~ Early Web Links ~

The Digital Library on American Slavery, hosted at UNC Greensboro, is a centralized scholarly database compiling tens of thousands of primary source documents related to enslavement in the American South, including bills of sale, runaway slave notices, legislative petitions, and trans-Atlantic slave trade records. With over 200,000 named individuals searchable by name, keyword, and state, it serves as an indispensable research tool for historians, genealogists, and anyone studying the history of American slavery.

Trick or Treat is a fanlisting dedicated to Halloween, the beloved holiday, run by webmistresses Lacy and Stephanie as part of their 10-31.net network. With over 320 registered fans and a listing on The Fanlistings Network, it serves as a gathering place for Halloween enthusiasts worldwide.

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.

Anarchy Archives is a comprehensive online research library dedicated to anarchist history, theory, and literature, featuring primary texts and writings from major figures like Emma Goldman, Peter Kropotkin, Bakunin, and Proudhon. Hosted at Pitzer College, the archive covers pivotal historical events such as the Paris Commune, Haymarket Massacre, and Spanish Civil War, making it an invaluable reference for students and scholars of anarchist thought.

Anand Dange's personal link collection brings together an extensive array of Marathi-language websites, Hindi and Marathi music resources, Indian news outlets, and Bay Area practical resources for Indian immigrants. The page serves as a curated gateway to Marathi culture online, including sites for Pu.La. Deshpande, Marathi songs, cricket, and California transit and DMV information.

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.

Codnor.info is a detailed local history and heritage resource dedicated to the village of Codnor and its surrounding district in Derbyshire, England, covering topics from medieval charters and castle history to mining disasters and WWI servicemen. Created by Stuart Saint, the site draws on legal deeds, National Archives, old photographs, and contributions from local residents to document streets, schools, churches, and the people who shaped the community.

World History Matters is a portal created by the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University, curating peer-reviewed educational websites covering world and global history topics from the French Revolution to the Gulag to Maritime Asia. Teachers, scholars, and students will find primary sources, teaching modules, online exhibits, and curriculum resources spanning centuries and continents.

WHILBR (Western Maryland's Historical Library) is a digital archive preserving the rich history of Allegany, Garrett, and Washington counties in Maryland, with over 70 collections of photographs, newspapers, rare books, and historical documents. Highlights include collections on the Battle of Antietam, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, African American history, and rare land patents dating back to the 1730s.

John Deitz's personal site centers on family history and genealogy, with a substantial volume dedicated to the Brookhaven/South Haven Hamlets of Long Island including local history, censuses, and cemetery surveys. The site also branches into motorcycling travel logs, a film collection, and recipes, but the genealogy and hometown history sections are clearly the largest and most developed.