History Resources


  • Art History
    A timeline from 20000 B.C.; information continues to be added.
  • Biography.com
    Short biographies (three to 5 paragraphs) by the A&E channel. Includes contemporary, historic, literary and political figures.

  • Colorado Historic Newspapers
    147 newspapers published in CO from 1859 to 1923
  • Colorado's Main Streets
    is a website that brings together a series of virtual walking tours created by the historical societies or history museums from 5 Colorado communities, Denver, Littleton, Loveland, Sterling, and Westminister.

  • Heritage West
    brings together digital collecions from throughout the western US. These collections represent the cultural, scientific and historical heritage from numerous museums, libraries, historical societies and archives.
  • Library of Congress Digital Collections
    rare collections and collections unavailable anywhere else include: American History & Culture, Historic Newspapers, International Collections, Prints and Photographs, Veterans History, Browse by Topic and more...
  • Library of Congress Photos
    The Library of Congress has loaded 3100 of their most popular photos (most are public domain) on Flickr.

  • US National Archives & Records Administration
    an independent Federal agency, is America's national recordkeeper. Researchers, genealogists, and others can now search for records ranging from the details of battles to immigration information remotely and free of charge.
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