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General 

New York Times Learning Network:  http://www.nytimes.com/learning/  
         Free service for students in grades 6-12, (teachers + parents) updated weekdays during school.
Ben's Guide to the US Government: http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
Canadian Studies (UM): http://www.umaine.edu/canam/ 
Concord Review:  http://tcr.org/sample_essays.html  H. S.  Essays from 20 Countries
Council on World Affairs of Canada http://www.cowac.org/cowacresearch.html
Digital Classroom (Primary Sources Archives): http://merrimack.nara.gov/education/classrm.html
Eyewitness: http://www.ibiscom.com/ short essays by "people who were there."

History / Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers: http://www.execpc.com/~dboals/
History Matters (9th-College Teachers): http://historymatters.gmu.edu/ 

History Net: http://www.TheHistoryNet.com/  for seventh grade and above.

HyperHistory: http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html timeline

Index of Resources for History: http://www.ukans.edu/history/VL/

INCORE:  http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/cds/countries/index.html Internet sources on conflict & ethnicity

K-5 CyberTrail: Multicultural Curriculum Resources:  http://www.wmht.org/trail/explor02.htm
Kids Can Make A Difference: http://www.kidscanmakeadifference.org/ Inspiration to end poverty / hunger
Lesson Plans and Resources for Social Studies Teachers:  http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/index.html 

The Multicultural Pavilion at UVA: http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/multicultural/
National Council of Social Studies: http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/multicultural/       

National Geographic Online: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ 
Religious Tolerance: http://www.religioustolerance.org/ocrt_hp.htm Ontario Centre

Primary Sources History Links: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/index.html
Social Issues Resources: http://www.sirs.com/tree/index.html The Knowledge Source H.S. Debate Topic for the Month

Social Studies School Service http://socialstudies.com/

Social Studies Sources: http://education.indiana.edu/~socialst/ 
Virtual School (History Department): http://www.en.eun.org/eun.org2/eun/en/vs-history/entry_page.html?id_area=21
Wayne State Social Studies Page: http://ted.coe.wayne.edu/sse/index.html

 

Good News Bears Stock Market Game:  http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/edu/RSE/RSEyellow/gnb.html

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Geography & Travel

50 States and Capitals: http://www.50states.com/
Geographic Education and Technology Plan:  http://multimedia2.freac.fsu.edu/
MapQuest! TRAVELERS Welcome! http://www.mapquest.com/

US
Alaska Studies Toolkit: http://www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/akhistory/aktools.htm 
Curious George is Curious about North America:  http://www.curiousgeorge.com/travels/ 

WORLD
African.com:  http://africana.com./
Canadian Government Information: http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/8/4/index-e.html
National Clearinghouse for US - Japan Studies:  http://www.indiana.edu/~japan/
Project GeoSim - Geography Education Software: http://geosim.cs.vt.edu/index.html 
UNICEF Voices of Youth Home Page: http://www.unicef.org/voy/

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US History

American Civil War: http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/
American History Links by Event: http://killeenroos.com/link/amhist.htm
American Immigrant Wall of Honor: http://www.WallofHonor.com/ from Ellis Island.

American Memory from the Library of Congress: http://memory.loc.gov/

American West - Native Americans: http://www.americanwest.com/pages/indians.htm

Civil War Page: http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm

Crossroads (K-6 American History Curriculum):  http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/
The Early America Review: http://earlyamerica.com/review/  18th century
Ellis Island: http://www.ellisisland.org/

Ghosts of  the Klondike Gold Rush: http://www.gold-rush.org/ stories & nuggets of fact & fiction.  

Liberty Bell Museum: http://www.libertybellmuseum.com
Links to the Past: National Park Service Cultural Resource : http://www.cr.nps.gov/

National Women's History Project: http://www.nwhp.org/ 
Native American Links: http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/7694/us.html
Overland Trial: http://www.over-land.com/index.html

"Radio Days" - a Soundbite History: http://www.otr.com/index.shtml

Today in History: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/today.html 

Weedpatch Camp: http://www.weedpatchcamp.com/
What did you do in the War Grandma? http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/WWII_Women/ Oral History (WWII)
Whole Cloth: http://www.si.edu/lemelson/centerpieces/whole_cloth/ Science & Tech -> Textile history
WPA Life Histories: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/wpaintro/wpahome.html

Maine Gov't & History

Biography of Molly Molasses: http://www.acaciart.com/stories/archive13.html 
Biography of Mollie Ockett: http://www.avcnet.org/ne-do-ba/bio_moly.html 

Black History in Maine: http://www.visibleblackhistory.com

Casco Bay Online: A bibliography of Casco Bay : http://www.cascobay.com/history/biblio.htm
Locate Maine Senator: http://www.senate.com/state/me.html
Locate your Maine Representative: http://www.advantageengineering.com/locator/_rpages/mer.html

US Constitution & Government

American President: http://www.americanpresident.org/
Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government: http://bensguide.gpo.gov/

Encyclopedia American Presidents : http://www.grolier.com/presidents/ea/ea_toc.html

Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet : http://thomas.loc.gov/

Welcome to the White House : http://www.whitehouse.gov/

 

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World History

Africa Research Central; http://www.africa-research.org/

Center for East Asian Studies; http://www.isop.ucla.edu/eas/Resource.htm 
Do You Know? Will You Remember? Books & Websites about the Holocaust for Young Adults:
                http://www.euronet.nl/users/jubo/holocaust.html 

Exploring Ancient World Cultures : http://eawc.evansville.edu/

Explorers of the West Home Page : http://www.ourheritage.net/ 
Historical Atlas of the 20th Century: http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/20centry.htm
History's Best on PBS: http://www.pbs.org/history/ including any day in history.
Horus' History Links: http://www.ucr.edu/h-gig/horuslinks.html 

Internet History Source Book Project: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/index.html
Journey through Tikal (Mayan): http://www.destination360.com/tikal/guide.htm
Pier 21 Society: http://pier21.ns.ca/

US Holocaust Memorial Museum : http://www.ushmm.org/

Archeology
Archeological Resources for Education: http://www.archaeologyed.com/
Treasures of the Sunken City:  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sunken/ finding the Pharos lighthouse

Middle Ages
Arthurian Legends: Web-based Interdisciplinary Approach: http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Edu/RSE/RSEblue/arthur/artidu.html
Castles of the World : http://www.castles.org/
Middle Ages: http://www.byu.edu/ipt/projects/middleages/index.html

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Genealogy

Genealogy Home Page:  http://www.genhomepage.com/
Genealogy Resources on the Internet: http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/internet.html
GenWeb- Nationwide information: http://www.usgenweb.org/
Internet Family Tree Finder: http://www.familytreemaker.com/iffintro.html
Jewish Family Roots: http://metalab.unc.edu/yiddish/roots.html/

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