Fire station at the harbor (Antwerp)

A resource page for teachers and students with lesson plans and varied resources to study your local community.

Features a colorful picture of your neighborhood. By clicking on the buildings, text appears to explain the services offered by the post office, fire station, police station, hospital, school, and library.

Elementary site presents a colorful neighborhood. By clicking on the buildings, text appears to explain the services offered by the post office, fire station, police station, home, hospital, school, and library.

Dedicated to the equipment and people that have safeguarded the property and population of Winnipeg from fire, is the Fire Fighters Museum located in Winnipeg's downtown. This website offers a collection of pictures and descriptions of...

This lesson assists in developing teamwork in kindergarten age children and encourages them to take a look at their local community and its institutions.

Stadtplan.net provides a zoomable map of Frankfurt, as well as maps of the state of Hessen (Hesse) and Deutschland. In addition to the local map of streets, there is other city info, including links to events such as rock and other...

Admiral Farragut, born at Campbell's Station, near Knoxville, Tenn., July 5th, 1801, died in Portsmouth, N. H., August 14th, 1870. He was appointed to the navy from his native State, and as a midshipman saw active service as early as...