Once Upon A Romance

Research Links For
Authors, Aspiring Authors, Readers, Teachers and Students



All these research sites/pages have tons of information!


ANCIENT EGYPT
Absolute Egyptology
Religion, dynasties...
Akhet Egyptology
Great! Loaded, too much to list...
Ancient Egypt, The British Museum
Mummification, Egyptian life, Pharaoh,
pyramids, and more...
Anciet Egyptian Virtual Temple
Great! Loaded, too much to list...
Discovery of the Valley
of the Golden Mummies

Very interesting, newest find in Egypt...
Egyptians (BBC History)
Loaded, too much to list...
Egyptology online
Loaded, too much to list...
Hieroglyph Dictionary
Alphabet, number glyphs, and more...
Historical Sites
Brief descriptions of historical
sites in Egypt...
Life in Ancient Egypt
Daily life, religion,
funerary customs, and more...
Mummies of Ancient Egypt
Mummies, glossary, and hieroglyphs...
Nova online
Pyramids

You'll want to check this out...
Pharaonic Egypt
History, mythology, dynasties,
and more...
The Ancient Egypt Site
History, monuments, language,
and more...
The Hieroglyph Alphabet
Alphabet translation...
The Pyramids of Egypt
Photos and a bit about
the pyramids...
Write Like an Egyptian
Transcribe your name
into Hieroglyphs...

ANTEBELLUM
(Existing Before the War)
Antebellum
Brief essays on food, slavery,
inventions and more...
Conditions of
Antebellum Slavery

Good info, check out the
links at the bottom
of the page...
Documenting the American South
Social Life in Old Virgina
before the (Civil) War...
The Cabildo
Politics, entertainment,
and education...
The Cabildo
Antebellum immigration...
The Cabildo
Death, mourning, and disease...
The Cabildo
Agriculture...
The Cabildo
Urban life...
All LouisianaCabildo pages are
full of info


CASTLE LIFE
Castles of Britain
Photos, castle ghosts, trivia,
learning center (great info!)...
Castles and Fortification of
England and Wales

Maps, history, links and more...
Castle Life
Life in a castle...
Castles, Palaces,
and Stately Homes of Britain

Pictures, history, descriptions...
Castle Terms
Glossary of castle terms...
Castle Terms
Another glossary of castle terms...
Dark Isle - Castles, Manors,
and Abbeys of Scotland

Pictures, history,
descriptions, castle terms...
Glossary: The Parts of a Castle
Glossary of castle terms...
Historic Irish Castles
History, pictures, descriptions,
sites of Ireland...
Medieval Castles
History, defenses, architecture,
and more...

DANCES/DANCING
Dance History
More than history here,
good info...
Dates in Ballroom Dance History
Dance timeline from 1225-1978...
History of Dance
History origins of several dances...
History of Modern Ballroom Dancing
Other dances listed here, too...
Regency Dance
Brief, but interesting...
Social Dances of the 19th Century
Brief descriptions of a few dances...

DIARY'S/JOURNALS/LETTERS
Letters From a Bostonian Woman
Letters circa 1834-37...
Letters of a Woman Homesteader
Letters circa 1909-1913...
Lippincott Letters
Letters from a California pioneer...
Private Art
Letters to and from home circa WWII...

GENERAL REFERENCE/RESEARCH
Altavista's Translation Service
Translate a sentence, word,
or phrase into another language free
(up to 150 words)...
American Factfinder
Maps, housing, reference, artilces, and more...
America's Library
Jump back in time,
meet amazing Americans,
explore the states, and more...
Archiving Early America
Early maps, documents, movies,
and much more...
Awesome Library
For the teacher, parent,
and student of any age...
Barryoneoff
London and the East End history...
BBC
Health, music, news, history, and much more...
Biography Channel
British Library Online
Newspaper Archive

View old newspapers online,
(be sure to review their browser requirements)...
Census Records
Articles, records, and more,
14 day free trial search...
DailyPast.com
Brings the past to life and
turns history into current events...
Dictionary.com
Online dictionary and thesaurus...
Did You Know?
Fascinating facts on music,
history, animals, and more...
Digital History
Essays, biographies,
visual history, encyclopedia...
Documents in Military History
Education Planet
Geography, social studies, math...
eHistory
Articles, maps, biographies,
and more...
Encyclopedia.com
Encyclopedia info at your fingertips...
EyeWitness to History.com
Free Translation
Translate a sentence, word, or phrase
into another language free...
Guide to Grammar
Get help with sentence structure
and your grammar...
Historical Documents.com
Documents and speeches...
Historical Maps
HistoryBuff .com
History Channel
History Channel - UK
History Teacher
History Matters
Take a look...
History Wired
View exhibits at the Smithsonian,
a must see...
Hyper History
People, history, maps, and more...
Internet Public Library
Imperial London
History of London...
Legends
Explore legends such as Robin Hood,
Shakespeare's stories, Fairy tales...
Library Spot
Loaded with info...
London Ancestor
Not the normal genealogy site,
there's lots to see...
Map Collections: 1500-2004
Maps of cities and towns,
military battles, and transportation...
Merriam-Webster Online
Online dictionary and thesaurus...
OneLook Dictionary Search
Definitions, translations,
multiple dictionaries...
Panoramic Maps 1847-1929
View maps of the U.S...
Picture History
Digital library of images in
200 years of American history...
Questia
Online library of books and journals,
word origins and more...
Rhyme Zone
Find a rhyme and more, very interesting,
take a look...
The Authentic History Center
Info from the Antebellum period
to current times...
The Costume Gallery
The Old Farmer's Almanac
Gardening, food, weather, outdoors,
and much more...
The Quote Garden
Quotes for all occasions and subjects...
The History Place
The Very Best of British
Slang, clothes, food, and more...
TreasureNet
Wonderful pictures of late 19th century...
U.S. Census Maps
Maps from 1790-1930 and more...
Utah History to Go
Very good historical research site...
Webster Search
Search Webster's 1913 dictionary online...
Wikipedia
The free encyclopedia...
World History
Maps, info, timelines...


