History
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http://mythencyclopedia.com/
The Encyclopedia of Myths is a comprehensive A-to-Z reference covering mythological figures, legends, and folklore from cultures around the world, including Greek, Norse, Egyptian, African, and Native American traditions. Published by The Gale Group, it offers hundreds of individual articles spanning characters like Achilles, Athena, and Anansi alongside broader topics like Animals in Mythology and Arthurian Legends.
http://microworks.net/pacific
A detailed reference site covering the United States Navy's role in the Pacific War from 1941 to 1945, documenting the naval campaigns, battles, and operations of World War II in the Pacific theater. History enthusiasts will find this a focused and organized index into one of the most significant naval conflicts of the 20th century.
http://followthedrinkinggourd.org/
A deeply researched cultural history of the American folksong 'Follow the Drinking Gourd,' tracing its origins, its role in Underground Railroad mythology, and its evolution through the Civil Rights and folk revival movements. The site critically examines the song's authenticity, covers roughly 200 recordings and dozens of publications, and includes a teachers' guide, timeline, gazetteer, and bibliographic appendices.
https://wtj.com/portal
War Times Journal Portal is a curated directory of military and war-related links spanning conflicts from the Napoleonic era through WWII, organized into categories like weapons, museums, research archives, and gaming. It serves as a gateway to resources on military history, living history groups, battlefields, and wargaming communities, making it a useful hub for history enthusiasts and researchers alike.
http://prrths.com/
The Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the heritage of the Pennsylvania Railroad, once known as 'The Standard Railroad of the World.' This splash page redirects visitors to the society's updated website at prrths.org, serving as a gateway for railroad history enthusiasts and collectors.
http://joskingston.org/LDEN/LDENCONTENTS.html
Jos Kingston's detailed historical study of life in Elizabethan-era Norton, Sheffield, covers occupation, social class, poverty, and parish records spanning 1560 to 1650. Downloadable baptism, marriage, and burial records make this a valuable resource for family historians and local historians researching the period.
https://palquest.org/
PalQuest is an interactive encyclopedia dedicated entirely to the Palestine Question, offering thousands of chronologically and thematically organized events, biographies, primary documents, and place entries. It serves as a comprehensive reference platform covering historical figures, UN resolutions, refugee camps, and key moments from 1948 onward, presented in both English and Arabic.
https://tilde.club/~kjhealy
Kieran Healy's mid-1990s personal homepage from his time as a sociology graduate student at Princeton University, brimming with early-web charm including bus directions from Cork, Ireland, link collections to Alta Vista and Lycos, and a mix of academic and personal interests. A genuine time capsule of 1995-1996 web culture, complete with hit counters, Netscape optimization notices, and an Irish expat's perspective on life in New Jersey.
https://inthe00s.com/
InThe00s was a long-running messageboard community born on amiright.com around 1998, and this site preserves its archived posts following the board's shutdown in February 2025. A valuable snapshot of early 2000s internet community culture, the archive lets visitors revisit the conversations and discussions that defined the forum over its many years.
https://genealogyindexer.org/
Genealogy Indexer is a free search engine covering over 2 million scanned pages of historical directories, yizkor books, military lists, and school records, focused primarily on Central and Eastern European Jewish genealogy. Researchers can browse collections spanning dozens of countries and regions, with tools for transliterating between Latin, Cyrillic, and Hebrew scripts to aid in tracing family histories across linguistic boundaries.