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1. Economic and Financial History
2. General History (US emphasis)
3. American Revolution and Colonial History
4. Thomas Jefferson
5. US Civil War
6. World Wars I and II
7. Martin Luther King
8. Regional History pages
9. Ireland History
10. Ancient History (Greek and Roman)
11. Miscellaneous fun links
12. Reading List

 
Where would be be without Money?  Money's importance was discovered very early--probably over 10,000 years ago!  There are many very good sites that have pictures and trivia that will enliven even the dullest Money and Banking class!  

So learn about the history of money from 9000 BC.  Or look at pictures of various currencies (current and past) at the Currency Gallery .   Glyn Davies has published a book on the history of money. While I have nor read the book,  the accompanying website is great!

Want to know more about the History of Banking in the US ?  About.com has many good links going back to pre-USA times!  For a history of bank regulation check out this recent roundtable from the FDIC. Or how about one of the events that shaped teh financial landscape in teh US more than anything---the Great Depression. .   Not only was it an economic nightmare, it caused many of the Regulations that we now see.  It also was at least partially caused by a series of Fed errors.  Here is a very good site by an amateur economist .  Pretty interesting.

For a look at the S&L crisis and other events in 1980's history  check out the FDIC site. For a look at the role the auditors played (or did not play), try the NYS Society of CPA's Journal .

Ohio State has quite a few pictures and clips of financial history.  Quite interesting!

The NYSE can trace its history back to the 1790s! Want to see the history of the Dow Jones Industrial average ? Another cool way to investigate the Dow is to see how the makeup of the Dow has changed over time.

Barings Bank's derivative problems are a must for any derivative class.  See what you need to know.  You can even see the official government report!

Financial Trivia anyone?

General History Sites

A good friend and historian from VA called this " the mother of all history sites ."  She might be right!  It is by a history teacher from Texas.  HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! 

The Smithsonian Institute of course has a great site.  How could I have missed this one for so long? 

The Library of Congress is rightly called an American treasure.  Particularly interesting is the history section of the American Memory section.  Interested in USpresidents? Cspan has put togethjer a very good site titled after thier show The American Presidents.

The HistoryPlace is a fun place to visit!

Obviously one of the most popular history sites is the HistoryChannel.com.

Search-Beat.com is a very complete site on many historic events from WWII to the American Revolution to the great  depression as well as links to historic events from other nations.
 

• The site to begin American Revolutionary War research is AmericanRevolution.org .  Many links as well as original content.  Highly recommended.
• The Colonial American Gazette has many fascinating articles on life in colonial America.  Again highly recommended.
• Jamestown VA is a good place to begin a study of Colonial America.   The site (hosted by UVA) is interesting and no where near as commercial as Williamsburg's site which does have some very good information but it is hidden between links to hotels and selling tickets.
• US History.org is a "Philadelphia-centered" site that has some good information on colonial times and the American revolution.  Specifically they have a " virtual march " that is informative and fun.

      Thomas Jefferson is one of my favorite historic figures.  We could do much worse than to pick him as our role model!
      Monticello.org .  Monticello was TJ's home and the best place to start for most things.  I especailly recommend their search.. 
      C-Span's American Presidents is a also a nice recap for begining Jefferson scholars.

•       Historian B.L.Raynier has an online biography (with letters from Jefferson)
•       The internet public library has several biographies and other information.
•       Donald Burger has compiled many excellent Jeffersonian links .
•       Ken Burns' PBS show on TJ.  Here is some background material
•       Jefferson information from UVA , the school he helped found.
•       A site dedicated to Jefferson's views on slavery
•       Thomas Jefferson's papers at the Library of Congress
•       AmericanRevolution.org has autobiographies of both Jefferson and Franklin . 
•       Surfnetkids has a Jefferson site aimed at children
•       Clay Jenkinson "interprets" what TJ would think and say now.  He even has a radio show you can listen to online. Good site!

  American Civil War -It's a toss-up between the Civil War and Thomas Jefferson aas my favorite topics in history. 

•        The Civil War Home has a great site!  (I am in awe)  It also has separate pages for most topics including the Confederacy , Medicine , Loses ,and just about everything else.  My favorite!

•       What happened this week during the Civil War?  Find out here.
•       The Library of Congress has a great set of photos from the Civil War
•       CivilWar.com has a very easy to follow format with MUCH info! 
•       CivilWarWeb has some great articles .
•       Civil War Mini is a weird name but a good site for quizes and trivia, and more.
•       Going to Gettysburg anytime soon?  This is your virtual guide.
•       The University of Tennessee has an EXCELLENT SITE!
•       LSU is home for the US Civil War Center -wow...over 5500 links! 
•       If you are a High school teacher, check out amcivilwar (AKA Civil War 101) !  It is tailored to your needs.

