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Princeton University Library's research guide walks students and researchers through the process of investigating U.S. local history, covering secondary sources, primary records, city directories, maps, genealogy resources, and state archives. Particularly strong on New Jersey history, it links to digital collections, WPA guides, and Princeton's own documentary projects on Trenton's 20th-century life.

The Freedom Archives is a San Francisco-based organization preserving over 12,000 hours of audio, video, and print materials documenting progressive movements for liberation and social justice from the late 1960s through the mid-1990s. Visitors can search digitized collections covering COINTELPRO, anti-imperialist activism, prisoner rights, Bay Area history, and international resistance movements, making it a remarkable resource for researchers and activists alike.

John Moore's meticulously researched history of Hele Bay, a small village near Ilfracombe in north Devon, traces human settlement from the Palaeolithic era through to modern times, complete with old photographs, maps, and references. Winner of the Barnstaple and District Civic Society Heritage Conservation Award in 2004, this site covers everything from Iron Age hillforts and Roman remains to smuggling, lime burning, and World Wars.

NavWeaps, created by Tony DiGiulian, is a comprehensive reference covering naval weapons of the world from 1880 to the present, including guns, torpedoes, missiles, mines, and anti-submarine systems. The site also hosts orders of battle for major 20th-century naval engagements, technical analyses of ships and their armaments, and articles from the International Naval Research Organization.

This is the guestbook for a personal Neocities-style site called 'eatsteas,' where visitors leave messages praising the creator's shrines and dream journal entries. The guestbook messages hint at a richly decorated personal site with creative features like wooden mannequin decorations and lucid dreaming content.

Catherine (also known as Fei) has built a richly themed personal site centered on her passion for medieval history, Catholic imagery, theology, and classical literature. Visitors will find shrines dedicated to games like Pathologic and The Witcher, original art, and a distinctive labyrinth aesthetic drawing from medieval iconography and devotion to Saint Catherine of Siena.

A detailed historical account of the devastating tornadoes and floods that swept across the United States in early 1913, created by hobbyist Ray after discovering period postcards documenting the disaster. The site covers affected communities, meteorological data from January through March 1913, failed bridges, and a postcard collection documenting the aftermath.

A digitized reproduction of the Ciba Review No. 1 from September 1937, dedicated to the history of medieval dyeing, dyers' guilds, and textile craftsmanship in the Middle Ages. The site is part of the larger elizabethancostume.net archive and covers topics like guild organization, the medieval love of color, and historical dye sources with period illustrations.

Junior General is a free community-driven resource dedicated to teaching history through paper soldier miniatures, tabletop wargames, and interactive classroom scenarios spanning Ancients through Modern conflicts. Visitors can download printable paper miniatures organized by historical era, access battle scenarios like Pearl Harbor and the Korean War, and find articles on historical gaming in the classroom.

A detailed research site dedicated to Blanche Parry, chief gentlewoman to Queen Elizabeth I, created by historian Ruth E. Richardson. Visitors will find biographical research, articles on Herefordshire churches and abbeys, Welsh ancestry tracing, and investigations into topics like Iron Age hillforts, medieval drama, and even who killed Richard III.