Wisconsin Historical Society
Wisconsin Historical Society: A Short History of Wisconsin
This collection of five essays on the history of Wisconsin is not as short as its name might indicate. It spans from the prehistory times of First Peoples up to the present, highlighting key events and people, and supplemented by many...
Other
Who What When: Interactive Historical Timelines
Use this site to learn about specific dates in history at this interactive timeline. Enter dates and years to retrieve charts showing famous births, deaths, and inventions. Here, you can also create graphic timelines of events and...
US Senate
Historical Minutes: An Era of Investigations: 1921 1940
Read these series of essays written by U.S. Senate historians that detail important events and people during the era of investigations in the Senate just before the Great Depression and continuing up to the entrance to World War II. The...
Cynthia J. O'Hora
Mrs. O's House: History Facts and Fictions
There are many versions of historical events, people, and places. This PBL offers an opportunity to students to actively explore a disputed event or urban myth to decide which version they will argue in favor of with supporting evidence.
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission
Explore Pa History: Pennsylvania and the New Nation
Discover the events and people that led to Pennsylvania becoming part of a new nation in this detailed, historical account. Included are links to video, maps, and pictorial images of the era.
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission
Explore Pa History: Abraham Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address
Learn about the context behind the Gettysburg Address through this detailed, historical account. Contained within this site are links to audio and pictorial images of events and people of this era.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Technology and the World:technology and Literature:part Two
This lesson focuses on the use of technology to assist students with historical background to a piece of literature; it can help to understand the literature and how people felt about the historical event. It features links to the short...
Veterans Affairs Canada
Historically Speaking: The Human Cost of War
This learning module gives students the opportunity to view and listen to hundreds of interviews with people who experienced first hand the Korean and First and Second world wars. This is an excellent teaching resource that helps...
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ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Cultural Characters [Pdf]
In this lesson, students look at photographs (portraits and people, historical events and images depicting strife or struggle, etc.) based around a given time period and contemplate the impact a photograph has on the perception of a...
University of Florida
Florida Museum of Natural History: St. Augustine on Line Exhibition
A fine exhibit presenting the history of St. Augustine from its founding by the Spanish to an interactive timeline of events and people dating from earliest times to the present. Highly informative!
New York Times
New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: The American Revolution
The New York Times Learning Network has developed an interactive and printable crossword puzzle on the American Revolution. Many of the puzzle clues relate to the historic events and people of the American Revolution. Additional links...
Other
British Pathe [Video Film Archive]
Archive of film and video documentaries and newsreels, 1890 to 1976, with coverage of war, revolution, historical events, people, entertainment, sport, religion, politics, and other subjects.
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Civil War and Reconstruction [Pdf]
An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this lesson, students examine the Secession, the Civil War, and Reconstruction to learn how...
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission: Pennsylvania State History
Find an extensive history of the state of Pennsylvania, along with illustrated essays on Pennsylvania people, places, and events. Visitors can also access an interesting mix of primary source documents related to Pennsylvania's heritage,...
Oklahoma Historical Society
Oklahoma Historical Society: Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture
A broad collection of scholarly articles about events, people, places, and more that have had significance in the history and development of the state of Oklahoma. Users can browse the encyclopedia by alphabet, by time period, and by...
Other
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission: Pennsylvania State History
Find an extensive history of the state of Pennsylvania, along with illustrated essays on Pennsylvania people, places, and events. Visitors can also access an interesting mix of primary source documents related to Pennsylvania's heritage,...
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Cultural Characters: The Great Depression [Pdf]
For this lesson, young scholars look at photographs (portraits and people, historical events and images depicting strife or struggle, etc.) based around a given time period and contemplate the impact a photograph has on the perception of...
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Lake Ainslie the Settlers Story
The Cape Breton Island settlement of East Lake Ainslie is profiled. Scottish immigrants first came here to clear the land for farming and to live a peaceful island life. Changes occurred over time, yet all important events and people...
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission
Explore Pa History: Indians of Pennsylvania
Learn about the Indians of Pennsylvania through this detailed, historical account. Contained in this site are links to audio, video, interactive, and pictorial images of events and people of this era.
Virginia History Series
Virginia History Series: English Settlements in Virginia (1584 1699) [Pdf]
Take a historical walk through the colony of Jamestown. Learn about the main people who influenced the development of this colony, read a list of names of the original settlers, read about the struggles of the first settlers, explore...
Other
Kingwood Library: American Cultural History: 1940 1949
Take a walk through this part of American history surrounding World War II. Each section includes cultural history of the time, with links pertaining to art and architecture, books and literature, education, fads and fashion, historic...
PBS
Pbs News Hour Extra: A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
A lesson where students examine documentary photographs, the events that were taking place when they were taken, and where they fit into American history. They will also look at the effect a photograph can have on people's emotions, and...
PBS
Pbs: The First Measured Century: Timeline
This timeline provides a big picture view of historically significant people, events, and data from the twentieth century, also known as the First Measured Century.
Other
National Museum of Australia: Flemington on Cup Day
In this interactive virtual exhibit, explore Flemington, Australia's largest racecourse, on Melbourne Cup day. Learn about the fashions, horses, and people who have impacted this event in history.