Provides an overview of the culture of Wiyot. Gives basic information on topics such as geography, ethnic makeup, languages, symbolism, economy, food, customs, social stratification, family life, education, religion, and politics.

Provides an overview of the culture of Western Shoshone people who lived in northern Nevada and northwestern Utah.. Gives basic information on topics such as geography, ethnic makeup, languages, symbolism, economy, food, customs, social...

Who was Francis Scott Key? What did he write? You can find the answers to these two questions and much more by exploring this website.

"Every country has a flag. A flag stands for a country and the people who live there. What do you know about flags? Click on one of the choices to find out more."

View and learn about the original design of the great seal, including the history of its creation and its current uses.

A thorough explanation of the history, symbols, customs and ceremony give meaning to the holiday of Kwanzaa.

Teaching with Historic Places, in collaboration with the National Park Service, provides an extensive lesson plan on The Liberty Bell. Content is laid out with objectives, reading materials, corresponding maps and photographs, learning...

Features maps and a description of the geography and history of North America with links to information on its countries, famous people, flags, symbols, and much more.

Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, breeding, appearance, diet, and conservation status of the bald eagle.

Provides an overview of the culture of Yurok. Gives basic information on topics such as geography, ethnic makeup, languages, symbolism, economy, food, customs, social stratification, family life, education, religion, politics, etc.

Discover a world beyond "The Glass Menagerie," when you visit this site featuring links to lesson plans for this work. This site also features links to information on the life and work of Tennessee Williams.

This site from the National Park Service provides the history of Nidodemus, Kansas, first western town planned by and for African-Americans. Settled by exodusters, the town served as a symbol as a land of opportunity for blacks escaping...

Read about If We Must Die and find out about the many symbols and the imagery in this poem that looks at injustices to the Black community in the early part of the twentieth century.

Theater was and is an important cultural point in entertainment for Hispanics. Cine El Rey symbolized part of that cultural importance. Learn about it's history here.

This website features a step-by-step process of how to properly fold the United States flag. The pictures are clear and easy to understand. It also explains what happens during a flag folding ceremony.

This website teaches how to properly treat your flag. It details what to do and what not to do with your flag. It also explains how to display the flag outdoors.

Have you ever wondered how we got the design for the current national flag? Use this website to find out.

Do you know how a flag can be flown 24 hours a day? A Presidential proclamation must be made to authorize its display. This site gives a list of the official sites where the flag may be displayed 24 hours a day.

"The flag should be displayed, from sunrise to sunset, on all days when the weather permits." This website gives a comprehensive list of the days that the flag should especially be displayed. Each state and the date of admission to the...

This is a guide to the evolution of the United States flag. It contains a timeline from 1777 when the Continental Congress passed the first Flag Act to the Executive Order of President Eisenhower in 1959.

Have you ever asked yourself what the colors of the flag mean? This site has an explanation.

Learn about America's national symbol, the bald eagle, through this full-length documentary.

A Library of Congress lesson on "The Grapes of Wrath," through which young scholars discover how cultural artifacts from the book support its themes and see connections "between the social, cultural, and literary contexts of literature."

Comprehensive reference tool with an abundance of country specific information about the South American country of Colombia. Content covered includes photos, symbols, history, economy, geography, climate, population, culture, maps, and...