Online Resources

Nevada Directory of Organizations, Archives, Libraries, Historical Societies, Museums and Historic Sites:

Organizations

National History Day in Nevada

Nevada Humanities Committee

Nevada Museums Association

Nevada Women's History Project

Archives and Libraries

ABC-CLIO: This site offers FREE access to all schools in Nevada! ABC-CLIO is an extraordinary site that provides primary and secondary sources; including video and audio clips!

CLAN - Cooperative Libraries Automated Network

Nevada Library Directory - includes public, academic, school, and special libraries

Nevada Online Encyclopedia (ONE)

Nevada State Library and Archives

National Archives Pacific Region (San Francisco)

Society of American Archivists NHD Resource Page

University of Nevada, Las Vegas - catalog for UNLV, the Community College of Southern Nevada, and the Desert Research Institute

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Special Collections - includes southern Nevada history and the Nevada Women's Archives

University of Nevada, Lincoln Special Collections & University Archives - includes images, manuscripts, maps, and architectural records of Nevada history, Great Basin Indians, and women of the West.

Historical Societies, Museums and Historic Sites

Boulder City Hoover Dam Museum

Churchill County Museum and Archives

Clark County Museums

Lost City Museum

Mineral County Museum

National Automobile Museum

National Park Service sites

Nevada Historical Markers

Nevada Historical Society - Reno

Nevada Museums - directory from the Nevada Historical Society

Nevada State Museum and Historical Society

Nevada State Railroad Museum

Searchlight Heritage Museum

Western Folklife Center

White Pine Public Museum

National History Day Resources

Abraham Lincoln: Unfinished Legacy - Teacher resource book on Abraham Lincoln.

American Journeys:  http://www.americanjourneys.org is a new digital library and online learning center that makes available over 17,000 original letters, diaries, rare documents, images, and more. It allows direct student and teacher access to key primary resources from 1000 to about 1830.

American Memory: The Library of Congress’ Collection of Primary Sources: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html The written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, and maps that document the American Experience.

American Social History Project: http://www.ashp.cuny.edu/ Based at the University of New York Graduate Center and produces print, visual, and multimedia materials about the men and women whose actions and beliefs shaped U.S. history.

Colonial Williamsburg Teaching Resources: http://www.history.org/teach Access to the wealth of resources available through the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, including lesson plans, videos, games, and electronic field trips.

Digital Classroom from NARA: http://www.archives.gov/education/index.html Great resource for teachers interested in utilizing the research of primary source documents in their curriculum.

Digital History: http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/teacher.cfm Provides digitized primary sources and tested classroom lessons.

DoHistory: http://www.dohistory.org/home.html An excellent site that models for students how to use different sources to piece together the past.

Evaluation of Information Sources: http://www.vuw.ac.nz/~agsmith/evaln/evaln.htm A collection of evaluation forms for evaluating websites, sources, and surveys while doing research.

History Channel Classroom: http://www.historychannel.com/classroom/index.html. It contains a variety of lesson plans and other resources from one of our major sponsors.

History Matters: http://historymatters.gmu.edu/ From the American Social History Project and the Center for History and New Media with an excellent digital blackboard section.

Grolier Encyclopedia: http://go-passport.grolier.com/ Free access to all schools in Nevada! This site offers access to several encyclopedias, including Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, and Lands and People!

Jamestown Journey: http://www.JamestownJourney.orgCelebrating the 400th anniversary of Jamestown. Access to over 85 Jamestown/Virginia-related interdisciplinary lesson plans for K-12 educators.

Kidon Media Link: http://www.kidon.com/media-link/index.php This site Links to over 17,000 international media sources, including newspapers, magazines, radio, TV, news, etc It is awesome for locating a plethora of media sources from every possible perspective.

Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov The largest library in the nation!

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA): http://www.archives.gov/ Official site of the NARA. Access to primary source documents online, including the US Constitution and other US Government publications.

NARA: Online Exhibits: http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/ A direct link to all of the online exhibits available through the National Archives.

National Geographic: http://www.nationalgeographic.org The official website for the National Geographic Society. Great source for maps and map building activities. The site also contains links to current events and news from around the world.

Our Documents: http://www.ourdocuments.gov/ 100 milestone documents in American History available online through the National Archives and Records Administration.

Teaching with Historic Places: http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/ Uses properties listed in the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places to enliven history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects. TwHP has created a variety of products and activities that help teachers bring historic places into the classroom.

United Nations System of Organization: http://www.unsystem.org/

An alphabetical list of all websites in the UN organizational system. Access to UN treaties, resolutions, etc.

You Be the Historian: http://americanhistory.si.edu/kids/springer/ From the National Museum of American History. Has ideas for lessons to help students do historical research.