topics from the 1920's: Monkey Trial, Public Enemy #1

guide to the decades

use passwords to access from home

prohibition

Ohio State Univ.

guide to the Roaring Twenties

Univ. of South Carolina

prohibition

Wall Street Crash of 1929

PBS History

topics from the 1930's: Surviving the Dustbowl, Riding the Rails, Orphan Trains

guide to the decades

use passwords to access from home

use passwords to access from home

Library of Congress

Migrant Mother - migrant worker during great depression

by the History Place

by PBS

by ushistory.org

from the Clements Library at Univ. of Michigan

from the Clements Library at Univ. of Michigan

site by PBS

science, arts, architecture, daily life and more

Minn. State Univ. e-musuem

written by Jackie Craven known for quality books about architecture

by Leo Masuda Architectonic Research

from Univ. of Virginia

A very reliable source of info and very comprehensive

Great list of links

great collection of art online

a huge list of artists with scans of their artwork

great collection of art online

lots of great artists

search by last name in alphabetical list

authors for teens created by Scholastic

lots of links

by Veritas Instrumental Rental

great educational features

"Sport of the Arts" bringing music to life through performance in a competitive format

Musical instruments from around the world

Learn about percussive instruments around the world

Music through the ages, great biographies of composers, music dictionary

Banned Book Week Information

Banned Books Online - links to information

Books which were not only banned, but burned including Harry Potter

click on login for schools and then register and create an account with a username and password

don't forget to use the password given to you by your teacher or librarian

don't forget to use the password given to you by your teacher or librarian

use your public library card to access Infotrac, Biography Resource Center, Contemporary Literary Criticism

NOT JUST FOR AP CLASSES! Much better than Gale database. Magazine/journal articles as well as book excerpts on many advanced s

Pros and Cons of many issues in science, social studies and more

research authors, novels, short stories, poetry and literary criticism

use site ID and password give by your teacher

U.S. Dept. of Labor-Bureau of Statistics

career and job search advicebls.gov

explore careers, job search, and more

career info

includes a helpful financial aid calculator

created by the same wonderful folks who created the SAT test

created by Mrs. Wiseman, retired guidance director and counselor

statistics about different countries

Library of Congress

links to official U.S. State Departments sites and embassies for each country

National Geographic - listen to samples of music

search by country

find holidays and celebrations for countries around the world

very helpful info and video clips on some sites

by PBS

information on current hot spots around the world

by the BBC

CIA World Factbook

By Arab.net

tour the president's palace, also a great country profile

Elementary level, but great facts, let the ancient symbol of falcon give you a tour

learn about the wild and the animals

Biography of Queen Elizabeth I, religion, women, food, calendar, Queen Mary, Spanish Armada

links to hundreds of sites about Elizabethan clothing and fashion

BBC History - religious Reformation, Elizabeth I, Shakespeare, Daily Life in Tudor Britain, Age of Exploration

Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Lady Jane Grey, Mary I, Elizabeth I

Daily Life, food, Spanish Armada, Queen Elizabeth I, clothing, theatre, sports, music, recipes, exploration, dictionary

Biographies, historical events, theatre, poverty, Spanish Armada, sports and pastimes, artists, religious issues

King Henry VIII and his 6 wives

Eyewitness to History

entertainment, religion, family, food, language, customs, festivals, daily life

society, food, clothing, entertainment, religion, biographies, explorers, Spanish Armada, poor laws, timelines

Reformation and Restoration period of British History

listen to music played on these instruments, learn how they were made and played

by PBS

by Newfoundland Heritage Web Site Project

University of Calgary

Library of Congress

created by a professor in the Netherlands

by Mariner's Museum

by Mariner's Museum

by Captain Cook Museum in Britain

by Smithsonian Museum of Natural History

links to fashion through the ages

search by century first and then click on fashion

Almost every story online but without any illustrations

10 of his most famous stories online

great suggestions for storytelling

featuring a great intro, then 12 of the best stories some with audio

47 tales plus notes about their origins and similar stories in other cultures

one of the best sites for questions about how to tell a story

the most amazing collection of links related to stories of all kinds

ghost stories, Indian stories and how to tell a story

from Massachusets Historical Society

Pennsylvania State Library

World Book Online

commemorates the 250th anniversary

Prelude to War by National Park Service

Did you know George Washington was accused of being an assassin and was to be hanged in France?

