Heavenly History


© Randi Field

Do you like history? Do you love history? Have I got a hot site for you! General History Sources/Sites "If you can't find it here, it probably doesn't exist," as they say. The general guide has nearly 200 links. Topical guides are arranged by subject: Wars and Military History, Print and Media History, History of Science and Technology, History of Art/Architecture, Women's History and Other Topical History. Additional exhaustive groupings include: chronological areas, people and the individual in history, regional sources/studies, museums, archives, professional organizations and discussion lists, skills: teaching and learning history, software sources and journals.

At Kids' Web - History Home Page you can click to the The Biographical Dictionary: with concise facts about thousands of notable figures from ancient times to the present day.

Click back and visit historical Europe, American, the Middle East and South America with links to: an encyclopedia of the Celts with historic and legendary events and people; the D-Day: Normandy Web Site; the discovery of a 20,000 year-old Palaeolithic painted cave in Southern France; Rome Reborn: the Vatican Library and Renaissance Culture; the World of the Vikings; Scrolls from the Dead Sea; American history; and the Maya adventure

For you art history lovers, there's Exploring Edo and Virtual Edo, interactive computer programs that let you to explore a re-creation of the city of Edo, the seat of government of Japan from the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries through interactive 3D graphics, animation, and video. Interact with other visitors as you navigate through four environments. Developed by the National Gallery of Art and NTT.

Cool Places for Kids -History is very cool with links to numerous fascinating folks from our past including: Alexander Graham Bell's path to the telephone, Columbus and the Age of Discovery, Frank Lloyd Wright who is widely recognized as the 20th century's greatest architect, the papers of George Washington, letters home from a soldier in the Civil War and the world of Benjamin Franklin.

Want to visit the White House. At Welcome to the White House for Kids Socks and Buddy give you the guided tour.

Revolution to Reconstruction - American History features American history from the colonial period through modern times with outlines, biographies, presidents, documents and essays.

LetsFindOutEncyclopedia-America features brief histories and facts about each state and famous Americans.

LetsFindOutEncyclopedia-People features brief bios about famous folks past and present from all over the world

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