African-American Mosaic
This excellent resource guide is an introduction to the vast collection housed in the Library of Congress. Categorized into four areas, the collection includes books, photographs, music, and film depicting the 500-year history of African Americans.

American Slave Narratives--An Online Anthology
A collection of oral histories by African Americans describing their experiences and memories of bondage and freedom. Includes an index and some sound "bites" of the actual interviews. Also provides a listing of other resources and links. A terrific resource.

Footsteps
Award-winning magazine of African-American history for young readers 8-14. Published bimonthly, each issue focuses on a particular theme with articles and activities. Recent issues have featured Sally Hemings, the Negro Baseball League and Blacks in Whaling. Excellent resource for kids and adults.

Harlem 1900-1940: An African American Community
Online exhibit by the Schomberg Center Research Center, part of the New York Public Library System. Provides a wonderful overview of New York City's Harlem neighborhood. Exhibit includes photos, timeline, additional resources, teacher resources and a searchable database.

Lest We Forget: The Untold History of America
A wonderful and diverse collection of links to a variety of topics on black history. Resources include African Americans in the military, frontier life, genealogy, civil rights, religious life, and culture. The site is overseen by Bennie J. McRae, Jr. Interesting and informative.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day/Black History Month
A good overview of sites that provide information on King, his speeches as well as other helpful African American history resources.

Martin Luther King, Jr., Papers Project
From Stanford University, this site provides a thorough and extensive list of resources to learn about the life and career of Martin Luther King, Jr. Includes texts of speeches and sermons, King's autobiography, biography, papers, a chronology, list of other links, and articles. An excellent site. Will answer e-mailed research requests by mail only.

Negro League Baseball Online
Learn more about the history of the Negro leagues, the players, and their contributions to the game of baseball. Features include articles, profiles of teams and players, a newsletter, and discussions. Terrific to visit whether you are a fan of the game or not.

The Underground Railroad
This interactive site from National Geographic presents the story of the Underground Railroad in an informative and interesting manner. Viewers are taken along on an "escape route" to get a sense of just how dangerous this undertaking was and what slave endured in order to be free. Includes a special area for kids and classroom sources.

Understanding Slavery
A look at the history and impact of the institution of slavery. Includes resources, activities, and teacher's guide.

Black Archives of Mid-America
A collection of photographic images, pamphlets, newspapers, and other primary sources documenting African-American life in the Kansas City area. Galleries to visit include People, Places, Events, Music, and Baseball. Also provides additional resource links. Can be contacted only by phone, mail, or fax.

Britannica Guide To Black History
From Encyclopedia Britannica, a great resource including articles, timeline, links, bibliography and study guide.

Historical Text Archive--African American History
From Professor Don Mabry at Mississippi comes a collection of primary source documents on many aspects of the African American experience.

National Civil Rights Museum
Take an interactive tour through this Memphis museum to learn about the history of Civil Rights in the United States.

The African American Journey
A nice collection of PBS sites on African American history. Can be searched by category.

Timeline of African American History 1852-1925
An interesting overview of important dates and events in black history.

Age of Imperialism
A fascinating resource which looks at that period during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when the United States pursued an aggressive policy of expansionism throughout the world. Includes primary sources, images, lesson plans, and a bibliography.

American Memory Collection
A wonderful collection of twenty online exhibits from the Library of Congress. These exhibits do an amazing job of describing different aspects of the American experience through texts, photographs, prints, film, and sound recordings. Future exhibits are planned so check back.

Cobblestone
A wonderful magazine for kids 8-14 on American history. Each month focuses on a specific topic with articles, games, puzzles, and other activities. An excellent resource.

Ellis Island Virtual Museum
Visit the Ellis Island Virtual Museum for interesting facts about America's immigrants.

Liberty: The Road to Revolution
From PBS, another terrific site that looks at the American Revolution. Activities include an interactive game, a look at everyday colonial life, documents of the revolution and other resources.

Presidents of the United States
This site is overflowing with information on every President of the United States. Biographies, election results, and listings of each cabinet member are just some of the areas covered. Also provides links to related documents on each President.

Tales of the Early Republic
From the webmaster Hal Morris: "Tales of the Early Republic is a organized collection of essays, original sources, and reference material about a part of what is called the Early American Republic. Nearly all of it is about the years from 1815 - 1850, and it is especially focused on the 1830s." Worth checking out.

The HistoryNet: American History
This terrific site is filled with well-researched articles on all kinds of topics, including eyewitness accounts, profiles, and book reviews. The site is frequently updated.

