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New Deal Network

Educational guide to the Great Depression of the 1930s.

One-Room Schoolhouse Center

Created in 1998 as a way to provide an online resource for those interested in learning more about early education in the United States. The history and reminiscences from those who taught and attended one-room schoolhouses are prevalent throughout the site.

Picture History

Images and footage illustrating more than 200 years of American history.

Spain In America

Historical texts and illustrations from the First Spanish period in North America.

Surviving the Dust Bowl

Companion web site to the PBS television program.

The Age of Imperialism

The Avalon Project : Colonial Charters, Grants and Related Documents

General Charters, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Masachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia.

The History Channel

The National Park Service - Links to the Past

The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - Historical Maps of the United States

From The University of Texas at Austin.

The Time Page - An Examination of Cycles in U.S. History

The Value of Historical Reading

Article by Henry B. Hoff, C.G., F.A.S.G., F.G.B.S. Originally published in The NYG&B Newsletter, Fall 1994.

U.S. History Research Guide

US State History Timelines

Provides a chronological timeline of important events and dates in the history of each of the fifty U.S. State.

ushistory.org

A set of web sites created and hosted by the Independence Hall Association in Philadelphia.

Web Resources in Early American History

WebChron: The Web Chronology Project - The United States of America

Where was the Actual Boston Tea Party Site?

Yahoo!...History

Yahoo!...History: US History