I loved reading (actually ristening to) Andersonville Diary.  So here are some links about Anderseonville and the treatment of Civil War Prisioners.
     Civilwarhome.com/prisonertreatment.htm
     Andersonville National Historical ite , Including a history area

     After reading April 1965 (highly recommended!) I decide to learn more about Grant and Sherman.  Here are some links.
          from Southern Illinois , his Memoirs ,
     Sherman: from Universoty of Georgia , From CivilWarHome .  

btw some of my friends from JMU still call this the war of Northern Aggression...lol!  :-)

World Wars

WWI from ww1.com
WWII from the BBC
The D-Day Museum in New Orleans is awesome!
Amazingly, almost as good is the WWII museum in little Eldred PA. If you are near Bonaventure, make this one a priority!
Yahoo's WW II page of links
War of our Fathers has a forward by Stephen Ambrose
Yahoo's directory of personal stories from WW II
A personal WWII  page that is well done, but slow (music).  Includes recent news stories pertaining to the wars. (good for history classes)

I still can not understand about history is how people can be so stupid some times.  Take for instance the Holocaust.  It is unimagineable.  How could it happen?  How could people be so mean to others?  One think that I have thought long and hard about is could so many others seemingly choose to look the other way.  I just do not understand, but given recent genocide (example the Sudan and Rwanda ), I think it is that the horrors are so hard to beleive, that people choose not to believe it.  

Obviously, and deservedly, there are many sites that document the suffering. A few of the ones I have found useful

• Remember.org --what can be said, but to remember lest it happen again. Read the accounts.  Chilling (even when you know what is coming).  Not quite as fancy but equally moving is Holocaustsurvivors.org .
• The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and its online exhibits
• The HistoryPlace (there's theat place again!) has a very good timeline .
• Florida has funded a teacher's resource site that is tailored at high-school, but is interesting none-the-less. It includes picture tours of many plaecs, including Anne Frank's "home"
• Speaking of high school, hgh schoolers made this site and it is good and includes a tour of a camp.  
• A gallery of pictures of the suffering.

Martin Luther King's birthday is a holiday at most places, many people do not understand what he did.  In honor of his birthday some links on Martin Luther King.
Stanford has a good site.
Holidays.net has quick biography of the "undisputed leader of the Civil Rights Movement."
Blackquest.com has several good links to MLK

Speaking of the Civil Rights Movement, did you know that 11 years (I think) before Rosa Parks, Jackie Robinson faced a court-martial from the military for refusing to go to the back of a military bus.  (source Bunts by George Will)

While I hate the politically correct term of "black history," it must be acknowledged that much of history has unfortunately ignored the plight of slaves and of other repressed groups.  So, since the history of black people is often forgotten, it is worthwhile to include some predominantly black-only history sites.   They are very good, my only problem is that making the sites predominantly black only is no better than making them predominantly white only.  People are people.  A nice rule to live by and to do history by.    
 
The Library of Congress has a very interesting look at "the Afirican-American Odyssey."   Unfortunately it is not the most user-friendly site in the world, but by all means go to the narratives of former slaves.  The best "entrance" that I have found is here .

This Week in Black history is also interesting.  
While much has been writen about THomas Jefferson and his claves, less has been written about other founding fathers and their slaves.  Particuarly interesting is James Madision.

A National Parks Service site for Frederick Douglass.

Regional History

In 2004 Olean NY (my Hometown) celebrates its Bicentennial, it is in Cattaraugus County.

From Rootsweb.com here is some more about Olean and some postcards.  Here is a picture of the first Olean General hospital.  After this was a hospital it was turned into a private residence.  My dad actually grew up in it (it is now an appartment building).  I grew up near the current Olean General Hosipital, that looks nothing like this.

Some pictures and history of St. Bonaventure University     

History of Ireland links

Talk about ethnic cleansing and famine.  The Irish potato famine had some of both. http://www.clevehill.wnyric.org/aphist/Irelandhistory.html

 
DeadRomans.com   Great name.  Also has many links to other sites.
Ancient Greece
Ellis Island
The US Transcontental Railroad really was an amazing construction project. (Actually financing it was quite a trick as well!).  If you have not read Nothing Like it in the World by Stephen Ambrose, I highly recommend it.  ALso for pictures and more on the building: the Central Pacific Railroad Museum has a very good site!

Fun history Links

History of Peanut Butter version 1
History of Peanut Butter version 2
History of Soybeans

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