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Geography, history and auxiliary disciplines
Links checked July 2003
900 - Geography, history and auxiliary disciplines
- History References and Resources
- A collection of links to 100's of sites on world history
(history.evansville.net/referenc.html)
910 - Geography and Travel
- ABC Interactive World Fact Book
- An almanack of facts about countries of the world, including geography, people, government, economy, transportation, communications, defense and flags.
(www.theodora.com/wfb/abc_world_fact_book.html)
- Maps.com
- An online collection of digital maps to purchase and links to other sites of geographical interest (American bias)
(www.maps.com)
- Lonely Planet
- The online version of the popular Lonely Planet Travel Guides
(www.lonelyplanet.com/)
- Map Machine
- The online version of the National Geographic Atlas of the World
(www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/maps/)
- MapBlast
- MapBlast provides worldwide interactive maps, driving directions, business finders, and local YellowPages
(www.mapblast.com/)
- Biographies OnLine
- An index to biographies and memoirs arranged by subject area
(www.biographiesonline.com/)
- Biography.com
- Brief biographies of over 20,000 people
(www.biography.com/)
- First Names and what they mean
- A database of over 5000 names and their meanings
(www.zelo.com/firstnames/default.asp)
- Heraldry on the Internet
- A comprehensive and informative site on all aspects of heraldry, including family coats of arms, civic coats of arms, a heraldic dictionary and articles on heraldry and genealogy
(digiserve.com/heraldry/)
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- For local family history sites please see our Local Links page
- Archives Online
- Principal information gateway for uK archivists and users of manuscript sources. Allows you to access information on major repositories in the uK and the rest of the world.
(www.hmc.gov.uk/archon/archon.htm)
- Ancestory
- An American site with links to archives of names
(www.ancestory.com)
- Brothers Keeper
- Brother's Keeper is a Windows genealogy shareware program that will help you organize your family history information
(www.http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Brothers_Keeper/)
- Familia
- The UK and Ireland's guide to genealogical resources in public libraries
(www.earl.org.uk/familia/index.html)
- FamilySearch
- Extensive resources gathered by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints, including the Ancestral File, IGI, Pedegree Resource File and Family History Library Catalog. Over 600 million names to search.
(www.familysearch.org/)
- Gendex.com
- Links to some software and services which help with family history research
(www.gendex.com)
- Geneology and Family heritage
- A gateway to geneological sites worldwide
(www.cyberpursuits.com/gen/default.asp)
- Gensource.com
- Provides the online genealogist with three databases to assist them with their research online - 'Census Indices', 'Common Threads' and 'I Found it!'
(www.gensource.com)
- Public Record Office
- Practical information on accessing public records
(www.pro.gov.uk)
930 - History of Ancient World
- Akhet: The horizon to the past
- Information on all things Egyptian
(www.akhet.co.uk/)
- The Council for British Archaeology
- The gateway to British archaeology online, including fieldwork opportunities information
(www.britarch.ac.uk/)
- EMuseum: Archaeology and Prehistory
- A virtual museum from the University of Minnesota covering all aspects of archaeology. Highly recommended.
(www.anthro.mankato.msus.edu/emuseum1.html)
940 - History of Europe
- Medieval/Rennaiasance/Reformation: Western Civilization
- The history of Europe from the fall of Rome though the age of Absolutism. Plenty of links to other sites on the history of Europe.
(www.omnibusol.com/medieval.html)
- Modern World History
- A resource from BBC Education about the key events which have shaped the 20th Century.
(www.bbc.co.uk/education/modern/mainmenu/mainhtm.htm)
- Spartacus Encyclopedia of British History 1700 - 1950
- The encyclopedia, being developed for the NGfL, currently contains over 2,000 entries which shows the history of Britain through the eyes of people from all levels of society
(www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Britain.html)
950 - History of Asia
- History of China
- Timelines, history and maps
(www-chaos.umd.edu/history/toc.html)
- Itihaas - A History of India
- 50 years of Independence - 5,000 years of history - this is India's story.
(www.itihaas.com/)
960 - History of Africa
- Internet African History Sourcebook
- A comprehensive set of links to documents and sites on the ancient, medieval and modern history of the African continent
(www.fordham.edu/halsall/africa/africasbook.html)
970 - History of North America
- A Hypertext on American History - from Revolution to Reconstruction
- Based on An Outline of American History, An Outline of the American Economy, An Outline of American Government, and An Outline of American Literature
(odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/)
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- History of Australia
- General history links and information from 'World History Archives'
(www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/24/index-c.html)
If you find a site that you would like to add to this list
or if you find that any of the links on this page do not work,
please let us know
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