This page is dedicated to general history links that can be used to delve further into vast resources available on line related to our project and to American History in general. We will make every effort to ensure that only "reputable" sources will be included and welcome your input and suggestions.

http://www.loc.gov/index.html (The Library of Congress site. You can get lost here for days!)

http://www.besthistorysites.net/USHistory.shtml (The Best of History site, lots of good links)

http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm (This site is a gem for finding primary source documents such as treaties, court cases, etc.)

http://www.firstpeople.us/ (This is an excellent site for all things Native American, but it's reliability may vary depending on topic and author)

http://www.masshist.org/library/ (The Massachusetts Historical Society Library, the letters of John and Abigail Adams may be found here in on-line format)

http://www.archives.gov/ (The National Archives...as with the Library of Congress, you can get lost here for days! Wonderful primary source site for documents, photographs, cartoons, etc.)

Below you will find links to some of the sites mentioned in our workshops as well as to other helpful sites (including our new blog-site). This is a work in progress and will be updated on a regular basis.

WAMPANOAG LANGUAGE AND CUSTOMS:

http://www.native-languages.org/wampanoag.htm

http://www.wampanoagtribe.net/Pages/Wampanoag_Education/language

http://www.plimoth.org/ (The Plimoth Plantation site, which includes the Wampanoag Homesite and other information)

  THANKSGIVING LINKS:

http://www.plimoth.org/education/olc/index_js2.html# (this is an interactive site for younger students about Thanksgiving)

  ARCHEOLOGY:

http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcarch/arch07/arch07teachers.htm (Massachusetts Historical Commission, Archeology resources for teachers. Includes lists of books for teachers and student; websites, museums)

http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/conn.river/prehis.html ( overview of prehistory in New England)

 GENERAL NATIVE AMERICAN:

http://www.teachermagazine.org/tm/articles/2007/10/08/ew_nativeamerican_web.h19.html?tmp=366033714 (This link takes you to  a nice article in Teacher Magazine about the need for teaching Native American history. There are further links in the article. You may have to register with them to use the online magazine, but it is free and seems to offer quite a few worthwhile connections)