World History
Ancient History Encyclopedia: Detailed background source with extensive articles on topics from our first units.
Asia for Educators: Columbia University's extensive archive of primary sources and secondary articles related to the history and culture of Asia.
Avalon Project: An extensive collection of digitized primary sources in law, government, and foreign policy from Yale University.
Bridging World History: An online textbook that covers major themes, events, and patterns across global history.
British Museum: Curated source for artifacts and art from world history. Some online exhibits as well.
Crash Course World History: John Green's rapid fire video overview of world history in 42 episodes. Sophisticated and humorous.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project: An extensive collection of digitized primary sources from Fordham University.
Maps of War: Interactive animated maps of change over time with war, religion, and government.
Oxford Reference: A good starting point in your search. This comprehensive world history timeline provides basic time/place context and links to a short background article.
US History
American Heritage Online:
A good starting point in your
search for articles by historians about US History. These magazine
articles are written for the layperson so they present a basic and
understandable introduction to key people and events in American
history. Use the homepage's American eras timeline to help you find a
topic!
American Experience:
Website for the PBS documentary
series on US history. Shows collection of documentaries, some of which
can be streamed. Also has very nice photo galleries on a wide range of
topics.
American Memory:
The digitized collections of the Library of Congress. A wealth of primary source visuals, videos, etc from American history.
Colonial Williamsburg:
A variety of primary and secondary information on the 18th century south.
Living Room Candidate:
Television ads for presidential candidates from 1952 to 2008.
National Archives:
Huge collection of historical documents and federal records.
National History Day Contest:
The official website for the
national competition. Find your theme information, project
requirements, and steps for getting started here.
National Museum of American History:
Information and images of a wide array of American artifacts.
NC Digital Archives:
A large collection of primary
sources from NC history including digitized newspapers, photos, and
videos. Good for state or regional issue projects.
NC Museum of History:
NC artifacts collection and online exhibits of state history.