GOLD RUSH OF 1849
150 Yrs. - California Gold Rush
Brief essays and timeline...
About the Gold Rush
Brief essays about the
discovery, fever, despair,
and more along with fun facts...
Alex Ramsey Diary
On route to the gold rush...
Christmas 1851
Letter home from the gold rush...
Costume of the Gold Rush
1849-1859

Interesting info on men and women's
clothing of the gold rush...
Gold Fever!
Oakland Museum of California

Brief essays on a variety of
gold rush topics,
very interesting...
don't foget to check out part 2
Gold Rush Chronicles
Mining, fast facts, chronology,
and more...
Historic Mining Ditches
Mining ditches, their locale,
who owned them, and how much
they were worth at the time...
Ship of Gold
Gold rush, eureka, disaster,
the journey, and more...
The Gold Rush Diary of
George Bonniwell

Interesting entries...
Virtual Museum of the
City of San Francisco
The Gold Rush

Loaded, too much to list...

HISTORIC EVENTS
APOLLO 11...
Apollo 11 Lunar Samples Overview
Brief info about the moon rocks,
as well as how they were
gathered and the lab where
they're housed...
Apollo XI
Loaded, too much to list...
Man on the Moon
Timeline, photos, memories,
fact and legend, and more...
The Apollo 11 Mission - NASA site
A bit about the flight, pictures,
the mission log, and more...
From this site you can learn
about other missions and more

The Apollo Missions Introduction
The challenge from Kennedy
to go to the moon...
Long but detailed, lots of info
BRITANNIC...
(Titanic's sister ship)
PBS - Lost Liners - Britannic
A few pictures and lots of info...
HMHS Britannic
Informative essay...
Hospital Ship Britannic
History, the wreck, the disaster,
and much more...
NOVA - Titanic's Lost Sister
A few pictures and some info...
CHICAGO FIRE OF 1871...
Did the Cow Do It?
Brief info on the 1871 Chicago fire...
The Great Chicago Fire
An account of the fire...
The Great Chicago Fire and the
Web of Memory

A very nice site, informative...
The Great Fire of 1871
Pictures, maps, and articles...nice...
GREAT FIRE IN LONDON 1666...
Great Fire
Picture of the fire...
The Great Fire of London 1666
Info on the fire...
The Great Fire of London 1666
Brief info and a map...
The London Gazette
Original detailed account of the fire...
HINDENBURG...
Hindenburg Disaster
Info on the radio report
of the disaster,
hear the actual radio report,
very moving...
Hindenburg (LZ-129)
Pictures of the Hindenburg,
artifacts, and more...
LZ-129, Hindenburg
Some facts and statistics...
PBS - The Hindenburg
Interview with NASA engineer,
interactive diagram...
The Mystery of the
Hindenburg Disaster

Brief info on the final flight,
theories, and construction...
SANFRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE/FIRE
OF 1906...

Earthquakes and Fires
Some pictures of the destruction...
The 1906 Earthquake and Fire
Lots of great info...
The 1906 Quake and Fire
Info on the fire and quake, and more,
info on other S.F. fires, too...
Virtual Museum of the
City of San Francisco
Earthquake and Fire of 1906

Loaded, too much to list...
The Great 1906
San Francisco Earthquake

Pictures, casualties and damage,
eyewitness accounts, and
much more...
TITANIC...
Titanic - A Tragic Destiny
A lot of info provided briefly...
Jim's R.M.S. Titanic Website
Timeline, crew list,
passenger stories, and more...
RMS Titanic, INC.
The ship, artifacts, articles,
and much more, very informative...
The Titanic Casualty Figures
Informative, nicely presented...
The Unsinkable RMS Titanic
Timeline, interesting facts,
info, and more...
Titanic Heroes
Meet the officers
and wireless operators...
Many of their links are broken

HISTORY OF
BARBERS...
Barber History
History of the barber pole
and barbering...
Barber Museum
History, virtual tours of the museum,
and more...
History of Barbers
Loaded, too much to list...
BASEBALL...
Baseball Almanac
The "official" baseball
history site...
Dressed to the Nines
Uniform history and timeline...
Major League Baseball
Teams, stats, and much more
dating from the first games...
Negro Baseball Leagues
Articles, players, history, teams...
The History of Baseball
Teams history...
BATHS/BATHING...
History of Saunas Baths and More
Saunas, baths, sweat lodges,
very informative...
Roman Baths and Bathing
Exercise, bathing, and latrines
in ancient Rome...
Victorian Turkish Baths
Turkish, Roman, and Islamic baths...
CANDLES...
Candle History
Brief history of candles...
Early Lighting
History of early lighting in America...
Lighting in the Victorian Home
From candles, oil and gas, to electricity...
The History of Candle Making
Brief history of candle making...
CANDY/CHOCOLATE...
Candy USA
Candy trivia, recipes, chocolate
history, statistics, and more...
Ferrara Pan Candy
History of their candy (like Red Hots),
how they're made...
The History of Chocolate
Great info...
The Gourmet Chocolate
of the Month Club

