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Webrary Links
900-999 - Geography, History
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General Geography and History
- Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
- A great online map collection from the University of Texas that includes
maps connected to current global news stories - whether it's a spacecraft
disaster or outbreak of violence. (www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/)
- Country Studies
- Produced by the Library of Congress, this series contains studies of 101 countries, with particular attention to current cultural details, values, and issues. (lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html)
- Country Briefings
- The journal, Economist, takes a slightly different look at current
information about countries of the world. Each country profile includes a
factsheet, a political and economic forecast, economic data, and a
description of the political structure, political forces, and economic
structure of the country. (www.economist.com/countries/)
- Best of History Websites
- A comprehensive list of over 1000 history links in 10 historical categories.
Sites are reviewed and rated. From the Center for Teaching History with Technology (THWT). (www.besthistorysites.net)
- HistoryChannel.com
- A good place to look for popular history information. Be sure to try the Timeline link for a quick overview of world history by decade back to 1800. (www.historychannel.com)
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Travel and Tourism
- Discoverers Web
- A comprehensive directory of links to information about world explorers and
discoverers, organized by time period and geographic location. You can also
view an
alphabetical list of explorers. (www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/index.html)
- CIA World Factbook
- The online edition of an excellent source of information for over 200 nations. Select a country and read about its current issues, geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html)
- (National Geographic) MapMachine
- View satellite photos and street maps of cities and towns in the U.S. and
around the world. Specify your address to see an aerial view of your own
house! You can also see Census maps of population, employment, and income for any U.S. location, as well as historical maps, maps of storms and floods, and more! (maps.nationalgeographic.com/map-machine#s=r&c=43.749999999999986,%
20-99.71000000000001&z=4)
- TerraServer USA
- View aerial imagery of towns, rivers, or other place names in the USA with
this map database from Microsoft Corporation and the U.S. Geological Survey.
Get a bird's eye view of your own home or any other street address with the
Address Search. (terraserver-usa.com/)
- Maps On Us
- Need driving directions to your vacation or business destination? Try this sophisticated site! It provides fastest or shortest routes, will avoid or favor major highways if you request, and can even save your start and end points for future use. (www.mapsonus.com/)
- MSN Maps & Directions
- "LineDrive Directions" at this site provide an overview map of each turn and
street with driving distances and full street names. (www.mapblast.com)
- U.S. Gazetteer
- Enter a city name or zip code to find out the population, zip codes, latitude and longitude, latest census tables and a map. (www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer)
- America's Byways
- Check here before your next driving trip! Search by state for an especially interesting, historical, or just plain beautiful road. See information about the archaeological, cultural, historic, environmental, scenic, and recreational significance of each road . (www.byways.org/)
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- This searchable and easy-to-use site lists nearly 1 million place names, with longitude and latitude, as well as descriptive notes about some of the most important names. (www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/tgn/index.html)
- Enjoy Illinois (Illinois Bureau of Tourism)
- From this site you can plan your Illinois getaway, find out current
weather conditions and theater listings in Illinois, and customize your
getaway with Trip Planner. (www.enjoyillinois.com/)
- Bicycle Trails in Illinois
- Get descriptions and maps of 55 great bike trails in the state from the League of Illinois Bicyclists. (www.bikelib.org/mapstrails/index.htm)
- Find a Park (National Park Service)
- Find a National Park by name, location, or theme, and get all the necessary information you need: phone numbers, entrance fees, and park maps. (www.nps.gov/parks.html)
- Travel Resources on the Internet
- For even more information for travelers, see our very own special WebList of sites covering destinations, health and safety advice, tickets and reservations, accommodations, bargains, and travel tips. (www.webrary.org/ref/travelres.html)
- Hostels.com
- Includes the Worldwide Hostel Guide, a virtual bulletin board, hostel FAQs, plus tips and news for travellers. (www.hostels.com/)
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Biography, Genealogy, Names and Insignia
- Biography
- More than 25,000 biographical sketches from the Arts and Entertainment Network (A&E). An alphabetical index is provided, as well as a keyword search engine. These may yield different results, so be sure to check both. (www.biography.com)
- Who2
- Check here for quick facts about famous people: authors, royalty, movie stars, sports figures, etc. Additional links to information on each celebrity are also provided. (who2.com)
- Social Security Death Index
- Family Tree Legends provides free access to the SSDI where you can search
for people who died after 1962, the year the Social Security system
computerized its records. Information from payment records includes name,
birth and death dates, last residence, and place where the last Social
Security benefit payment was sent. (www.familytreelegends.com/ssdi)
- Find A Grave
- You can search for the location of the graves of thousands of famous people
and millions of the not-so-famous at this site. Search by name, location, birth/death dates, and claim to fame. (www.findagrave.com)
- Cemetery Junction
- Search by cemetery name or by family name in this online directory of cemeteries in the U.S. and Australia. Links to thousands of U.S. obituaries are also found here. (www.daddezio.com/cemetery)
- Genealogy Resources on the Web
- Our very own WebList of the best genealogy guides includes links to sites covering particular countries and nationalities, Illinois and the Chicago area, and military sources. (www.webrary.org/ref/genealogy.html)
- What Is a First Cousin, Twice Removed?
