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American History Sites
American Family Immigration History Center Database of 22 million people who passed through Ellis Island between 1892 and 1924.
Abraham Lincoln Papers 61,000 images from the Library of Congress.
American History Links Multnomah County Library's Homework Center American History page.
American Memory A Library of Congress gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the U.S. More than 7 million items from 100 collections.
Avalon Project at Yale Law School In addition to treaties, this collection of digitized primary documents also includes presidential addresses, statues, and court cases all relating to relations between the United States and Native Americans.
Biographies Multnomah County Library's Homework Center Biographies page.
Native American History and Culture A service of the Smithsonian Institution, this site includes online exhibits and extensive sources of information on Native American topics.
National Atlas of the USA Need a map of country boundaries, precipitation levels, invasive species, or Superfund sites? 
National Baseball Hall of Fame Photos and bios of the Hall's members as well as current events and exhibits.
Salem Witch Trials University of Virginia Documentary Archive and transcription project.
September 11 Attacks Springfield (Mass.) Library collects primary sources, remembrances, research and news sources, and many other resources relating to this event.
Smithsonian Civil War Archives Civil War explored through Smithsonian's extensive and manifold collections.
Virginia Military Institute Archives Online research center featuring full text Civil War collections, images and more.
Women's Work in the 19th Century A webliography of sites related to the work of women in the 19th century created at Kennesaw State University.
Words and Deeds in American History Selected documents from the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress from the 15th to the mid-20th century. 
World History Sites
Avalon Project at the Yale Law School Digital documents relevant to the fields of history, economics, politics, diplomacy, and government arranged in categories from pre-18th century to modern.
Biographies of Women Mathematicians On-going project by students in mathematics classes at Agnes Scott College, in Atlanta, Georgia, to illustrate the numerous achievements of women in the field of mathematics.
History in the News: Middle East Excellent place to monitor recent events or to gain a better appreciation for its diverse cultures.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project Designed to provide easy access to primary sources and other teaching materials in a non-commercial environment.
Labyrinth Organized access to electronic resources in medieval studies.
Major Wars Multnomah County Library's Homework Center Wars and World History links.
Medieval Technology Papers Provides accurate, referenced information on technological innovation and related subjects in western Europe during the Middle Ages.
Remember Links to Holocaust sites.
Renaissance Explores the history and culture of the Late Middle Ages.
World History Multnomah County Library's Homework Center World History Megasites links.
Whitman History Links
History of Whitman Public Library  
Local History Research Room  
Other Resources
Citing Your Sources A guide based on APA Style.
Citing Your Sources A guide based on MLA, Chicago, APA and CBE styles.
Citation Generator An easy way to create perfect citations for a variety of sources.