American Memory Historical Collections Multimedia collections of digitized documents, photographs, recorded sound, moving pictures, and text from the Library of Congress’s Americana collections. Currently over 100 collections.

Lewis & Clark Bicentennial 1804-2004 Comprehensive links to information about Lewis & Clark, the Louisiana Purchase, and Sacagawea.

Mostly Medieval Information on heraldry, myths, legends, medicine, religion and life in Britain in the Middle Ages.

A Teacher’s Guide to the Holocaust Photographs, survivor testimony, movie clips, timeline, and information about the people and events that shaped the Holocaust.

Theban Mapping Project Learn about ancient Egypt and Thebes, Egyptology, exploration of the Valley of the Kings, and the history and lives of the ancient rulers of Egypt, the Pharaohs.

USHistory.org Maintained by the Independence Hall Association of Philadelphia. Has information about the Revolutionary War, the Declaration of Independence, its signers, and historic Philadelphia.

African American History

February is African American History Month

Black History at Biography.com Explore the lives of notable African Americans.

Black History Month Provided by one of the most respected reference publishers. Contains activities, links, biographies, a quiz, and a timeline.

Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement Includes a biography, text of speeches and writings, some audio features, photographs, and a timeline of Dr. King's life and the civil rights movement.