, letters, memoirs and transcripts or look at wonderful images from the time period of settling the West.
Ogram's 17th Century Links: Images and Facsimilies
Annotated links providing access to paintings, portraits, maps, and even pages of books from the period. Includes information about Plymouth Colony and the Salem Witch Trials.
Presidential Speeches from Miller Center of Public Afffairs
Full transcript or full audio of some of the most important presidential speeches
US Historical Documents
From the University of Oklahoma College of Law, this site list important historic documents in chronological order.
Stories from the Gold Rush
From the National Postal Museum, this site has not only the history of the Gold Rush, but letters and diaries of the people who lived it.

American Civil War Homepage
This award winning site, from the University of Tennessee serves as a gateway to numerous links.
American Rhetoric: The Power of Oratory in the United States
More than 5000 full-text audio and video versions of public speeches.
Archiving Early America - NARA
Look at the magazines, newspapers, maps and writings of the day. This site also has a very helpful section on reading the older style of writing found in the original documents.
Charters of Freedom
Access to founding documents of the American Republic including the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Magna Carta of 1215. Also brief biographies of the Founding Fathers.
From Revolution to Reconstruction
This site covers the colonial period to the Bush Administration and includes many full-text documents.
Jamestown Rediscovery
A history of the town as well as the archaeology project to uncover it.
Lewis and Clark Bicentennial National Exhibit
Lewis and Clark - National Geographic
Lewis and Clark Expedition
A companion to the PBS series, this site has maps, the journals, timelines, and more.
United States Civil War Center
For historians, genealogists, buffs, students, reference librarians. More than 2100 links about the Civil War, including all aspects of daily life, the war and battles, politics, recommended fiction, etc.
UShistory.org
Created and hosted by the Independence Hall Association in Philadelphia. Includes a virtual historic tour of Philadelphia.
WestWeb: Western History Resource
An outstanding collection of primary source material and links about the history and culture of U.S. West from Catherine Lavender, of the Department of History, College of Staten Island, The City University of New York.

American Local History Network - Washington State
Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
HistoryLink
Seattle, King County and Washington State History.
Northwest of West: the Frontier Experience on the Northwest Coast
This exhibit explores the Euro-American settlement of the Pacific Northwest-- especially the Puget Sound region--and the unique attractions and resources that drew settlers to this corner of the American frontier.
Pacific Northwest History
A great collection of links from the University of Washington.
Social Issues Collection
The Social Issues Collection is an ongoing database of historical images from the Western United States and the Pacific Northwest region. The collection covers political and social topics such as women's issues, labor and government, as well as ethnic groups.
University of WA Digital Libraries Collection
Washington History
Historical maps, territorial timeline, city and county history--even a historical records search to find your Washington ancestors, from the Secretary of State and the Washington State Library.
Washington State Pioneer Life Database
"A collection of writings, diaries, letters and reminiscences drawn from...the University (of Washington) Archives collections."
Whatcom County History Resource Guide