These sites are jointly recommended and maintained by librarians at Westminster Public Library and Front Range Community College Library.

HISTORY

Colorado History
United States History
World History
Primary Source Documents

Colorado History

• Colorado Biographies
  http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/arcbiog.html
  A list of famous historical Coloradans with brief biographies. From the Colorado State Archives.
   
• Notable Coloradans
  http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/biopage.html
  This site is also from the Colorado State Archives. A list of contemporary prominent Coloradans in the fields of literature, entertainment, art,  music, athletics, politics, and business. Includes brief biographies.
   
• Westminster, Colorado
  http://www.ci.westminster.co.us/29.htm
  A brief history of Westminster.

United States History

• United States History
  http://countrystudies.us/united-states/
  Provides historical information from the earliest Americans through the Clinton Administration. Website sponsored by the Department of State.

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World History

• The Days of History
  http://www.hist.unt.edu/web_resources/today_in_history_sites.htm
  A collection of websites that document what happened on different days throughout history.
   
• HistoryWorld
  http://www.historyworld.net/
  You can search by topic: A-Z. Also includes tours through time, timelines, and articles.
   
• Hyper History
  http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html
  Provides history timelines, people, events, and historical maps
   
• Internet History Sourcebooks Project
  http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/
  Created by Fordham University. This site explores ancient, medieval, and modern history in great detail.

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Primary Source Documents

• American Memory
  http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/browse/
  This site, from the Library of Congress, provides still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience.
   
• Colorado Historical Newspaper Collection
  http://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/
  This site provides access to newspapers throughout Colorado from 1859-1923.
   
• Encyclopedia Britannica's Guide to Black History
  http://search.eb.com/blackhistory/browse?browseId=252384
  Primary documents, including excerpts from books, newspaper and magazine articles, laws and court decisions, and speeches.
   
• Eurodocs
  http://eudocs.lib.byu.edu/index.php/Main_Page
  Primary source documents for European history
   
• The Internet History Sourcebooks Project
  http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/
   
• Library of Congress Primary Source Sets
  http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/
  Library of Congress primary sources, organized by "Rural Partnership at the University of Northern Colorado".
   
• Primary Source Index
  http://www.thenagain.info/thenagain/Sources/SourcesIndex.htm

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Updated: 2/24/10