On the Net: History
Web sites with a historical perspective
September 30, 1996
Web posted at: 2:30 p.m. EDT
Library of Congress puts the focus on education
The Library of Congress is welcoming
students and teachers back for a new year of school on its
The "Back to School Special" is part of the National Digital
Library program. "Learn More About It" has helpful tips on
how to use on-line documents, photographs and recordings from
the American Memory historical collections.
And "Read More About It" an important part of the Library's
literacy program, includes a reading list with each
Colonial Williamsburg comes to the present
Web page brings the 18th century American colonies into the
21st century, providing an on-line historical almanac with
tours of the colonial Virginia town.
The site includes photos of many of Williamsburg's 500
restored buildings, and biographies of the pioneers of
democracy who lived there. The colonial dateline lists all
the important events that led up to the war for American
There's also a series of electronic field trips for students
and teachers, and "Let America Speak: Our Vote as Our Voice"
introduces students to the rights and responsibilities in a
The Virtual West
The Public Broadcasting System is providing a companion page for
"The West," Ken Burns' latest
offering. Designed as a college-level on-line supplement, it
contains extensive resource material, much of which was used
to assemble the documentary.
Producers say "New Perspectives on the West' is one of the
world's largest digital collections of historic documents
form the American West.
The page has a timeline of Western history -- an archive with
a wealth of related documents, an interactive map, and a
biographical dictionary to aid in the exploration of the
places and people of the old West.
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