History

People

• Richard the Lionheart An excellent bio of the King and a good place to start researching the crusades.
• George Washington A short biography from his early life to retirement.
• John Adams A starting point for general information and links to some of his contemporaries.
• Abraham Lincoln This is a GREAT page. It says geared to first graders but is an excellent starting place for the basics. There is a quiz, a treasure hunt and a photo gallery.
• Anne Frank The story of Anne Frank, includes her diary. The scrapbook is an excellent place to start.
• Corrie Ten Boom Read The Secret Room, the abridged version of the Hiding Place. This is a great companion to Shindler's Ark (book), and Diary of Anne Frank.
• Henry Ford A good starting place. Be sure to check out "Quick facts."
• Martin Luther King Jr. Includes his bio, his words and a photo gallery.

Documents

• Magna Carta The document that influenced our founding fathers.
• Mayflower Compact
• US Declaration of Independence The full text and includes the names of the 56 signers.
• Constitution The whole thing from Preamble to Amendment 27 in an easy to read format.
• Thomas Jefferson Papers Digital images with searchable transcriptions. Includes a timeline and sound and wave files. Can be difficult to navigate but a wealth of information.
• US Historical Documents Everything from pre-colonial to 2004 State of the Union Address.
• Historic Church Documents Includes The Apostles Creed, Catechisms, sermons, Luther's Theses, the entire text of the Geneva Bible including notes, and much more.
• Calenders About the Julian and Gregorian calenders.

Times

• Military History Timeline A great page. Scroll down for an outline of history all linked to information on your topic of choice. This one also has some good information, all cross-referenced by wars, people, country, even weapons.
• The Expansion - Follow the Oregon trail and see maps, history, and photographs.
• Oregon Trail Home Page A primer on the Oregon Trail, and Fantastic Facts like the $100 drink of water.
• History Place-Holocaust Timeline A detailed timeline including hot links to speeches, maps, and pictures. *Warning* some are graphic.
• VietNam war A pictoral essay, not gory, it is great. Here, we especially enjoyed the timeline as a starting point for the basics. Then go to the Vietnam War Index for links about the people and issues.
• Doomsday Clock Do you want to know the global level of nuclear danger and the state of international security?

Church History

• American Christian Heritage Pages of quotes, art, songs lyrics and links. THE place to start your research.
• Crusades just the basics... a good starting point.
• Salem Witch Trials A brief overview with a link to FAQs.

Reference

• Spartacus This is always my second stop for history exploration. Once I have the basics, there are many many links here for the details.
• History Channel Check out the channel guide! *Warning - The site is slow to load.
• The History Net Where history lives on the net.

States

Welcome to the states. Did you visit the Statue of Liberty?

Stately Knowledge ...Includes Washington D.C.. Need to know the capital of Alabama? or which hockey teams are in California? Or try 50 States.

• Kramer's Ohio Page This is our page about Canton, Ohio.

Did you find a state page that we do not have? Send us the link please.

Links

• Tweezle History Links Link to another history links page by Tweezle.