Websites - Secondary Sources

Excellent site sponsored by the Library of Congress. Use the "Meet Amazing Americans" link to look for biographical information about important people in American history. Click on the "Jump Back in Time" link to look for information about different eras in American history.

This will provide links to several American Experience documentary films about a wide variety of topics in American history. Many of these documentaries are viewable online and include topics like The Dust Bowl, Whaling in history, Earth Day and the modern environmental movement among others.

PBS does a lot of documentaries on history topics. These documentaries are generally well-researched and a reliable source of information for your project.

Homepage for The History Channel. LOTS of information on a wide variety of historical topics available here.

Access Newspaper Archive and EBSCO's Student Research Center can be found here. Available to all Wisconsin residents for free - use your public library card number to log in if necessary.

List of topics in Wisconsin history. Clicking on a topic will take you to an article about that topic. Excellent source for Wisconsin topics.

Explore Wisconsin history by date or era at this website. Clicking on an era will bring up a list or resources that go along with that era. Usually begins with a short article about the the topic and then

Excellent source for a wide variety of primary and secondary sources. Lots of world history information.

PBS does a lot of documentaries on history topics. These documentaries are generally well-researched and a reliable source of information for your project.

Homepage for The History Channel. LOTS of information on a wide variety of historical topics available here.

Access Newspaper Archive and EBSCO's Student Research Center can be found here. Available to all Wisconsin residents for free - use your public library card number to log in if necessary.