The following links will be helpful as you gather background information on your selected time period for Mrs. Brockman's English III class.
Websites
Provides a timeline for each decade and information on fashion, toys, housing, inventions, and technology.
Digital History Resource Guides
Offers an overview of each era, timelines, plus links to primary sources. It's a good place to get started.
Links to more than 1200 history-related websites that have been reviewed for quality, accuracy, and usefulness.
National Museum of American History
Search advertising, clothing, technology, etc.
Social Security Administration
Search the most popular baby names for your decade. Kind of interesting!
Databases
Simultaneously search 4 history databases for articles, photos, maps and more.
Search for information on every topic imaginable. Not sure where to start? This is your go-to search site for magazine articles, newspaper articles, photographs, etc. Use the topic overviews to familiarize yourself with your research topic.
Gale Student Resources in Context 9-12
Another go-to search site with information on LOTS of different topics, including History, Government, Science & Health, Sports, and Social Issues. Articles can be saved directly into Google Drive and citations can connect to NoodleTools.
Search for primary sources by collection or keyword. Make sure you narrow your topics!
Search for primary sources by era or keyword.
Links to more than 10 different databases provided by the Nebraska Library Commission.
Wrestling with a controversial topic? Check out this site for all sorts of information on today's hot topics. Includes facts, photos, and pro/con articles.
Looking for basic information to help you understand your topic, start here. You'll be glad you did.
Primary Source Sites
This is the largest library in the world and contains millions of books, recordings, photographs, and newspaper articles. Search by keyword or by collection. Make sure you narrow your topics.
As the nation's "record keeper," this site has links to thousands of primary sources. Click here for collections for some of this year's more popular History Day topics.
This is the National Archives' interactive site where you can access photos, documents, and other popular media. Search various U.S. historical topics and themes.
A total of 9.6 million of the museum's 138 million artifacts can be accessed online. Included in the collection are portraits, letters, and books. Make sure you take advantage of the search features as you narrow your search.
Provides primary sources representing different countries and cultures.
This site features more than 1,500 videos of survivors and witnesses to the Holocaust and other genocides.