Reference Links

Archives & Primary Sources

• National Archives
• National Archives - The Digital Classroom
• Primary Sources - Web Repository Links
• Society of American Archivists
• The Historical Text Archive
• NAGARA Archives - Member links
• American History and Government - Franklin Institute Educational Hotlists

Reference Material

• Wikipedia Search
• Britannica Learning Portal
• Dictionary
• Reference Directory
• Language Translator
• State Facts & Symbols
• National Geographic

Vital Statistics Links

• CDC National Vital Statistics
• CDC Vital Statistics links to States
• Department of Commerce - Census Bureau Home Page
• Social Security Death Index

Genealogy

• Local History and Genealogy Reading Room, Library of Congress
• Rootsweb.ancestry.com
• Cyndi's Genealogy List
• Access Genealogy
• American Family Immigration History Center
• Canadian Genealogy and History

Other History Links

• American Association for State and Local History
• MuseumStuff.com
• The History Channel
• On this day in history

People

• Whowhere

Copyright Links

• U.S. Copyright Office
• Copyright Website

Experts - Art Appraisal to Zoning

• Ask an expert on line - Free
• Expert Witnesses/Consulting - Probably not free.

Horticulture

• Fast Facts about Plants - Ohio State University

Patents

• United States Patent and Trademark Office & Databases
• freepatentsonline - Free patent searches
• Patent Cafe - patent, trademark, and intellectual property resource
• Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Information
• Manual of Patent Examining Procedure

Product Evaluations

• Consumer Reports
• Consumer Search Product rating
• Ratings and Reviews of Products and Services
• Computer Product Reviews

Travel

• CDC information on vaccinations or inoculations needed for entry.
• U.S. State Department Travel Warnings
• Travel Adventure
• Lonely Planet - Travel books and information
• Friendly Planet - Low cost travel

Web Crawlers

• Meta-crawler

Zoology

• Fast Facts about Animals - Sea World
• Kingdom Animalia - University of Michigan Museum of Zoology