Pollard Memorial Library

History Links on the Web

Sites with a checkmarkare highly recommended by the Library.

Note: These pages contain links to Internet sites maintained and controlled by third parties. The Pollard Memorial Library does not operate or control the content of these sites. While they are included for their informational value and the convenience of our users, inclusion does not constitute any endorsement by The Pollard Memorial Library.

History

Massachusetts
• Massachusetts Historical Society - The official site for the MHS research library and manuscript collections.
• MassMoments - A daily almanac of Massachusetts history presented by the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities.
U.S. History
• Ad*Access - A database of 7,000 advertisements between 1911 and 1955.
• America in the 1890s - Information and a chronology about "personalities; social, political, literary, economic, cultural events, art, music, and architecture of the decade."
• The American Civil War Homepage - Links to battles, Civil War reenactors, biographies, military information, and more.
• American Memory - Primary source materials relating to the cultural history of the U.S. from the Library of Congress.
• American Rhetoric - Famous American speeches.
• America's Library - A site about American history including biographical sketches, timelines, and interesting facts from the Library of Congress.
• Archiving Early America - Historic documents from 18th-century America.
• Colonial Williamsburg - "From the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, the History site is broken down into sections: Teacher Resources, Electronic Field Trips, History Explorer, Clothing, Gardens, Archaeology, and more."
• Digital History - A multimedia site with timelines, primary sources, and research tools.
• The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History - Provides historical links reviewed by historians.
• Great American Speeches (PBS) - Search for speeches, hear audio recordings, and watch video excerpts for famous speeches.
• Inaugural Addresses of the U.S. Presidents - From George Washington to George W. Bush.
• Mississipian Moundbuilders and Their Artifacts - The Mississippian people cultivated vast agricultural settlements and developed a complex and highly organized culture. This site contains information, photographs of artifacts, and sketches of daily life.
• New American Studies Web - A topical database of over 2,000 web-based resources in American Studies.
• Our Documents - Important documents in American history from the National Archives and Record Administration.
• PBA Online - Story of the Race Riots in Atlanta, Georgia in 1906. Explains why it set race relations back for the next 50 years. Many photos, hyperlinks, timeline and map.
• The People: A History of Native Nevadans Through Photography - Over fifty historic images of the Native American population of Nevada.
• The Race to Build the Atomic Bomb - This web site looks at the people and science that made it possible to build an atomic bomb in four years during World War II.
• Step into History - A list of over 550 places in the United States where you can see life as it was...
• The U.S. Civil War Center - Search for information about the Civil War, including cemeteries.
• U.S. Historical Documents - A Chronology of US Historical Documents by time period.
World History/General History
• BBC News Country Profiles - An instant guide to new, history, politics, event timelines, and economic background of world countries.
• Best of History Web Sites - This site provides reviewed links to historical sites ranging from pre-history to the present.
• The British Monarchy - The official site includes biographies, history of Kings and Queens, and an online magazine.
• Country Studies - The Area Handbook Series from the Library of Congress.
• History Channel - This Day in History - Find events that happened on your birthday or on a particular day.
• History Guide - A history site with links to over 1,400 history sites (emphasizing Anglo-American history) compiled by librarians and historians.
• History.net - Articles for world and American history.
• Internet History Sourcebooks Project - Includes ancient, Medieval, and modern history..
• Portals to the World - Selective links with in-depth information about the nations.
• Renaissance: What Inspired This Age of Balance and Order?
• Roman Emperors - An online encyclopedia of Roman emperors.
• Victoriana.com - A source for 19th century articles, museum links, and Harper's Bazar.