100 Milestone Documents
Compiled by the National Archives and Records Administration, and drawn primarily from its nationwide holdings. The documents chronicle United States history from 1776 to 1965.
http://www.ourdocuments.gov
AMDOCS: Documents for the Study of American History
Links to a multitude of landmark documents in American history extending from the 1492 grant for exploration by Queen Isabella to Christopher Columbus to President Barack Obama's administration.
http://www.vlib.us/amdocs/
Civil War Home page
One of the largest and most comprehensive collections of Civil War related material available on the Internet.
Dedicated to the participants, both North and South, in the great American Civil War, 1861 - 1865.
http://www.civil-war.net/
Civil War Maps-(American Memory from the Library of Congress)
Brings together materials from three premier collections: the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division, the Virginia Historical Society, and the Library of Virginia. Among the reconnaissance, sketch, and theater-of-war maps are the detailed battle maps made by Major Jedediah Hotchkiss for Generals Lee and Jackson, General Sherman’s Southern military campaigns, and maps taken from diaries, scrapbooks, and manuscripts.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/civil_war_maps/
History in the News: The Middle East
Provides links to resources for the study of the Middle East related to Middle East history, culture, society, religion, economics, politics, maps, news and media, as well as regional resources according to country.
http://www.albany.edu/history/middle-east/
National Afro-American Museum & Cultural Center
Part of the Ohio Historical Society, the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center near Dayton aims to educate the public about African American history and culture from African origins to the present through a variety of programs, including museum exhibits, research and publications, visiting scholars, oral and visual history and adult and children's educational activities
http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/index.shtml
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Located in Cincinnati, this museum consists of three buildlings devoted to the history of the Underground Railroad system as well as the overall theme of freedom.
http://www.freedomcenter.org
Presidentail studies: Miller Center of Public Affairs
A nonpartisan presentation of the American presidency and important public policy issues.
http://www.millercenter.virginia.edu/academic/americanpresident/
Snopes.com (Urban legends)
The definitive Internet reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation
http://www.snopes.com/
The Presidents
Slideshow and information about every U.S. president.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/
