African-American History Online
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African-American History Online provides information on the people, events and topics important to the study of the African-American experience
through biographies, primary source documents, timelines, images & videos, maps & charts and more.
American Decades: Primary Sources - (Ebook)
American Decades: Primary Sources covers each decade from the 1900's through the 1990's in America with primary sources from the period detailing the arts, medicine & health, media, education, world events, religion, government and politics, lifestyles & social trends, law and justice, religion, business and the economy, and sports.
American Eras - (Ebook)
American Eras offers a unique perspective on the ideas, individuals and events that made each period in American history unique, from early American civilizations to the Industrial United States in 1899.
American History in Video
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Wild West Videos
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Ken Burns' Videos
American History in Video allows you to experience critical moments in American History through commercial and governmental
newsreels, public affairs videos, short films as well as documentaries. Historical coverage ranges from the early history of Native Americans,
to the lost colony of Roanoke, to the 1988 Vicennes Affair in the Persian Gulf.
American History Online - Tutorial
American History Online covers more than 500 years of American history, highlighting the important people and events. This database includes biographies, primary source documents, timelines, an image & video gallery, maps & charts and more.
American Indian History Online
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American Indian History Online offers access to more than 15,000 years of Native American culture, history and heritage through
biographies, legends, timelines, images & videos, maps & charts as well as primary source documents. Information on more than 500 Native American groups
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American Song -
Wild West Songs
American Song is a history database that allows people to hear and feel the music from America's past. The
database includes songs by and about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers, cowboys and ordinary people.
The songs touch topics as varied as Civil Rights, political campaigns, Prohibition, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, anti-war
protests, and more.
The American West -
The American West brings alive the American West from 1722 to 1939 through primary source documents.
With a mixture of rare printed sources, original manuscripts, maps and ephemeral materials including trade cards, wanted posters, photos, claim certificates and news-sheets, The American West provides a fascinating insight into tales of frontier life, Native Americans, gunmen, vigilantes and outlaws.
American Women's History Online
American Women's History Online covers more than 500 years of the important people, events, legislation and issues relevant to the study of women's
history in the United States, using biographies, an image & video gallery, timelines, and primary source documents.
Ancestry Library Edition - Available only on the internet computers at Rawlings, Barkman, Lamb, & Pueblo West
Ancestry Library Edition provides easy, unified access to more than 4 billion names in over 4,000 databases, with new content being added each week. It has unparalleled coverage of the U.S. and the U.K. including census, vital, church, court and immigration records as well as record collections from Canada, Ireland and other countries.
Ancient and Medieval History Online
Ancient and Medieval History Online covers prehistory through the 1500s including biographies, primary source documents, timelines, an image & video gallery, maps & charts and special features that give a balanced, global view of the world in ancient and medieval times.
Biography Resource Center
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Biography Resource Center has over 435,000 full-text biographies on notable people in literature, science, history, government, business, art, entertainment, sports and more.
Colorado Historic Newspaper Collection
Colorado's Historic Newspaper Collection (CHNC) currently includes 147 newspapers published in Colorado from 1859 to 1923. Newspapers come from 60 cities and 40 counties throughout the state, and contains papers published in English, German, Spanish, or Swedish. |
Culturegrams
Culturegrams provides information on the daily life and culture of the world's people in 202 countries, including
the history, customs, recipes and more. Reports on all 50 United States and all 13 Canadian provinces include maps, flags,
symbols and more.
HeritageQuest
HeritageQuest is a collection of unique material for historical researchers including the set of U.S. Federal Census images from 1790, the Revolutionary
War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, the Freedman's Bank records and more.
Holiday Customs around the World (selected eReference books)
Search here to find information on holiday customs from around the world.
Issues & Controversies in American History
Issues & Controversies in American History builds a deeper understanding of how historical events have shaped our nation
by exploring the key players and the battles that they fought. Arguments for and against the issues, from colonial America to the
current war in Iraq are offered as well as primary source documents, biographies, photographs, timelines and state profiles.
Life in America - the 1900's through the 1990's (selected eReference books)
Want to know what life was like in America during the 1900's through the 1990's? Start here.
Modern World History Online
Modern World History Online covers the full scope of world history from the mid-15th century to the present. Thousands
of fully hyperlinked subject entries, biographies, videos, images, maps and charts, primary source documents, and timeline entries combine
to provide a detailed and comparative view of the people, places, events, and ideas that have defined modern world history.
Presidents of the United States
The Presidents section of the White House website offers information about the lives and presidencies each of the Presidents of the United States.
U.S. Government Online
U.S. Government Online offers information on how the government works, who the key players are, and what its role is in the everyday lives of citizens through a wide range of essays, images, videos, primary source documents, tables, and news articles.
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