American Memory - Library of Congress - PRIMARY SOURCES: photos, audio (songs, interviews), song & interview texts etc.
Alabama Dept of Archives - Internet resources on Alabama History
American Memory - Library of Congress - PRIMARY SOURCES: photos, audio (songs, interviews), song & interview texts etc. History Education Network: Links to Online Collections of Primary Sources: Specific Topics in Canadian History
Check the REMSS library catalogue for books with primary sources.
The INTERNET HISTORY SOURCEBOOKS from Fordham Jesuit University is a massive website which offers links to primary sources. Sourcebooks at this website include:
NOTE: The Internet History Sourcebooks Project is a collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented ... for educational use. (This site has been around a long time: If links are broken or change or texts not currently available, you can try to locate the docs via The Internet Archive/Way Back Machine. Alternately, of course, you can search for the doc via Google.) Books
Search for books from our library catalogue, or ask Ms Hewitt for the books on reserve. Overnight loan. Databases (click on databases from the homepage) WorldBook Encyclopedia Robin Hood BBC History: Robin Hood & his Historical context http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/middle_ages/robin_01.shtml Children in the Middle Ages Children in Medieval England http://www.representingchildhood.pitt.edu/medieval_child.htm Growing up in Medieval London (Google books - excerpts) http://goo.gl/t6e9E Medieval Tournaments All things medieval: An Encyclopedia of the Medieval World by R. A. Johnson (Google books - excerpts). pp 691- 698 = Tournaments http://goo.gl/aWTDw King René's Tournament book (transl. from medieval French - extremely detailed; old language style) http://www.princeton.edu/~ezb/rene/reneoutl.html Links for Primary Sources Assignment: A. Writings (text): prose, poetry, lyrics etc. Internet Medieval Sourcebook http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.asp B. Other: frescoes (paintings), sculptures, artifacts, stained glass, armour, illuminations & manuscripts & books, music, architectural features (gargoyles), sculptures, drawings (garden designs) and more... Here are a few suggestions to get you started - http://www.medievalbooksofhours.com/booksofhours.php http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/taps/hd_taps.htm http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/music/ http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/29.154.3 http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1986.285.1,2 C. General resources: The Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies http://labyrinth.georgetown.edu/ Explorers by Nationality & Region:
European Voyages of Exploration Mariners' Museum: Age of Exploration Elizabethan Era: Famous Explorers Age of Exploration (Mr. Nussbaum) (includes maps & interactive activities) Library and Archives Canada: Passages, a treasure trove of North American Explorers Collections Canada: long list of Explorers of Canada (also includes primary sources) Individual Explorers: BBC: Captain James Cook Royal Geographic Society: David Livingstone & accompanying African explorers U. Berkeley: Ibn Battuta Primary Sources: letters, first-hand accounts, maps etc. Internet HIstory Sourcebooks: The European Age of Discovery (Columbus, Magellan, Vespucci & many more from all areas of the world, incl. Africa & Asia) see also Internet Medieval Sourcebooks: Exploration & Expansion Start with the Encyclopedia of BC from the Databases. (Ask for the UserID/Password to use this from home).
Other links: Cariboo Adventure BC Archives Time Machine Railway, Cariboo gold rush and more. ***Highly recommended: Dr Charles Best Library: Social Studies 10 Digital Handbook Open School Links for Socials 10 Prince of Wales Secondary Library links for Socials 10: SS 10 links - all topics REFERENCE SOURCES - CANADA: Remember to use the Canadian Encyclopedia, the Atlas of Canada and the Ebsco Canadian Research Centre from the Databases. HISTORIC SITES OF CANADA: Parks Canada: Find historic sites by region http://www.pc.gc.ca/progs/lhn-nhs/recherche-search_e.asp?s=1 Parks Canada: Find historic sites on a clickable map http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/docs/r/system-reseau/sec6.aspx National Historic Sites System Plan: Criteria for national historic sites http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/docs/r/system-reseau/sec1/sites-lieux9.aspx http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/docs/r/system-reseau/sec1.aspx CANADIAN HISTORY: Canadian Museum of History: Historic Sites, buildings and monuments - searchable by province Canada in the making http://www.canadiana.ca/citm/index_e.html Exploration, the fur trade and the Hudson's Bay Co http://www.canadiana.ca/hbc/intro_e.html Canada: A People's History history.cbc.ca Canadiana Discovery Portal - collections of images, documents, books and more from dozens of institutions http://beta.canadiana.ca/?usrlang=en Canadahistory.com Canadian Heritage Gallery - pictures & information, by place or theme http://www.canadianheritage.org/galleries/index.htm Canadian Heritage Information Network Virtual Museum www.virtualmuseum.ca Immigrant Voices - different perspectives on Canadian history http://www.canadianhistory.ca/iv/main.html Images Canada http://imagescanada.ca Historica www.histori.ca Canada's History Top 10 historic sites Library and Archives Canada Below is the document
The District Databases on the libary homepage offer excellent resources on WW II. We highly recommend the:
- Canadian Encyclopedia - Canadian Student Research Centre - World Book Advanced Other websites: Second World War - Spartacus Educational (UK) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WW.htm Veterans Affairs - Overview http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=history/secondwar&CFID=15109453&CFTOKEN=87968746 Canadian War Museum http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/explore/military-history/dispatches/dispatcheshttp://gi.grolier.com/wwii/wwii_mainpage.html World War II in Europe - Timeline http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/ww2time.htm VISUALS: ART & PHOTOS about WWII and Canada: Canadian War Museum Topics with photos & short info related to Canada in from 1931-45: the lead up to WWII and the war. Includes some video. http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/chrono/1931crisis_e.shtml ____________________ Canada in the Second World War: Veteran’s Affairs Canada Timelines, photos & factsheets on battles and other WWII topics. http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/history/second-world-war ___________________ Photographs from Canada at War Pictures of Canadians in different areas & campaigns in WWII. http://www.canadaatwar.ca/photos/1/world-war-ii/ ____________________ Collections Canada: Search for photos by keyword, ex. Dieppe, Holland, Pacific etc The Holocaust - A tragic Legacy
http://library.thinkquest.org/12663/ The History Place - A Holocaust Timeline http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/holocaust/timeline.html The Nazi Genocide of the Jews, 1933-45: A Brief Introduction to the Holocaust - http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/holocaust/basichist.html Holocaust Encyclopedia - http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005143 The History Place - The Nazi Holocaust - 1938-1945 http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/genocide/holocaust.htm |
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