The United States Civil War Center
This site done by Louisiana State University seeks to promote the study of the Civil War by making available all appropriate private and public data on the Internet regarding the Civil War. Subjects are broken down into categories such as slavery or battles, making searching a bit easier. An excellent resource.

The White House Historical Association
What is the history of the White House? This is the site to check. Provides historical facts and learning resources for grades K-12. A real treasure.

Abraham Lincoln Lincoln/Net
"Lincoln/Net presents historical materials from Abraham Lincoln's Illinois years (1830-1861), including Lincoln's writings and speeches, as well as other materials illuminating antebellum Illinois." From Northern Illinois University.

The Time of the Lincolns
Companion site to the PBS special "Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided." Timelines, newspaper articles of the period, Civil War images, and a teacher's guide make this site worth a visit.

Distinguished Women of the Past and Present
Profiles of women from ancient to present day. Organized both alphabetically and by field. Clicking on the name or topic leads you to other web sites about that subject. Excellent resource for beginning research. Additional links to other resources are also here.

History's Women
An excellent site to learn about the great women of history. Visit "First Women," "Women in Early American," "Amazing Moms" and "More Great Women."

The Biographical Dictionary
18,000 biographies of notable men and women from the ancient world to the present. Among other activities, test your people I.Q. by taking the "Master Biographer Challenge."

Canadian Heirloom Series
Learn about Canada's Native Peoples, The Ontario Story, Canadian Achievers, Canadian Tributes, Canadian Triumphs and TransCultural Society

Hudson's Bay at Fort Victoria
An excellent site to learn about life in a fort. View photos of then and now and see the magnificent changes. What did children do for fun? What games did they play? Who were the people who lived in Fort Victoria. All these questions answered and more...

Memorable Canadians
A list of biographies on a variety of famous Canadians arranged in alphabetical order.

The Amazing Time Machine
Learn all about the history of British Columbia, Canada by travelling through the Amazing Time Machine. The site offers something for all kids from Kindgergarten to Grade 12.

The Cariboo Gold Rush
Take a journey back in time to 1858 when the discovery of gold brought an influx of people to British Columbia's Fraser River. Learn modes of transportation, interesting facts about the people, view maps, find out about the women of the day, take a tour of the town and learn about gold mining.

Virtual Museum of Canada
An online museum that teaches kids the history of Canada. Categories include "History and Society," "Arts and Leisure," "Science and Nature," "Transportation" and much more. Also includes a Teacher's Centre.

Canadian Confederation
Learn all about Canadian Confederation. How many provinces were there originally in Canada? How did the country grow and how did Confederation come to be. Who were the founders? Lots of information here.

Celebrating Women's Achievements
Who was Canada's first Prime Minister? What have the women of Canada achieved over the years? Meet women of politics, history, activism and more...

Empire of the Bay
The story of the merchants and explorers who settled Canada. Profiles, maps and timelines make this an excellent site to find information on Canada.

Heroes of Yore and Lore
An introduction to a few of the men and women who made Canada great. In English and French. A great way to learn about the heroes of fact and fiction.

Canada's Endangered Species
Scroll to the bottom of the introduction page of this site to find out more about Canada's Endangered Species.

Endangered Species Sites
Maps, photos, and other resources help teach about the various species that are disappearing, or have disappeeared from the earth. Also provides a special section of sites for, and by kids.

Historical Maps of the United States
If you like looking for historical maps of the United States, this is a great site to visit. This collection shows patterns of exploration and settlement, territorial growth, settlements of Native American tribes, and maps of national historical sites.

National Geographic Map Machine
Looking for a world atlas? Check this site out. Not only does it provide more traditional map resources such as an atlas and political maps, it also lets you create and save your own customized maps. Very cool!

Color Landform Atlas of the U. S.
Click to the state you're interested in and you have several choices of different maps to view. Each state has a relief, county, an 1895 historical map, and satellite images too. External links provide additional information on each state from its symbols to points of interest.

Hargett Rare Map Collection
From the University of Georgia comes this amazing collection of old maps showing the geography of the early American colonies.

Maps.com
Provides an online World Atlas that covers 7 continents, 12 regions, 190 countries, and 50 US States, including maps, flags, and statistics. Check out some of the other interesting stuff such as an international time zone map, weather center, and games.

Become A Historical Detective
One of three challenging activities from the Library of Congress "American Memories" site. Search the American Memory collections to solve a variety of riddles, including audio recordings and photographs.

Port of Entry
This activity from the American Memories collection is more challenging. Using photographs and eyewitness accounts, viewers set about uncovering the stories of the many immigrants who came to the United States.