Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Documents Gallery: Diary of Civil War Nurse
Interactive exhibition makes use of personal letters and diaries to document the life and experiences of Civil War nurse Amanda Akin.
Other
New York State Museum: Mohawk Iroquois Village [Pdf]
The New York State Museum features a virtual exhibit of a Mohawk Iroquois Village depicting what life was like in the early 1600s. You can read European eyewitness accounts of encounters with the Mohawks.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Voices From the Lodz Ghetto
The dire conditions children lived in during the German invasion of Poland are hard to imagine. These primary sources try to bring to life what they went through living in a Polish ghetto so we can understand the unimaginable. Sources...
Other
Van Gogh Museum: Vincent Van Gogh: The Letters
Explore this exhibit of over nine hundred letters to and from Van Gogh. The archive is searchable by period, correspondent, and place. Additional navigation takes you directly to letters with sketches, which deftly demonstrate Van Gogh's...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Albert H. Small Documents Gallery
The Albert H. Small Documents Gallery presents exhibits of rare items valuable to American history.
Other
Wesleyan University: Instrument Museum Exhibits
This list of exhibits from the Instrument Museum provides information on 16 instruments that are not widely know. Each instrument is displayed in a 360 degree picture that can be rotated for a complete view.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Do You Remember When?
This online exhibit about is about the experience of being a young Jew in Berlin in the early 1940's. Includes real life stories and images of the personal belongings of real people.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: The Doctors Trials
Excerpts from official transcripts and photos from the trial evidence against twenty-three German doctors and administrators.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: The Alfred Rosenberg Diary
Alfred Rosenberg was responsible for looting artwork and books from German-occupied Europe. He kept detailed diaries that were recently tracked down and curated by the Holocaust Museum. Read the background on the mystery of these diaries...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: A Letter From George Washington
See a display of correspondence from George Washington on a variety of topics that show his interest in shaping the new country. An explanation of each topic is given along with a transcript of the letter.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Wonders of Yangzhou
This website focuses on Yangzhou, China, one of China's most iconic old towns. It offers a 360-degree virtual tour of its major attractions like the Ge Gardens and the Museum of the Tomb of the Han Guangling King. View its exhibits and...
Oakland Museum of California
California's Untold Stories: Art of the Gold Rush
The Oakland Museum presents an exhibit of art that show the miners, mining towns, new cities, and people of the Gold Rush. Be sure to read the overview of the exhibit to get the historical background.
Other
Ussc the Pullman Strike: Its Causes and Events
An excerpt from U.S. Strike Commission Report on the Pullman Strike. Site presents questions at the end for study.