History

American Memory
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
The Library of Congress produces this site which contains over 7 million digital items. The "Today in History" feature highlights a person or event of historical significance.

Best of History Web Sites
http://www.besthistorysites.net/index.shtml
This site lists the "best " sites covering various topics and time periods.

Digital History
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/
Visitors to this site can find an online textbook, maps, primary documents.The site also includes a feature called Ask the HyperHistorian which allows visitors to pose questions to a professional historian.

Encyclopedia of USA History
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USA.htm
This encyclopedia covers the years 1840-1980. Visitors to the site can click on the subject area of their choice to find more information. Some of the subjects included are slavery, women's suffrage, cartoonists, and political events and issues.

Freedom: A History of US
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/historyofus/
This site is a companion to the PBS series of the same name. There are 16 webisodes that contain text, photographs and video images with sounds.

History Matters: The U.S. Survey on the WEB
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/
Although this site is designed for teachers of high school and college history courses anyone interested in United States history will find enough to make a visit to this site worthwhile.

This Day in History
http://www.historychannel.com/today/
The nice people at the History Channel tell you what happened on a particular day throughout history.

Wisconsin Historical Society
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/
If you are looking for information on a topic in Wisconsin history this is an excellent place to begin. The WHS also offers help to folks doing family history research.