History
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https://freedomarchives.org/
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.
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.
https://dncj.ugent.be/
The Dictionary of Nineteenth-Century Journalism (DNCJ) is a collaborative scholarly reference project uniting researchers from Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, France, the United States, and Belgium to document the full landscape of Victorian-era press and journalism. Covering individual journalists, editors, proprietors, printers, illustrators, publishers, and periodical titles in a single alphabetical sequence, it serves as a comprehensive reference for anyone studying 19th-century media culture.
https://the-orb.arlima.net/
ORB (Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies) is an academic encyclopedia and reference site written and maintained by medieval scholars for instructors and serious students. It offers an encyclopedia, textbook library, teaching resources, e-texts, and a reference shelf covering the breadth of medieval history and culture.
http://blancheparry.co.uk/
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.
https://restaurants.rip/
Restaurants in Peace is a memorial platform dedicated to closed and defunct restaurants, inviting visitors to share and relive memories of beloved eateries that no longer exist. With sections organized by city and a submission form for personal stories, it serves as a nostalgic community archive for food lovers mourning their favorite lost dining spots.
https://911realtime.org/
9/11 Realtime is an immersive multimedia educational tool created by Robbie Byrd that synchronizes video, audio, and news from September 11, 2001 in real time, allowing viewers to experience the day's events as they unfolded. Designed for classroom use alongside a structured curriculum, it presents a timeline-driven interface styled after classic Mac OS aesthetics, pulling together broadcast footage, audio recordings, and news tickers to document one of modern history's most significant events.
https://whilbr.org/
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.
http://reliablecommunications.net/
A rare digital archive preserving materials from the August 1991 Soviet coup attempt, compiled by researchers and academics from multiple universities including SUNY Oswego, University of Iowa, and the Rand Corporation. Visitors can access documents, images, mailing list archives, and papers related to this pivotal moment in Cold War history, originally distributed via anonymous FTP.
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.