A chocolate timeline - interesting...
The Sweet Lure of Chocolate
More great info...
CANNED FOOD/FOOD...
Butter
Interesting history...
Campbell's Soup
Interesting history...
Can History
Brief history, timeline...
Canned Food
Brief, but interesting history...
Food History
Check this out...
Food Preservation
Brief info from canning
to pasturizing...
Food Timeline
Timeline from 1872-2001...
History of Jell-O
Interesting history...
History and Legends of
Favorite Foods

Very interesting...
The Can
Brief timeline...
CLOCKS/CALENDARS...
(keeping time)
A Walk Through Time
Early clocks, revolution in timekeeping,
and more...
Calendar, a History
Origin of days and months,
ancient calendars,
info on clocks, and more...
Calendars Through the Ages
Lots of interesting info...
History of Clocks
Brief timeline...
The History of Clocks
Briefly descibes various clocks
through the ages...
The History of Watches and Clocks
Very informative...
Time, History and Calendars
Great info, interesting...
CRAYONS...
Binney & Smith Fun Facts
Crayon fun facts...
Crayons
Brief history, fun facts...
History of Crayola Crayons
Brief history, color timeline...
DAGUERREOTYPE/PHOTOGRAPHY...
19th Century Texts on the
Daguerreotype

Excerpts from newspapers,
diaries, and magazines...
American Museum of Photography
Pictures, brief history, interesting...
Joseph Nicephore Niepce
Brief biography, credited with producing
the first photograph...
Louis Daguerre
Brief biography and history,
credited with the Daguerreotype...
Photographer Niepce
The invention, history, and more...
The Calotype Process
Process of the calotype negative...
The Origins and History
of Photography

Timeline with brief descriptions...
DOLLS...
A History of Dolls
Brief history...
History of Cloth Dolls
What dolls were made of, types of dolls...
History of Paper Dolls
Lots of info stated briefly...
Rag Doll History
Rag doll history up to
the Cabbage Patch doll...
EARLY PLUMBING...
History of Plumbing in America
Loaded, very informative...
History of Plumbing
Brief history of plumbing
from 2500 b.c. to 1933...
History of Plumbing
From early Egypt to the White house,
very informative...
ELECTRICITY...
Classical Electromagnetism
Timeline...
History of Electricity
Brief timeline...
History of Electricity
History and more...
FOOTBALL...
NFL Archives
Scores, stats, rosters, and more...
NFL.com
Scores, teams, schedules,
depth charts, and more...
NFL History Guide
Football and team history...
The NFL History Network
Teams history, and much,
much more...
Pro Football
Articles, forum, and more...
Pro Football Reference
Teams, players, stats, and more...
GUM...
Gum Facts
Neat facts...
History of Gum
Interesting...
History of Gum
Interesting timeline and info...
The Story of Gum
Facts, tips, how gum is made and more...
ICE CREAM...
History of Ice Cream
History of ice cream, cones, sundaes,
with quotes and trivia...
History of Ice Cream
Brief, but interesting history...
Ice Cream
Favorite flavors, history of ice cream
and the cone...
Ice Cream Sundae
The birth of the sundae...
Unusual Ice Cream Recipes
Ice cream recipes, facts, history...
LIGHT/LIGHT BULB...
Lighting A Revolution
19th and 20th century,
great info...
The First Electric Light Bulb
Brief history...
The History of Incandescent Light
Early attempts, timeline, and more...
MICROWAVE...
History of the Microwave
Info and pictures...
History of Technology
About the microwave...
What Makes Microwave
Ovens Work?

Lots of technical info...
OFICE EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES
AND ACCESSORIES...

3M Innovation
Brief post-it notes history...
A Great History of the Fountain Pen
Diagrams and info...
Duct Tape
History, design, and process...
Early Office Museum
Exhibits, descriptions, photos,
and more of antique
office equipment...
History of Fountain Pens
Pictures and info...
History of Paperclips
Interesting...
History of Elastic and Rubber Bands
Brief essay about rubber bands...
History of Sellotape
History Europe's Sellotape
and a link to how it's made...
Paperclip History
Brief history on the paperclip...
Post-it Notes
Interesting info...
Rubber Bands
Q & A's about rubber bands
and latex...
Tale of Scotch Tape
Info on scotch tape...
The Pencil Pages
Pencil history, trivia, and more...
The Stapler Database
All you'd want to know
about the stapler...
Early Typewriter History
History and trivia...
How Does This Typewriter Work?
Learn how a typewriter works...
Typewriter's History
Great pictures of antique
typewriters...
Virtual Typewriter Museum
Tour, history, collection, and more...
Who Invented the Fountain Pen?
A brief essay...
PERFUME...
Cologne History
Brief history and timeline...
Perfume History
Brief history and timeline...
Perfume History
Brief history...
Perfume History
From ancient life, to Europe,
to the turn of the century...
POP/SODA...
Coca Cola
History, slogans, facts, and more...
Crown's Cola World
Coke facts, secret formula, history...
Dr Pepper Museum
Pepper facts, virtual tour...
Dublin Dr. Pepper
How Dr Pepper got started...
Graham's Coca-Cola Website
Coke slogans, history,
and products list...
History of Pepsi-Cola
Timeline history of Pepsi...
History of the Soda Can
Brief history, a few pictures...
Pepsi Beginnings
Brief history and timeline...
Soda Advertising
Brief history of early advertising...
Soda Pop Stop
History, timelines, and more...
POPCORN...
A History of Corn
Interesting facts and more...
Popcorn History
Brief info and trivia...
History of Popcorn
Timeline and information...
POSTAL SYSTEM...
History of the U.S. Postal Service
From 1773-1993
Postal History Chronology
Good timeline...
The Early Postal System
Nice history...
PRIVY/TOILET...
A History of the Embossed Toilet
Very thorough...
History of the Privy
Interesting information...
Musings of a Privy Digger
Who would have thought you'd find
antique bottles in an old privy?...
Privy Digging
This is a page to the above site...
RADIO...
History of Radio
Lots of info...
Old Time Radio
Info on old radio shows,
commentators, and lots more...
Radio History
Timeline, lots of info...
Virtual Radio Museum
History, pictures, and more...
SEWING MACHINE...
Antique Sewing Machines
Articles, pictures, and much more...
Sewing Machines
Good info...
Some links provided are broken
The Online Antique
Sewing Machine Resource