The British retaliate after the Battle of Fort Necessity

by Cornell Univ.

searchable by topic

this site also has lots of great information on other subjects such as Federalist Papers

created by ASCD

National Archives

from Yale Law School

wonderful collection of primary sources organized by theme

branches of government, documents and more

produced by Kentucky Public Education

look at how Greek Myths have influenced pop culture and more

World Book Spotlight

eyewitness accounts and interviews of Holocaust survivors

lots of great information and primary source documents

look up Molossia

look up Robert E. Lee

full text literature and documents in Latin

full text documents and literature in Latin

full text literature in Latin

Greek and Roman resources

from the Orb: On-line Reference book for Medieval studies

from Notre Dame Univ.

Greek and Roman mythology

Greek mythology

read it, hear it, experience it

Roman life

Latin vocabulary and derivatives

Listen to RSS feed of world news in Latin from the Finnish radio

really cool animation graphic showing the evolution of the alphabet

by Britain Express

excellent collection of information

Created by a historian with amazing credentials - lots of great links to other topics such as bathing, life in a castle, medieva

by BBC

click on a character to find out about the life of a peasant, thief, lord of the manor, knight, trader, entertainer. Listen to

BBC History of the Middle Ages

written by Professor of Medieval History

great overview by Medieval Sourcebook

by Georgetown Univ.

by Maryland DNR

by Mariner's Museum

Queen Elizabeth I authorized privateers such as Sir Francis Drake, who basically behaved like pirates

created by National Geographic

Biographies of 9 infamous pirates

by National Geographic

basic overview of pirates, privateers, corsairs

don't forget to click on the audio

National Maritime Museum

Notable Women Ancestors

take the test and print the score for your English teacher

by BBC

listen for the hearbeat - great interactive site

video of the Scarefactory crew debate the fact and fiction of the device made famous by Edgar Allen Poe's short story about the

article about Poe

great bio of Poe and full text of some of his works

full text short stories and poetry of Poe

article from Univ. of Maryland

search for poems by title, author and keyword

haiku, sonnets, slam poetry, and more

PBS

true story of adultery in Puritan Mass. 1641

Puritans come to America

links to info about daily life and more

origins of the Renaissance

Salem witch trials

witch trials history

transcripts of the court cases

interactive site with video and sound

court records and maps of the time

check out links to witchcraft from this page

scary stories to tell around the campfire

search several search engines at once

COMPLETE works of Shakespeare, 37 plays, 154 sonnets and more

Hundreds of links to biographies of Shakespeare on the net

from home use the username and password

use your public library card to access from home

click on Discover Shakespeare

lots of great biographical info and Shakepeare's house

by MIT

look at Shakespearean Grammar and the Dictionary of Quotes

Biography, life and times, globe theater

Is Shakespeare really the author for all those plays?

Links to sites that debate whether Shakespeare is the true author of so many works

written by a Shakespearean scholar

biography, life and times, authorship question, globe theater

take the virtual tour!

Stratford Upon Avon

classic short stories

literature online

pros and cons both sides of many controversial issues

PolitiFact is a project of the St. Petersburg Times to help you find the truth in American politics

really simple overview of theatre history

comprehensive overview of theater history

overview of theatre history

vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870-1920

PBS documentary

theatre history on the web

includes a link to the full text of Utopia online

published by the National Archives of UK

published by English scholar and teacher

by PBS

reliable articles about British history

blocked at school worth seeing at home

Transmitting sound energy video

Lethal Sounds

great resource

Victorian era articles on a variety of subjects

link to weddings and other related topics

BBC History

interactive site - learn about the harsh life with eyewitness accounts from the time

World Book Online (access from home using password)

World Book Online (access from home using password)

Infoplease short article, brief overview

A guide to the best sites on the web organized by subject and searchable. Librarian's really do know best!

guide to web sites organized by subject

Even if you can't remember the Dewey Decimal system, you can use this guide to sites organized by subject

A great guide to websites including some fun categories like crafts and hobbies.

The Multnomah County Public Library created this amazing site to help students with homework.

Take BJ's advice and use some of these great websites

register to use from home

bibliography creator MLA style

by Perdue Univ.

link to MLA style

Cornell Univ. Library

Purdue Online Writing Lab

Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center