Social Studies
American Memory - From the collection of the Library of Congress, free access to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps and sheet music that document the American experience. It is a digital record of American history and creativity.
Ancient Rome - brought to life on Google Earth.
Atlas of US Presidential Elections - Past and present presidential election information.
Ben's Guide to US Government for Kids - Explore the US government by grade levels.
CIA World Fact Book - The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communication, transportation, military and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
CultureGrams - Country information is listed. Go to the "databases" link on the left sidebar to login.
Electoral College - US electoral college information.
Eyewitness to History - History through the eyes of those who lived it.
FactCheck.org - A nonpartisan, nonprofit, "consumer advocate" site for voters that aims to reduce confusion and deception in U.S. politics. They monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases.
Finding Dulcinea - Search here for credible, high-quality and trustworthy Web sites about any topic or historical periods.
First World War - a multi-media history of World War I.
Guide for Anne Frank and the Second World War - Information about Anne Frank's life and WWII.
History.com - Search for information and videos about historical events, this day in history, etc.
Newseum - Front pages of newspapers from around the world!
ProCon.org- Pros and cons of Current Issues
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Great Depression links:
Eyewitness to History - America in the 1930s, the Great Depression
Labor Unions LOC - Labor Unions during the Great Depression and New Deal (Library of Congress)
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Holocaust links:
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - A living memorial to the Holocaust, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum inspires citizens and leaders worldwide to confront hatred, prevent genocide, and promote human dignity. Find links to education, outreach, programs, history, exhibits and more.
Yad Vashem - As the Jewish people’s living memorial to the Holocaust, Yad Vashem safeguards the memory of the past and imparts its meaning for future generations. Established in 1953, Yad Vashem is the world center for documentation, research, education and commemoration of the Holocaust.
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Immigration links:
Ellis Island Foundation - Presents the "Immigrant Experience". There are two areas to explore: Family Histories, a study of six families from different backgrounds, and The Peopling Of America, a timeline of immigration history.
Immigration Experiences from the Library of Congress - the LOC provides many different primary source immigration experiences.
New York State Archives - Immigration images from the New York State Archives.
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Japanese-American Internment Camps - Digital Collection of Newspapers 1942-1946
Library of Congress - "American Memory" National Digital Library (NDL) program, makes freely available online more than 24 million American historical items from the collections of the Library and other research institutions on the Library's website. These unique materials and the Library’s other Internet services—which include THOMAS (a congressional database), the online card catalog, exhibitions, information from the U.S. Copyright Office, and a website for children and families called "America’s Library."
National Geographic Kids - search for people and places here.
Native American Facts for Kids - online information about American Indians and their culture.
On This Date in History - Headlines, popular culture and more from the year 1800 and up.
Our Documents - 100 milestone documents of American history.
Reference Desk - Fact checker for the internet.
The People History - Where people, history and memories join together from the People History site. Interesting information by decades from the 1920's to the present.
Westchester Library System - Search your local library for resources and place books on hold.
World War I:
First World War - a multi-media history of World War I.
History.com - World War I - Search for information and videos about WWI on this site.
Internet Public Library: World War One History - Librarians have verified these WWI links.