History
145 sites
http://erraticimpact.com/
Erraticimpact hosts web pages dedicated to Sonia Pressman Fuentes, a pioneering feminist lawyer and author who was one of the founders of NOW (National Organization for Women). The site serves as a tribute and resource for learning about her life, career, and contributions to the women's rights movement in America.
https://libguides.princeton.edu/history/LocalHistoryUS
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.
https://publications.newberry.org/ahcb/pages/Pennsylvania.html
The Newberry Library's Atlas of Historical County Boundaries Project offers comprehensive maps, chronologies, and data covering every Pennsylvania county's historical boundaries, names, and organizational changes from the state's earliest counties through the year 2000. Researchers can explore interactive maps, download GIS shapefiles, KMZ files for Google Earth, and printer-friendly PDFs detailing all 67 counties including extinct and proposed counties.
http://navweaps.com/
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.
https://ilmacoupin.whalen-family.org/mines/index.html
Part of the ILGenWeb project, this page documents the coal mines and mining history of Macoupin County, Illinois, including detailed accounts of the dramatic 1898 Virden-Pana Mine Wars and listings of individual mine locations. Visitors will find historical newspaper clippings, firsthand accounts from miners, articles by historian Victor Hicken, and photographs related to labor unrest and union organizing in southern Illinois.
http://combinedfleet.com/
Nihon Kaigun is a comprehensive reference site dedicated to the Imperial Japanese Navy of World War II, covering topics from battleships and aircraft carriers to tactics, logistics, ordnance, and doctrine. With partner resources like a WW2 Database and IJN Doctrine forum, it serves as a hub for serious researchers and enthusiasts of Pacific War naval history.
http://contemporary-home-computing.org/still-there
Created by net artist and researcher Olia Lialina, 'Still There' documents the remnants of early web culture through essays on Geocities ruins, Rotterdam's internet cafés, and the backgrounds of Dutch social network Hyves. Part of a formal academic research programme, this project offers a thoughtful archaeological look at the visual and social artifacts of the early internet.
http://tabula-rasa.info/DarkAges/Timeline1.html
Created by David Carroll and Kyla Ward, this meticulously researched timeline traces the history of horror from the 13th century through the 19th, covering everything from the Inquisition and Dante's Inferno to Gothic novels and the Marquis de Sade. Each entry links to detailed articles on key figures and works, making it an impressive reference for anyone interested in the dark cultural and literary heritage that shaped the horror genre.
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://battleoffulford.org.uk/
A detailed research site dedicated to the Battle of Fulford on 20 September 1066, the often-overlooked first major battle of that pivotal year, featuring archaeological findings, soil surveys, landscape maps, and over 12 years of field investigation by C. Jones. Visitors can explore battle sequences, metal-reprocessing finds, literature references, and ongoing efforts to protect the battlefield from development.