- This online article from Genealogy.com will explain the mysteries of family
relationships with exact definitions of relationship terms. (www.genealogy.com/genealogy/16_cousn.html)
- BabyNamer.com
- Over 23,000 possible names for your child are listed here with information on the source, meaning, popularity, alternate spellings, nicknames, and pronunciation of each name. (www.babynamer.com)
- Popular Baby Names
- The Social Security Administration has provided this site for checking the popularity of particular names from 1990 on. View lists of the most popular names over the years, starting in 1880. (www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/)
- Flags of the World
- A vast collection of links to flags of all kinds, with their history and
symbols. See flags for countries, pirates, weather, signals, and more. (flagspot.net/flags)
- Flag Rules and Regulations
- Complete information on how to fold the American flag, and when, where and how to display it properly - accompanied by useful illustrations. (www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagetiq.html)
- States and Capitals
- Fact sheet for each of the 50 states listing the state's population, capital, government representatives, nickname, lowest point, state's bird, flower and song, and other important data -- all linked to corresponding pages with more information on the subject. (www.50states.com/)
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Ancient World
- The Ancient Greek World
- This site's information on Ancient Greek history, art, trade and religion is provided by the University of Pennsylvania. (www.museum.upenn.edu/Greek_World/index.html)
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History of Europe
- World War I: Trenches on the Web
- Information on the people, places and events of World War I. (www.worldwar1.com)
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- A virtual tour of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., with information about archival holdings for research. (www.ushmm.org/)
- A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust
- View a timeline of links chronicling the history of the Holocaust from 1918 to the present, profiles of the seven categories of people involved, and a section on related arts. From the University of South Florida. (fcit.coedu.usf.edu/Holocaust)
- World War II Commemoration
- All aspects of the Second World War are covered in this site from Grolier Online. Read biographies and articles taken from Encyclopedia Americana, view war films and photographs, or investigate the collection of other WWII links. (gi.grolier.com/wwii/wwii_mainpage.html)
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History of Asia
- AsiaSource
- A comprehensive source for Asian/Pacific countries: the latest news, a calendar of events, and links to articles, maps, Asian holidays, and business protocol. (www.asiasource.org)
- Tribung Pinoy
- An enormous (300+ pages!) and continually updated site with Filipino history, politics, arts and entertainment, cooking, business and much more. (www.tribo.org/)
- The Vietnam Project
- Begun in a meeting of American Vietnam veterans from West Texas, this site covers all aspects of the American experience in the Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975: oral history, images, archival information. The site is provided by Texas Tech University. (www.vietnam.ttu.edu/index.htm)
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History of North America
- NativeWeb
- Information on the culture and history of native peoples in North and South America, plus links to related Web sites and organizations. (www.nativeweb.org)
- American Memory Collections
- Oral histories, fiddle tunes, and early baseball cards are only three of the
over 90 digitized collections from the Library of Congress that include
"photographs, manuscripts, rare books, maps, recorded sound, and moving
pictures." Searchable by keyword, topic, original format, digital format,
time period, and geographic origin. (memory.loc.gov)
- AmDocs: Documents for the Study of American History
- Links to primary documents in American history, from 1492 to the present,
provided by the University of Kansas. View diary pages, letters, speeches,
treaties, etc., in date order. (www.vlib.us/amdocs/)
- POTUS (Presidents of the United States)
- A comprehensive list of links from the Internet Public Library on all aspects of the life of each of the U.S. presidents: birth, death, online biographies, election results, and many other resources. (www.ipl.org/div/potus/)
- American Civil War Homepage
- A strong collection of resources including timelines, photographs and drawings, letters, diaries, combatant rosters and related military information. (sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/)
- Illinois in the Civil War
- Both history and genealogy fans will appreciate the full text resources that this site offers. (www.illinoiscivilwar.org)
- The Virtual Wall
- An interactive site for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. Search for information about someone whose name appears on the Wall, or take a look at "The Virtual Wall," which accepts reminiscences and memorial tributes and makes them available online in both audio and text files. (www.virtualwall.org/)
- POW/MIA Database
- A large (153,000+ records) database of U.S. Government documents pertaining to military personnel killed or listed as missing in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Full text of the records is not available, but identified documents may be ordered from the Library of Congress. (NOTE: As of December 2006, documents now are in the process of being digitized and made available online at this site.) (lcweb2.loc.gov/pow/powhome.html)
- The Illinois History Resource Page
- A thorough index of Illinois information ranging from the story of the state seal to the second capital of the state, Vandalia. (www.historyillinois.org/hist.html)
- The (Chicago) History Files
- Photographs, myths, and historical narrative combine in this online exhibit from the Chicago Historical Society. Learn about Al Capone, the Black Sox Scandal, the Chicago Fire, the World Columbian Exposition, and more! (www.chicagohs.org/history/index.html)
- Encyclopedia of Chicago
- This amazing, free, online version of the renowned print encyclopedia adds additional material (some in audio) to the over 1400 articles about all aspects of The Second City. (www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org)
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History of Other Areas
- Arctic Theme Page
- View maps, photos, and links to information on all aspects of the Arctic
area, including northern lights, animals, native peoples, environment, and
exploration. (www.arctic.noaa.gov)
- Guide to Australia
- History, government, geography, maps, weather and everything else you might like to know about the states and territories of Australia. (www.csu.edu.au/australia/index.html)
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