Information, diagrams, and pictures...
Some links provided are broken
SHAVING/RAZORS...
Razors
Razor development, picture links
at the bottom of the page...
Safety Razor
Brief history and great pictures...
Shaving Throughout History
Shaving timeline
The Shaving Historical Timeline
Interesting...
SOAP MAKING...
Colonial Soap Making
Very thorough...
History of Soap Making
Soap making through the years...
Ivory Soap
Brief history of Ivory soap...
Soap Making
Soap making then, and now...
SPECTACLES...
Sepctacles
History of the spectacles...
100 Years of Lens
General information...
TEA...
Health Benefits of Herbal Tea
Benefits of a few types of tea...
History of Tea
History, customs, tea firsts...
Tea and Sri Lanka
Lots of info...
The History of Tea
Very thorough...
TELEGRAPH...
History of the Telegraph
Brief essay...
International Code Chart
The Morse alphabet and punctuation...
Marconi History
Marconi's contribution to
the telegraph...
Milestones in Telegraphic History
Timeline...
Morse Code
The Morse alphabet...
The Telegraph
History of the telegraph
and Sam Morse...
Translate Code
Translate sentences or words
into code...
TELEPHONE...
Telephone History
Telephone history from 1876-today...
Telephone History
The inventors, history,
lots of info...
Telephone History Pages
Loaded, great info and pictures...
UK Telephone History
Info and timeline from
1876-modern day...
TELEVISION...
Color Television History
Loaded, too much to list...
Television History-The First 75 Yrs.
Loaded, too much to list...
TV History
Interesting facts and photos...
Watching TV
Timeline, pictures, and lots more...
T.P. (Toilet Paper)...
History of T.P.
History of Northern, through the
centuries, and more...
Toilet Paper Encyclopedia
Fun facts, surveys, stories,
history of plumbing, very interesting...
(best viewed with Explorer)
Toilet Paper History
T.P. timeline, interesting article...
TRAFFIC SIGNAL...
Garrett Morgan and the
Traffic Signal

Interesting info...
Signal Fan
Pictures, history and more...
This site takes several seconds
to fully load
Why Are Traffic Lights
Red, Yellow and Green?

Brief essay...
VACUUM...
History of the Vacuum
Interesting info about the first vacuums...
The Vintage
Vacuum Cleaner Museum

Brief history, pictures of
several brands and models...
Vacuum Cleaner Museum
Brief history, pictures of early
vacuums, and more...
HORSES
Breeds Of Livestock
More than horses here...
Horses: An Informational Site
Breeds, history, and more...
Horses and Horse Information
Health, care, breeds, names, and much more...
The Breed and Color Project
Horse breeds, color and marking definitions...
The International Museum of the Horse
Gallery, history, and more...
What Is A Mountain Horse
Pictures and information...

LAW AND (UN)ORDER
Convicts To Austrailia
Ships, convicts, timeline, and much more...
Crime, Punishment and Protest Through Time
Pictures and info past and present, much to see...
Eastern State Penitentiary
History, timeline, virtual tour...
Fleet Marriage
Brief info on Fleet Prison marriages...
Iveraray Jail Living 19th Cent. Prison, Scotland
Prison story, transported prisoners, and much more...
John Lea's Criminology Website
Loaded with info both past and present...
Last Mile Tours
Inmates who were executed at
Newgate, and more...
List of Executions - Newgate Prison
Very interesting...
London Prisons
Info on prisons in London...
Metropolitan Police History, London
Stories, history, and much more...
Newgate Prison
Detailed info, crimes that were
punished, and executions...
Prisons In Herefordshire
History, executions, punishment,
and more...
The History of Judicial Hanging
In Britain

Great info, lots to see...
There is a warning regarding graphic images
The Intolerable Hulks
Prison transport ships,
ship masters...
The Proceedings of the Old Bailey,
London 1674 to 1834

Take a look here...
Royal Canadian Mounted Police History
Varied info, informative...
RCMP March West History
Events, characters, places, and history...
Terry's Texas Rangers
Lots of info to see...
Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum
History, timelines, research, and more...
Texas Rangers Official Site
Current and historical info...
Types Of Prisoner
Brief info...
Victorian London,
Prisons and Penal System

Detailed information of the prison system...
The Victorian Policeman
Nice info with some pictures, and more...
Women And Law
In 19th Century Indiana

Interesting info, brief...

MAGAZINES
EARLY...

