Museum of the City of San Francisco
Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco: When the Pony Express Was in Vogue
The Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco provides this article from the 1925 San Francisco Newsletter on the Pony Express, the first transcontinental U.S. Mail service.
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Hooper Virtual Paleontological Museum
This site provides a virtual tour to the Hooper Virtual Paleontological Museum. There are many virtual exhibits to visit through a series of links, including Mass Extinctions and Human Evolution. Very descriptive and fun tour!
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Greek and Roman Mythology
This is a comprehensive unit on Greek and Roman mythology including essential questions, key terms, background information, reading assignments from both Greek and Roman mythology, influences of them today, assignments such as creating a...
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Rice University/ats: Virtual Museum of Telescope History
This virtual museum has information on early telescopes which are mostly refractors. It contains research information on telescopes and early observatories as well as navigational equipment. Some parts still under construction.
Curated OER
National Park Service: American Visionaries: Frederick Douglass Life and Work
This virtual museum exhibit from National Park Service focuses on Frederick Douglass. It offers a biography of Frederick Douglass, lesson plans, an image gallery, and a virtual tour of his home.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
Guggenheim Museum
Gain access to three Guggenheim locations in Bilbao, Venice, and New York, and take a virtual tour of the art available.
Other
The Virtual Museum of Music Inventions
The title is misleading, for a reason! The site consists of tips, ideas and plans about instruments and sound. The site also serves as a "museum" for photos and audio/video clips of kids' homemade instruments from around the nation.
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Virtual Museum Challenge
Students study and interpret Native artifacts from the Museum of Civilization. An extensive teacher planning sheet includes links to other web sites. The challenge sheet guides students through the discovery process.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Windows on the Past: A Virtual Tour of Mahone Bay
The history of Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia is viewed through original documents and photos as well as personal stories. This town was once the centre of Grand Banks fishing, privateers, and rum running!
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Whitney Pier Historical Museum: The World at Our Doorstep
The history of the once bustling steel and coal town of Whitney Pier, Nova Scotia is profiled. Archival photos and town stories are included.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Powering Up Rural Manitoba
The spread of hydroelectric power across the Manitoba prairies and its impact on rural communities is profiled. Archival photographs, the introduction of new electrical appliances, and the major changes to rural life are included.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The Wood Mountain Sports and Stampede
First introduced by the North West police to celebrate Dominion Day, the history of the stampede and the many rural sport events are profiled in this exhibit. Archival photographs and stories of the time are included.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Tracks of Time
The history and importance of the rail industry to mining and lumbering in North Bay, Ontario is profiled. Archival photographs and stories are included.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The Silver King From Discovery to Community
The founding and history of Nelson, B.C. is profiled. The discovery of rich mineral deposits led to a rush and the quick expansion and development of Nelson as well as a lasting impact on the entire area. Archival photographs and...
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The Saskatchewan River Highway Through History
The importance of the Saskatchewan River as an early trade and travel route, and passage to open western Canada is profiled. Archival photographs, documents, and stories are included in the exhibit.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The Loyalist Link: The Forest and the Sea
Shelburne, Nova Scotia became a major safe haven for fleeing United Empire Loyalists. Its rise, success, and decline are profiled in the exhibit. Archival photographs and documents are included.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The Great Fire of 1922: The Haileybury Fire
The events leading to the great fire of Haileybury in northern Ontario is profiled. Archival photographs and stories of that disastrous fire are included.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The History of Shipbuilding in Marystown, Nl
The history of shipbuilding in Marystown, Newfoundland,from the earliest beginnings to present day,is profiled. Archival photographs and documents as well as audio stories are included.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The Dickson Store
Follow the growth of a small town local store in Dickson, Alberta. The many roles played by it are included in the exhibit.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The Fairfield Excavations
The rediscovery and excavation of the old village of Fairfield, Ontario is profiled.The history of early settlers, artifacts, and the view of a long lost rural community make this a valuable historic exhibit.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The French Block
The 'French' block was an apartment building which was the home to several families. Through photos and audio, this exhibit shows how strangers turned into a close knit extended family.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The Canso Causeway's History and Impact
Cape Breton Island was separated from mainland Nova Scotia until the Canso Causeway was built. The exhibit examines community life and industry before the causeway's construction as well as its impact on life after it was completed....
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Tackling the Timbers in Mission
The growth of the logging industry and the town Mission, B.C. is profiled. Archival photographs and artifacts of the time are included.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Summers by the Lake: The History of Grimsby Park
The development of Grimsby Park, Ontario is profiled. It started as the home of early United Empire Loyalists,then temperance camps, and later to an amusement park and beach. The era ended as the town became part of big city urban...