History

ushistory.org

Focuses on the Colonial and Revolutionary periods in the Philadelphia area.

ushistory.org/

The African Burial Ground

Explore the largest known intact colonial African cemetery in America. This website presents the artifacts and burial grounds in a great multimedia presentation. From cuff links to beads there is a lot to discover.

legacy.nypl.org/research/sc/afb/shell.html

Bureau of Land Managment: Historical Photographs

Search more than 3,500 historical digital images documenting the nation’s westward migration.

photos.blm.gov/hist_index.html

From Haven to Home

A Library of Congress exhibition marking 350 years of Jewish life in America. The exhibition features more than two hundred treasures of American Judaica from the collections of the Library of Congress, augmented by a selection of important loans from other cooperating cultural institutions.

loc.gov/exhibits/haventohome/

San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection

"The San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection, located in the San Francisco History Center, contains photographs and works on paper of San Francisco and California views from 1850 to the present." This site brings the photographs to the internet.

sfpl.lib.ca.us/librarylocations/sfhistory/sfphoto.htm

Picturing Modern America

Become a historian by interacting with and investigating historical photos. Participate as an "image detective," begin "investigations" or be an "exhibit builder."

edc.org/CCT/PMA/

George Orwell

Website devoted to the works of George Orwell, containing a biography, pictures and discussion boards.

k-1.com/Orwell/site/index.html

America in the 1930's

Learn about film, print and radio of the 1930's through. The site also includes a multimedia timeline that covers key events.

xroads.virginia.edu/~1930s/front.html

Front Lines to Headlines

A website that focuses on how the media portrays war. From World War I to the Iraq war, read about reporters and their roles in shaping how we understand war.

pbs.org/weta/reportingamericaatwar

History World

"An ever expanding history resource helping to make history make sense. The articles and images can be set in a world, national and local context."

historyworld.net/default.asp

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Volunteer Match

Type in your zip code and find results for community service opportunities in your area!

volunteermatch.org/

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