Fashion Plates and Photographs
Dress plates and descriptions
from ladies magazines...
Godey's Lady's Book
Fashion plates and more...
Harper's Weekly
A look at Harper's Weekly
magazine...
Harper's Weekly
19th Century Advertising

Advertisements from
the 19th century...
Ladies Repository
Monthly periodical containing
religion, literature, and arts (1841-1876)...
Penny Magazine
Samples of articles from
the periodical dated 1835...
The Ladies
Samples of articles and artwork,
the publisher, and more...
CURRENT...
Family Circle
Lots of articles and info...
Ladies Home Journal
Much to see for the lady...
National Geographic
History, animals, new, and much more...
Popular Science
Computers, science, technology,
and much more...
Reader's Digest
Lots of info...
Time Magazine Online
See what Time is all about...

MAIL-ORDER BRIDES
Mercer Girls
Articles, letters, info about the
Mercer brides...

MEDICINE/HEALTH/DISEASES
19th Century Medicine
Quackery, medicine, women's health,
and more...
Common Diseases of the
19th Century

Diseases and brief descriptions...
Glossary
Medical intruments and
diseases glossary...
Glossary of Diseases
Diseases and brief definitions...
Medicines In 1860's Victoria
Great info on dentists, medicine,
physicians, and more...
19th Century Diseases
Listings of diseases and
brief definitions...
BLACK PLAGUE/DEATH
(Bubonic Plague)...

Black Death
Lots of info on the plague...
PBS-Secrets of the Dead
Evidence and background
on the plague...
The Black Death
Info on the cause, path, and
outcome of the plague ...
The Black Death
Timeline, supersticious and scientific
causes and more...
The Black Death Project
Intro, origins and history...
CHOLERA...
Birmingham Cholera Epidemic
of 1873

Article written in the 1870's...
Cholera
Good info...
Cholera Epidemic of
1832 in Buffalo

Informative...
History of Cholera in
Exeter 1832

History, origins, statistics,
and more...
Mode of Communication of Cholera (1855)
Good info...
MEDICINE INFO FOR TODAY...
Mamashealth.com
Loaded, too much info to list...
MedicineNet
Procedures, symptoms, dictionary,
diseases, and more...
Medline Plus
Dictionary, encyclopedia, news,
directories, and much more...
Web MD
Symptoms, newsletter,
message board, and more...
MENOPAUSE...
NAMS
Info on menopause...
SCURVY...
A Simple Experiment on Scurvy
Brief but interesting...
Spring Fever
Info on scurvy...
YELLOW FEVER...
Benjamin Rush's Account of the
1798 Epidemic

Article as it appeared in 1798...
The Diseased City - 1793
Interesting info...
Yellow Fever Collection
Walter Reed's experiment regarding
the vaccine and mosquitoes...
Yellow Fever Facts
Nice info...


MEDIEVAL TIMES
A Boke Of Gode Cookery
Recipes, articles, images, and more...
Internet Medieval Sourcebook
Lots of info...
Medieval Crusades
Info on the Crusaders
and the Church...
Medieval And Renaissance
Wedding Page

Lots of info on weddings, vows, handfasting, and more,
lots of links, too...
Medieval Domestic Life
Brief articles on a variety of
Medieval subjects...
Medieval Economics
Professions, money, commodities,
and more...
Medieval England
Online reference book, lots of info...
Medieval Life &
The Hundred Years War

Great info here...
The Labryinth
Resources for Medieval Studies

Loaded...
Women In Medieval Guilds
Interesting info on jobs and the roles women played in them...


MILITARY/WARS
AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR...
A Journey Towards Freedom
Infopedia, teacher's corner,
fun zone, and more...
PBS - Liberty!
Chronicles, a game,
perspectives, and more...
Spy Letters of the AR
Letters, stories, timeline,
people of the revolution, and more...
The Papers of George Washington
Images, FAQ's, articles, and more...
The Patriot Resource
Battles, events, message forum,
people, articles, and more...
Virtual Marching Tour
Timeline, games, articles,
the people, and more...
CIVIL WAR...
American Civil War
Loaded, too much to list...
American Civil War Glossary
Definitions of words
as they were used during the war...
American Civil War Homepage
Loaded, too much to list...
Archaeology at the
Andersonville Civil War Camp

Archaeological investigations,
and more...
Civil War
Elections, life of a soldier,
and more...
Civil War Index
Loaded, too much to list...
Civil War Photographs
Photographs, timeline, very intersting...
Civil War Potpourri
Loaded, too much to list...
CJ's Civil War Home Page
Loaded, too much to list...
Hearts at Home
Southern women in the Civil War...
Index of Civil War Information
Loaded, too much to list...
Civil War
Elections, life of a soldier,
and more...
The General's of the
American Civil War

Pictures of the war's Generals...
The Story of One Union Soldier
Early life of Pvt. McKnight to his
death at Andersonville prison...
The War for State's Rights
Loaded, too much to list...
GERERAL INFO...
American Military History
From the Revolution to Vietnam...
American Women in Uniform
Lots of info on women serving in
wars from the Revolution to now...
Arizona Wars and Battles
Forts, battles, and more...
British History
The Wars of Britain,
including the Hundred year War,
Napoleonic War, WWII, and more...
Buffalosoldier.net
History on Buffalo Soldiers
and Indian Wars...
Colonial Era Through
the Antebellum Period

Timeline of African American
military service...
Military History
Loaded, too much info to list...
Naval Index
From 1790-20th century Britain...
The History Net
Online articles of various wars...
The Napoleon Series
Lots of info on Napoleon...
The War Times Journal
Articles, archives,
and more on many different wars...
United States Air Force Museum
Pictures and info on various planes, and much more...
US Army Center of Military History
Artwork, resources, screensavers, and more...
USS Constitution (Old Ironsides)
History, events, virtual tour, and much more...
UNIFORMS...
19th Century Clothing and Military Uniforms
Items are for sale,
but there are good pictures and descriptions...
Army Clothing History
Civil War, WWII, WWI,
general uniform info, and more...
German Uniforms of WWII
Very thorough...
Be sure to read the disclaimer
at the beginning of the site

