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Search databases for reliable, online history content for educators and students.
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Got questions about U.S. History? Ask a historian.
Baptist Origins
Protestant or not? Baptist practices have differed from those of other Protestants and from Catholics.
Website Reviews
An annotated guide to more than 250 of the most useful websites for teaching U.S. history with a full search feature.
Abraham Lincoln Historical Digitization Project
Examines Illinois history and the life of Abraham Lincoln in the years 1831 through 1860.
Rutgers Oral History Archives
Listen to oral history interviews with Americans who served overseas and on the home front during World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam, and the Cold War.
American Family Immigration History Center
Provides access to detailed records on the more than 25 million passengers and ship crew members who passed through Ellis Island between 1892 and 1924.
National Centers
Explore this listing of federal organizations and highlights of their resources for teaching and learning American history.
Preserve America
Preserve America is a White House initiative uniting the work of 11 federal agencies to support community efforts to preserve America's cultural and natural heritage.
U.S. Department of State
The U.S. Department of State offers a historic perspective of American diplomatic history with supporting primary and secondary sources.