LibGuides: Subject Guide: History: Websites

Websites of Interest

AMDOCS: Documents for the Study of American History
Extensive links to pages and documents related to U.S. history.
American Journeys
American Journeys contains more than 18,000 pages of eyewitness accounts of North American exploration, from the sagas of Vikings in Canada in 1000 CE to the diaries of mountain men in the Rockies 800 years later.
American Memory
American Memory provides free and open access to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience.
Ancient Athens 3D
3D virtual reconstructions of the monuments and buildings of Athens from the Mycenaean period (1600 BCE) to the Early Modern period (AD 1833). Browse by historical period or by building.

Accompanying YouTube channel can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/user/dimitsal/
Archive Grid
A collection of nearly two million archival material descriptions, including MARC records from WorldCat and finding aids harvested from the web. Archival collections held by thousands of libraries, museums, historical societies, and archives are represented.
A Brief Guide to Writing the History Paper
Guide on writing undergraduate history papers from Harvard University's Writing Center.
British History Online
British History Online is a digital library of key printed primary and secondary sources for the history of Britain and Ireland, with a primary focus on the period between 1300 and 1800.
Carleton College's History Links
Compilation of webpage links on history, courtesy of the History Department at Carleton College.
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1789-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.
ConSource (The Constitutional Sources Project))
A comprehensive, easily searchable, fully-indexed, and freely accessible digital library of historical sources related to the creation, ratification, and amendment of the United States Constitution.
Discovering American Women's History Online
This database provides access to digital collections of primary sources (photos, letters, diaries, artifacts, etc.) that document the history of women in the United States.
Discovery - National Archives of the UK
Discovery holds more than 32 million descriptions of records held by The National Archives and more than 2,500 archives across the country. Over 9 million records are available for download.
Early Americas Digital Archive (EADA)
The Early Americas Digital Archive (EADA) is a collection of electronic texts originally written in or about the Americas from 1492 to approximately 1820.
eHistory
Collection of links and other resources for studying history, at the Ohio State University.
EuroDocs: Online Sources for European History
Links to sources for primary documents related to European history and the history of European countries.
Europeana
Provides access to over 50 million digitized items – books, music, artworks, and more – with sophisticated search and filter tools to help you find what you’re looking for.
Feeding America
An online collection of some of the most important and influential American cookbooks from the late 18th to early 20th century.
France-England Manuscripts Médiévaux
Explore 800 medieval manuscripts
of France and England. Search or browse by theme, author, place, or time period.
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Created by the Bibliothèque nationale de France using the IIIF standard and Mirador viewer to make the images held by the different institutions interoperable and enable them to be compared side-by-side within the same digital library or annotated.
Government Documents in the National Archive (US)
History Exhibition Directory at the Library of Congress
Past and present historical exhibitions developed and hosted by the Library of Congress.
History Hub
History Hub is a crowdsourcing platform sponsored by the National Archives.
It is a support community for researchers, citizen historians, archival professionals, and open government advocates.
Requires FREE account.
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History Hub is a place to share information, work together, and find people based on their experience and interests. Experts from the National Archives as well as other experts, history enthusiasts, and citizen archivists are available to help with your research. Think of it as a one-stop shop for crowdsourcing information related to your research subject.
Internet History Sourcebooks
Main homepage for the Fordham University Internet History Sourcebooks Project; includes links to the sourcebooks (extensive lists of links) for ancient, medieval, and modern history, as well as to subsidiary sourcebooks in more specialized areas.
Inside Brazil's Museo Nacional
View artifacts and a virtual tour of the museum that was destroyed by fire in 2018.
Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies
Free, organized access to electronic resources in medieval studies.
Making of America (Cornell University)
Digital library documenting American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. 109 monographs (267 volumes) and 22 journals (955 volumes) with imprints primarily between 1840 - 1900.
Making of America (University of Michigan)
Digital library documenting American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. Contains approximately 1,600 books and 10 journals with imprints primarily between 1850 - 1877.
Map History / History of Cartography
Links to, information about, and resources regarding the history of maps.
Medieval England and France, 700–1200
Developed by the British Library to showcase a selection of manuscripts as well as articles, essays, and video clips.

Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub This link opens in a new window
A searchable website of Minnesota newspapers published between 1856 and today.

National Archives of the United States
Main homepage for the National Archives and Records Administration and all of its collections.
National Map
A collaborative effort among the USGS and other Federal, State, and local partners to improve and deliver topographic information for the Nation.
Our Documents.gov
Explore 100 milestone documents from U.S. history.
Smithsonian Institution
Main homepage for the Smithsonian Institution and its associated museums.
Smithsonian Open Access
Download, share, and reuse millions of the Smithsonian’s images - no permission needed. Access nearly 3 million 2D and 3D digital items from our collections including images and data from across the Smithsonian’s 19 museums, nine research centers, libraries, archives, and the National Zoo.
USGS Historical Topographic Map Explorer
Use this tool to find historic topographic maps and overlay them on a modern map. Map download is available.
World History Sources
Links to online sources for world history, as well as information regarding using and analyzing historical evidence.
GovInfo
govinfo provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.
World Wide Web Virtual Library -- History Central Catalogue
World history links by nation and other links to pages on historical topics and methods, hosted and maintained by the European University Institute.
General Land Office Records (Bureau of Land Management)
Provides access to Federal land conveyance records for the Public Land States, including Federal land title records from 1788 to the present, as well as images of survey plats and field notes, land status records, and control document index records.
Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)
Digitized books and texts, images, sounds and videos from the United States.
World Wide Web Virtual Library -- United States History
Links on U.S. history by period and topic from the WWW Virtual Library.