History of U.S. Armies
in Uniform

Good descriptions and a unique
way of showing the various uniforms...
The Discriminating General
Uniforms and swords, and a lot more
in Europe, pre American Civil War...
WWI...
A Soldier's Diary
Maps, diary entries, photos,
and more...
Encyclopedia of the
First World War

Info on allied forces, heroes,
leaders, and much more...
FirstWorldWar.com
Loaded, too much to list...
The Aerodome
Aces, aircraft, medals, news, forums...
The Great War - PBS
Timeline, maps, interviews, and more...
Trenches on the Web
Maps, weapons, biographies, photos,
and much more, a must see...
Uboat.net
Articles, the boats, allies,
and much more...
World War One - BBC
Loaded, too much to list...
WWIAviation.com
Loaded, too much to list...
WWI Service Cards
Search for a loved one's service card...
WWI Aces and Airplanes
Info and pictures of the pilots, nice...
WWII...
American Aircraft of WWII
Info on WWII aircraft...
Atomic Bomb: Decision
Documents, eyewitness accounts,
articles, and more...
Battleship Row
Pictures of the Pearl Harbor attack,
survivor accounts...
Imperial Japanese Navy Page
Very informative, lots to see...
Be sure to click on and read the disclaimer
at the beginning of the site

Lest We Forget
Don't know when it was last
updated, but there's lots of great stuff here...
Manzanar
America's concentration camp...
Uboat.net
Interesting...same as above...
World War II, Analyzed!
Battle reports, fact or myth, veterans,
and more...
World War II Timeline
Documents, pictures,
maps, and more...
World War II in the Pacific
Pictures...
World War Two - BBC
Loaded, too much to list...

MOUNTAIN MEN
(Fur Trading)
African Americans in the
Fur Trade West

Informative article...
Exploration, the Fur Trade and
Hudson's Bay Co.

Timeline, history, stories, and personalities...
Historic Hudson Bay Co.
The early years, the adventurers,
and more...
Mountain Men and the Fur Trade
Record archive, images, and more...
Southwest Frontier
and the Fur Trade

Mountain men, maps and trails,
forts, and more...
The Mountain Men
Fur trade, maps, and more...
White Oak Society
Lots of good info here,
if you can find it...

MUSEUMS/LIBRARYS
Alexander Palace
Time Machine (Russia)

Loaded, take a look...
Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
Archives, documents online, research,
museum pictures, and more...
Ellis Island
Passenger search, genealogy,
and more...
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Library and Museum

Research, education, exhibits, FAQ's,
and more...
Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum
Biographies, foundation info,
exhibits, and more...
Hargrett Rare Book
& Manuscript Library

Loaded...
Henry Ford Museum
Exhibits, explore, calendar, and more...
Liberty Memorial Museum
WWI museum with timeline,
articles, and more...
Maritime Command Museum
Canadian military heritage...
Museum of London
Exhibitions, archaeology, galleries,
learning section, and more...
National Air and Space Museum
View Smithsonian collections
and much more...
National Archives
View the Declaration of Independence,
Bill of Rights, and much more...
National Railway Museum
History, pictures, news, and more...
Smithsonian Institution
Loaded, too much to list...
Steamboat Arabia Museum
Great museum, lots of info...
The Aviation History
Online Museum

Pictures, dates, lots of info...
The International Museum
of the Horse

History exhibits, gallery, and more...
The Metropolitan Museum
of Art, New York

Exhibits, gallery, info, and more...
The State Hermitage Museum
(Russia)

Exhibitions, virtual tour, information,
and more...
Truman Library
Lots of great info and pictures...
24 Hour Museum
Exhibitions, letters, news,
a place for teachers, and much more...

NEWSPAPERS
CURRENT, UP TO DATE PAPERS...
(Search Articles, Local Info, And More)
AJC.com - Atlanta
Anchorage Daily News
Arizona Republic, The - Phoenix
Aspen Times, The
Austin American-Statesman
AZcentral.com - Phoenix
Baltimore Sun
Bangor Daily News
Billings Gazette
Bismarck Tribune, The
Boston Herald
Buffalo News, The - NY
Chicago Tribune
Cincinnati Post, The
CNN
CommercialAppeal.com - Memphis
Daily News - Los Angeles
Dallas News
Denver Post
Des Moines Register
Detroit Free Press
Detroit News
Escanaba Daily Press, The - MI
Examiner, The - Independence MO
Flagship, The - Military Newspaper
French-News.com
Gazette, The - Colorado Springs
Hearld.com - Miami/Ft. Lauderdale
Honolulu Advertiser, The
Houston Chronicle
Indy Star - Indianapolis
Japan Times, The
Juneau Empire
Kansas City.com (KC Star)
Laramie Boomerang
Los Angeles Times
Louisville Courier-Journal - KY
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
New York Times
NOLA.com - New Orleans
New York Post Online
Newsday
Norfolk Daily News
Omaha World-Herald
Oregonian, The - Portland
Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Weekly
Paris News, The - TX/OK
Pensacola News Journal
Philadelphia Inquirer, The
Plain Dealer, The - Cleveland
Portland Press Herald - Maine
Portland Tribune - OR
Sacramento Bee
San Diego Union-Tribune
San Fransisco Chronicle
San Fransisco Examiner
Santa Fe Times
Seattle Times, The
Seattle Weekly
StarTribune - Minneapolis/St. Paul
STLtoday.com - St. Louis
Sun Newspapers - Cleveland
Tampa Tribune, The
Tennessean.com - Nashville
Times Online - London
Toledo Blade
Traverse City Record-Eagle
Tulsa World
USA Today
Wall Street Journal, The
Washington Times, The
Washington Post
Wyoming Tibune-Eagle - Cheyenne
PAPERS, ARTICLES, AND
PRESSES OF THE PAST...

