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Bob Maloy

Voting America: United States Politics, 1840-2008 - 10 views

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    This excellent site from the University of Richmond offers interactive maps and cinematic visualizations of how Americans voted in every election since 1840
David Hilton

Civil War - 0 views

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    A thorough collection of reports and official records from the US Civil War, from both the Union and Confederate armies. Very detailed. If you're interested in quality sources on the US Civil War, can I suggest History According to Bob at www.summahistorica.com? He's a professor on the subject and his podcasts give a thorough treatment of the topic.
David Hilton

History Engine: Tools for Collaborative Education and Research | Home - 0 views

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    A site which students can use to... actually I don't get it. If it works though it looks very cool. It's something the kids can use as little mini-historians and then publish the product to the web. It's focussed on US history (well they are the 'hyperpower', aren't they?).
scott klepesch

History Engine: Tools for Collaborative Education and Research | Home - 2 views

  • The History Engine is an educational tool that gives students the opportunity to learn history by doing the work—researching, writing, and publishing—of a historian. The result is an ever-growing collection of historical articles or "episodes" that paints a wide-ranging portrait of life in the United States throughout its history and that is available to scholars, teachers, and the general public in our online database
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    'The History Engine is an educational tool that gives students the opportunity to learn history by doing the work-researching, writing, and publishing-of a historian. The result is an ever-growing collection of historical articles or "episodes" that paints a wide-ranging portrait of life in the United States throughout its history and that is available to scholars, teachers, and the general public in our online database.'
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    Might be useful for lesson activities or research practice.
nabcdhs

Oregon Trail Journal/blog - 5 views

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    Over the next several months I'll be blogging the 1853 Oregon Trail journal of Elizabeth Goltra. Each day one of her entries will be posted and plotted on a map to track her progress across the plains. So, if you like fording creeks and cholera ...
David Korfhage

HOLC maps online - 1 views

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    Clickable online HOLC maps, as well as scans of neighborhood descriptions. Great for exploring discrimination in New Deal policies.
David Korfhage

Visualizing Emancipation - 7 views

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    An amazing digital visualization of emancipation events during the Civil War
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