Online Research: History

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General History References

• David Rumsey Historical Maps
• Historic Atlas Resource Library
• History Channel
• History Matters
• History Place
• HistoryWiz Multimedia Exhibits
• HyperHistory Online
• Images of History on the Web
• PBS: History
• This Day in History - From the History Channel
• Voice of the Shuttle
• Walk through Time
• Who What When
• World History
• World-Wide Web Virtual Library's History Index

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Ancient History

• Egypt Antiquities
• Forum Romanum
• Internet Ancient History Sourcebook

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Medieval Times

• Internet Medieval Sourcebook
• Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies
• NetSerf: Internet Connection for Medieval Resources
• Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies

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United States History

• A Century of Lawmaking: Congressional Documents 1774-1873
• Declaration of Independence
• Hypertext on American History from Colonial Period until Modern Times
• Internet Modern History Sourcebook
• Library of Congress: American Memory Historical Collections
• Making of America
• National Archives and Records Administration Research Room
• Topics in American History: HistoryWiz
• 100 Milestone Documents

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Pennsylvania History

• A Background of Pennsylvania - US History.org
• Colonial Pennsylvania History
• Lenni Lenape Historical Society
• Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission PHMC
• Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
• William Penn: Visionary Proprietor

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Local History

• Bethlehem PA Online History
• Bethlehem Digital History Project
• Historic Philadelphia
• History of Lehigh County, PA - I. Daniel Rupp, 1845
• Lehigh County Historical Society
• Lehigh Valley: History
• Liberty Bell Shrine

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African Americans

• African American Historical Text Archive
• American Slave Narratives: An Online Anthology
• Library of Congress: African American Mosaic
• Library of Congress: African American Odyssey

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Biographies of Famous People

• American Life Histories
• Biography.com
• Biographical Directory of the U. S. Congress
• Internet History of Science Sourcebook
• Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies
• Presidents of the U S (POTUS)
• Who2

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Native Americans

• Digital Librarian: Native American Resources
• First Nations Histories

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Women

• African American Women's History
• Distinguished Women of Past and Present
• National Women's Hall of Fame

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