World History Term Paper Resources

Here are some sites to help with your research:

General History:
Project Muse : Scholarly source from Johns Hopkins featuring humanities and social science journals
Librarians' Internet Index  
Internet Public Library


Women's History:
University of Washington - History of Women Links
Encyclopedia Britannica - Women Who Changed the World
Duke University Libraries - Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture
Fordham University Internet Women's History Sourcebook

Asian History:
University of Oregon Libraries E-Asia Collection

Biome Resources - Menichino

The World's Biomes : University of California site with links to much information about various biomes.

Biomes : Although designed for younger students, there is a lot of information here, including statistics, pictures, and charts/graphs/maps.

Major Biomes of the World : Well-designed, informative site from Radford University. Scroll down to link to specific biomes.

Also....don't forget that we have a subscription to World Book Online, (worldbookonline.com) which has excellent information, pictures, maps, graphs, etc. When you use it in any EGR School, there is no user name or password needed. At home, go to worldbookonline.com. The user name is egrps and the password is pioneer.

Civil War Resources - Wojo/Green

Home of the American Civil War : Site is PACKED with links to information about battles, people, strategy, medicine, etc. Part of the LSU Civil War Center.

The American Civil War Homepage: Well-maintained (by Dr. George Hoemann, a professor at the University of Tennessee who started it in 1995 and has updated it as recently as Oct 23); full of images, battle information, state-by-state information, links to many, many other sites.

CWSAC - Heritage Protection Services : Civil War battles by state. Gives many details about each battle, including casualties, commanders, results, etc.

Abolition Links for Mrs. LaGrand's Class

I Will Be Heard: Abolitionism in America : Very thorough site by Cornell University

Abolitionism 1830-1850 : Interesting selection of primary sources and other resources on abolitionism from the University of Virginia.

That Laboratory of Abolitionism, Libel, and Treason: Syracuse and the Underground Railroad : A specific, but useful digital exhibit from the special collections of Syracuse University.

William Still Underground Railroad Foundation: Very detailed biographies of abolitionists are included (scroll down page to find list) on this site featuring extensive links to African American History.

Mr. Wojo's Class - Greek History Links

BBC Guide to Ancient Greece - Excellent, thorough resource with many links.

Ancient Greek Battles - Indepth look at Greek War, with links to battles, people, etc.

Baranoski - British Invaders Project

Congratulations, Mrs. Baranoski! This is the first research post of the 2009-2010 school year! When researching your specific group of invaders, try the BBC. Click here for a detailed section on Roman Britain, here for an equally in-depth look at the Anglo-Saxon era and here for Viking/Dane information.

If you ever find yourself in London, don't miss the British Museum! In addition to housing millions of artifacts (including the Rosetta Stone), its web site has extensive information with links to examples. These are excellent resources for the artwork portion of your assignment. Click here for Roman information, here for Anglo-Saxon, and here for Viking/Danes.

Newspaper Template

Mrs. Milers' Latin Classes: Newspaper Templates

Click here for a newspaper template. You need to create a user name and password, but it is free. You can choose from a couple of styles and, for this project, I recommend the "Old Newspaper" style.

Click here for a newspaper template which is easy to use. IMPORTANT: you cannot save your project, so only use this if you're ready to create your newspaper in one sitting. You can print it out when you're finished.

Mrs. Schmidt's Classes: 1930s Research

Here are some sites to try when researching the 1930s. Click on the links to access:

Digital History
"Scottsboro Boys" Trial (1931-1937)
New Deal Art during the Depression
American Cultural History
The People History - 1930s
1930s Fashion History
Prohibition
Film History of the 1930s
New Deal
1930s Websites

Also, thanks to the generous East Grand Rapids Foundation, we now have a subscription to World Book Online, which is an outstanding resource. To access:

1. At school: Just click on World Book Online.
2. At home:
a. Go to worldbookonline.com
b. User name = egrps Password = pioneer