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Personal and Family History:
A list of oral
history questions
http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/oralhist.htm
Local History: [top]
Colonial Albany Project
http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/albany/
This site, hosted by the New York State Museum, is intended to introduce
everyone to the people of colonial Albany.
The Last Days of
Colonial Albany
http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/albany/lastdays.html
Friends and
Enemies
http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/albany/friends.html
Encyclopedia of New
York State
http://encyclopedianys.syr.edu/index.html
The Encyclopedia, a work in progress, is trying to chronicle New York
State's immense contribution to American history and politics, the
economic development of the nation, and the state's distinctive traditions
in religion, folklore, education and social reform. Under the teacher link
is a Teacher's Guide to the Encyclopedia.
Rediscovering NY :See What Other People are Doing in the Classroom
http://www.rny.nysed.gov/r/otherpeople/otherpeople_inclassroom.shtml
This site contains information from the New York State Archives for New
York's history.
NYS and
the Civil War
http://www.morrisville.edu/library/local_history/sites/
This site deals with the Empire State's role in the War of the Rebellion
and its aftermath.
Slavery and New York [top]
The Underground Railroad in New
York
http://www.nyhistory.com/ugrr/
Slavery Died a Slow Death
in NY
http://www.lihistory.com/5/hs511a.htm
Early American Indians in New York
[top]
Early
Inhabitants: The Algonquians and the Iroquois
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/us/A0859983.html
Information on New York State and the Algonquians and the Iroquois from
Infoplease.com
Immigration [top]
Immigration
http://teacher.scholastic.com/immigrat/ellis/index.htm
An interactive tour of Ellis Island.
The American
Immigration Home Page
http://www.bergen.org/AAST/Projects/Immigration/
The American Immigration Home Page was started as a part of a school
project for a 10th grade American History Class. The project was meant to
give information as to how immigrants not only were treated, but also why
they decided to come to America.
The University of California Institute
on Global Conflict and Cooperation
http://www-igcc.ucsd.edu/
Information on immigration can be found under Internet Conflict. IGCC was
created to study the causes of international conflict and help devise
options for resolving it through international cooperation.
US History [top]
Archiving Early America
http://earlyamerica.com/
Historic early American documents, trivia, life in Colonial times,
Colonial crossword puzzle; "a unique array of original newspapers, maps
and writings come to life on your screen just as they appeared to our
forebears more than 200 years ago"
American Memory, US Library
of Congress
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/
A resource site for students and educators, dedicated primarily to
American history and culture. "Educators should be sure to check out the
Using Primary Sources page, where you will find suggestions for student
activities which can help you enhance your social studies curriculum
through the use of authentic artifacts, documents, photographs, and
manuscripts from the Library of Congress Historical Collections and other
sources."
Virtual Marching Tour of the
American Revolution
http://www.ushistory.org/march/
This site, produced by the USHistory organization has information and
pictures of many of the battles of the American Revolution.
Liberty!
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/
This PBS site is divided into five sections. Chronicle of the Revolution
contains significant successes and setbacks in the revolution, as well as
a bibliography, time line, index of varied related subjects, and
collection of annotated links. Perspectives on Liberty offer information
that places the revolution in context. Liberty Today is a photo essay on
newly naturalized citizens, and Liberty! The Series offers a
behind-the-scenes look at the program. The Road to Revolution is an
interactive game based on the series.
US History's Homepage
http://www.ushistory.org/
The Independence Hall Association presents a journey into the founding of
a nation. The IHA created and maintains all the web sites on this page.
The site has maps, pictures and information on Betsy Ross House,
Independence Hall, Campaign 1777, Most Historic Mile, Seven Tours Through
Philly and Valley Forge. The link to the Museum from the Valley Forge site
features pictures of artifacts from Valley Forge.
Art: [top]
National Museum of American Art
http://www.nmaa.si.edu/home.html
All regions, cultures, and traditions in the United States are represented
in the museum's holdings, research resources, exhibitions, and public
programs.
WebMuseum
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/
A good first stop for an online art tour. The Famous Paintings exhibition
includes an artist index, glossary, and themes index.
Music: [top]
Digital Tradition Folk Song Database
http://www.mudcat.org/
A site for the teacher that allows keyword and title searching to over
6000 folk songs and includes midi files for some of them
Conflict and Cooperation
[top]
Learning Network's Conflict Resolution Page with lesson plans on Conflict
Resolution
http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-3038.html
What
is a Peaceable Classroom?
http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-2240.html
This site contains lesson plans on peaceful classrooms from Learning
Network.
The Online Journal of
Pease and Conflict Resolution
http://www.trinstitute.org/ojpcr/about.htm
This electronic journal provides professionals in the field of peace and
conflict resolution with ideas, inspiration, and information.
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