Mary Nix on March 13th, 2009

Hyper HistoryThis Hyper History website lets you choose a time period, a specific person or a specific event to learn more about.
Their website reads:
HHO is a landmark in web development, because people from around the world are encouraged to participate. Participation can take many forms, from supplying information that [...]

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Mary Nix on March 1st, 2009

March is Womens’ History Month.  Here are some resources to explore:

American Women’s History: A Research Guide

Department of Defense Celebrates Women’s History

Guide to Women in Canadian History

International Museum of Women

Iron Jawed Angels.

National Women’s Hall of Fame, Seneca Falls, NY

Native American Women

Scholastic’s Women in History Page

Suffragists Oral History Project, was conducted by the Univ. of California [...]

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Mary Nix on January 29th, 2009

Smithsonian’s, What do you know about America’s Presidents?offers some interesting profiles of our nation’s leaders.

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Mary Nix on September 10th, 2008

Here are some resources to help you celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month:

Smithsonian
Scholastic
Gale
Education World
Library of Congress
U.S Department of Labor

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Mary Nix on April 5th, 2008

A detailed description of A Student’s Guide to Music History:
R. J. Stove’s A Student’s Guide to Music History is a concise account, written for the intelligent lay reader, of classical music’s development from the early Middle Ages onwards. Beginning with a discussion of Hildegard von Bingen, a twelfth-century German nun and composer, and the [...]

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Mary Nix on March 19th, 2008

Best of History Web Sites is an award-winning portal created for history teachers, students, and general history enthusiasts. Best of History Web Sites contains annotated links to over 1000 history web sites as well links to hundreds of quality K-12 history lesson plans, history teacher guides, history activities, history games, history quizzes, and more throughout [...]

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