Accessible Archives
18th & 19th century periodicals great info available, but must suscribe...
Early American Newspapering
Thorough info with more info linked to their site...
Civil War-Era Newspapers
Browse by date and selected newspaper...
Extracts From Late
19th and Early 20th
Century Newspapers

Articles pertaining to military/naval
life and occurrences...
Newspaper Abstracts
Very interesting articles...
Newspaper Archive
Ads, papers, articles of past papers,
and much more...
Newspaper and Current
Periodical Reading Room

Newspapers, collections,
reading room, and much more...
Papers Past
19th century New Zealand
papers and periodicals...
check the software requirements
The Olden Times
Search 18th through early 20th century
historic papers online, and more...
Virtual Museum Printing-Press
Glossary, personalities, alphabets, and more...
Writing In The West
Nice information and some pictures...

(THE) OLD WEST
COWBOYS...
Cowboys
Interesting info...
Home on the Range
Firsthand insight to the
life of a cowboy...
Links at the bottom to two other interviews
FIREARMS...
A Guide to Period
Firearms and Their Use

Misconceptions, care of firearms,
and more...
Authentic Cowboy Action Firearms
Items are for sale, but there are good pictures and descriptions...
OUTLAWS...
Frontier Times - Outlaws
Interseting bios and timelines
on several outlaws...
Kansas Gunfighters
Lots of info...
Tombstone
The Town Too Tough to Die

A nice site...
RANCHING/TRAIL DRIVES...
Loving-Goodnight Trail
How it began and a few pictures...
WIDE VARIETY OF OLD WEST INFO...
American West
Loaded, too much to list...
Desperado
Info from the chuck wagon
to outlaws and legends...
Dime Novels
Timeline, info, and more...
Jim Janke's Old West
Lone Hand Western
Over-land
There's a lot to this site...
Old West History Net
Tons of great Old West info,
a must see...
Old West Legends
PBS on the West
Check out the People and Places links...
Pony Express
Pony Express information including
riders and stations listings...
Pony Express Home Station
Pony Express history and more...
True West Magazine
Articles, photo prints for purchase, forum, polls, and much more...
Western Slang and Phrases
There's more than western slang
on this page, scroll down...

OREGON, SANTA FE,
AND CALIFORNIA TRAILS

Emigrant's Guide
to Oregon and California

Brief timeline from 1840-48,
facts from 1846, and more...
End of the Oregon Trail
Loaded, take a look...
National Oregon/ California Trail Center
Thorough info on both trails
and more...
Oregon Trail
Loaded with info on the Oregon Trail...
Overland Trails Documents
Maps, recollections, and
documents...
Overland Trail Journal
Journal of George Hamrick
of his wagon train experiences...
The Donners
Interesting info...
The Donner Party
More info on the Donner party...

ORPHAN TRAINS
Orphan Trains of Kansas
Articles, history, stories, and more...
Orphan Trains to Iowa
History, the riders, records...
The Orphan Trains
Brief info...
The Orphan Train Collection
Lots to see...

PEOPLE

PIONEER LIFE
American Pioneers
Very brief info...
Food on the Fontier
Food and cooking methods...
Fontier Life - PBS
Homestead history...
Indiana Pioneer Life
Interesting bits of info...
Nebraska Studies
Homestead Act, sod houses,
digging wells, and much more...
Picturing Prairie Life
Interactive fun for all...
Pioneer Life
Lots of recipes and pioneer info...
Pioneer Life In Ohio
Taken from the
Schroer family history...
Sod Houses
What are they and
how are they made?
The 1889 Land Run
A bit about the land run...
The Domestic Frontier
Info briefly stated on food, clothing,
life on the trail, and more...
The Homestead Act of 1862
Brief info on the Homestead Act...
There Are No Renters Here
Homesteading in a sod house...

PIRATES/NAUTICAL
NAUTICAL...
Index of Shipping Losses and Accidents
Lots of good info on more than losses and accidents...
Maritime Dictionaries
Dictionaries, history, naval medicine
and food, shipbuilding...
Maritime World
Flags and signals, definitions, customs...
Pacific Offshore Rigging
Superstitions, terminology, glossary, etc...
Parts of a Ship
Diagram of a ship...
The Life of a Sailor
The Maritime Heritage Project
Ships, captains, ports,
and much more...
US Frigate Drawing
Drawings of an 1812 US Frigate
several views shown...
PIRATES...
Captain Blood's Cabin
Loaded, too much info to list...
Pirates ~ Fact and Legend
Pirate history, biographies,
and facts...
Pirates and Privateers
Articles, links, book reviews... Pirate/Sea Vocabulary
Vocabluary at sea...
Pyrate's Providence
Swashbuckler's Cove
The Pirates Hold

(THE) POORHOUSE/WORKHOUSE
A Visit to the Poor Farm
Brief descriptions and pictures
of a visit to the museum...
The Poorhouse Story
History, newsletters, records, and more...
The Victorican Poorhouse
Essay of London poorhouses...
The Workhouse
(London) loaded, too much to list...

PREHISTORIC ERA
DinoData
Must see, loaded...
Dinoplanet
Info, glossary, links, the changing earth, and more...
Dinosauria On-Line
Pictures, info, news, and more...
Media History Timeline: Prehistoric Era
Timelines with brief info, some sketches...
Prehistoric Britain
Lots of info here...
Prehistoric Life
Cavemen, file facts, audio-visual tour, and much more...
Prehistoric Life - Museum Victoria
Dinosaurs, fossils, ice age animals, good pictures, and more...


REGENCY ERA
A Regency Repository (Vault)
Food and Drink in Regency England
Recipes and a bit of info...
Georgian, Regency and Victorian Research
Links, interesting articles...
Heyer's Slang and Cant
Jessamyn's Regency Costume Companion
Katherine's Dress Site
Patterns, dresses, costumes, some by era...
Maiden Fair's Regency World
Protocol, society, the women,
and more...
Realms of Research
The Georgian Index
Lots to see...
The Regency
Brief, but interesting info on
food, fashion, manners, and more...
The Regency Collection
Loaded, too much info to list...

SPACE
Astronomy For Kids
Not just for kids; planets,
sky maps, constellations, and more...
Astronomy News
Loaded, too much to list...
Edspace
A day in the life, NASA careers,
good site for students...
Exploring Planets
Lots of info, teacher and students pages...
Exploring The Moon
Future missions and space programs...
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Solar system, Earth, news,
it's loaded with info...
Science@NASA
Astronomy, living in space, satellite tracking, and much more...
Sea and Sky
Explore the sea and sky, very nice site...
Solar System Exploration
Planets, news, missions,
and much more...
The Apollo Program
Missions, spacecraft, launches, and more...
The Solar System
Great pictures and descriptions...
Views of the Solar System
Great info and pictures of
planets, comets, and more...

TRANSPORTATION
RAILROAD...
All Aboard
The role of the railroad
in Yellow Stone and Yosemite...
Central Pacific Railroad
Photographic History Museum

Exhibits, maps, history, lots of great info...
Early Railroading
Lots of articles on railroading in the late 19th century...
Pullman Palace Car
Info on the Pullman car...
Railroad History
Nice timeline...
Union Pacific History
History, equipment, photos,
and more...
SEA/SHIPS...
Maritime Heritage
Ships, ports, captains...
Mighty Seas
Ships and other great info...
Steamboats
Steamboat history, pictures,
about the whistles, links...
STAGECOACH...
Over-land
Stagecoach travel and much more...
Stagecoach Etiquette
Fun facts...
TWO/FOUR-WHEELED VEHICLES...
Carriage Association of America
"Tour" horse drawn vehicles,
descriptions and pictures...
Carriages And Their Parts
Descriptions and pictures of carriages...
Four-Wheeled Vehicles
Brief descriptions/definitions of four-wheeled vehicles...
Prairie Schooner
Informative...
Two-Wheeled Vehicles
Brief descriptions/definitions of two-wheeled vehicles...

VICTORIAN ERA
All The Year Round
Fashion, conveyances, etiquette...
Black Victorians
History of Black people in Britain...
Charles Dickens Page
Not only info on Charles Dickens and his works, but a
glossary and maps ...
Condiments in the 19th Century
Condiment definitions and recipes...
Dictionary of Victorian London
Loaded, too much info to list...
In the Victorian Kitchen
Victorian kitchen and table tools...
Inspired To Dream
Victorian life, clothes, culture, and more...
Ladies World
Etiquette, housekeeping, family doctor...
Language of Flowers
Each flower represents a sentiment...
London House
Victorian London...
PBS - The 1900 House
Remember the mini-series? Revisit...
PBS - Queen Victoria's Empire
History, secrets, the changing empire, and more...
People In Your Period (Victorian) Home
The people and staff that would be found
in a Victorian home...
Towne Victorian
Etiquette, inventions, parlor games, too much to list...
Victoriana.com
Study center, links, articles,
recipes, calling card etiquette, and more...
Victorian
Social history, technology, theater, there's lots here...
Victorian
Info about theatres, prison,
clubs, and more...
Victorian Homestead
Planning tea, holidays, clothing...
Victorian Lace
Loaded, too much to list...
Victorian Station
Trivia, architecture, lifestyles, and more...
Victoria's Past
Info on the nursery, the garden, the chapel and much more...
Virtual Victorians
Lots to see...

BEFORE THE 20TH CENTURY ~ MISC.
19th Century British Slang
Glossary of slang words
and their meaning...
19th Century Slang Dictionary
Glossary of slang words, their meaning and possible
origin...
19th Century Stationary Samples
Samples include envelopes,
everyday items, money,
and more circa mid 19th century...
Beeton's Every Day Cookery
Instruction on running a household...
Below Stairs of Hungerford - 19th and 20th Century English Antiques
Items are for sale, but there are nice pictures and descriptions for research...
Entertainment in the 19th Century
View posters and handbills of various entertainments...
Hereditary Titles
The peerage explained...
How To Speak 19th Century American Slang circa 1830...
Language of the Fan
Conversing with a fan...
Rossbret UK Institutions
Info on asylums, prisons,
orphanages, and more...
The Costume Page
Articles, pictures, links and more on costume in the early centuries...
The Gentleman's Page
A guide for the 19th Century
American man, too much info to list...
The Household Cyclopedia
Circa 1881, household advice, recipes, and more...
Vintage Dance
Vintage dances, etiquette,
dance cards, and more...
Voices from 19th Century
America

Lots of great info...
When Did It Happen?
Timeline of happenings and inventions in America from 1820-1900...





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