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Resources :: Educational Materials

Online History Resources for Young Researchers

This list of children’s history resources was prepared by the North Baker Research Library and the Publications Department at the California Historical Society. Please also visit the California Cultural Directory (CCD) for a directory of over 900 cultural and historical institutions located in California.

 

African American History
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African American Museum and Library at Oakland at
the Oakland Public Library
www.oaklandlibrary.org/AAMLO/

African Americans in History
www.uga.edu/~iaas/History.html

African American Almanac
www.toptags.com/aama/

 

Latino/Mexican American History
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The Mexican Museum, San Francisco
www.folkart.com/~latitude/museums/m_mexsf.htm

 

Asian American History
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Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Northern California
www.jcccnc.org

National Japanese American Historical Society
www.nikkeiheritage.org

Chinatown Branch of the San Francisco Public Library
sfpl4.sfpl.org/branches/chinatown.html

The Chinese Historical Society of America
www.chsa.org

Japanese American Internment
www.oz.net/~cyu/internment/main.html

Japanese American National Museum
www.janm.org

 

Native American History
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Kid Info
www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Native_Americans.html

Marin Museum of Native Americans
www.marinindian.com

American Indians of the Pacific Northwest
memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/wauhtml/aipnhome.html

National Museum of the American Indian
www.nmai.si.edu

 

California History
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California Mission History
www.californiamissions.com/cahistory/

" California As I Saw It!" First Person Narratives of
California's Early Years, 1849-1900.
memory.loc.gov/ammem/cbhtml/cbhome.html

California History Online
www.californiahistory.net

 

U.S. Government History
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Ben’s Guide to the US Government
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/

U.S. Bill of Rights
http://rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/bill_of_rights/index.htm

 

General
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Kids Online Resources
www.kidsolr.com/history

San Francisco Public Library, Kid’s Page
http://sfpl4.sfpl.org/edc/resource.htm

San Francisco Facts; Most frequently Asked Questions
www.zpub.com/sf/history/sffaq.html

50 States.com
www.50states.com/

Library of Congress, American Memory
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/

America’s Story from America’s Library: Library of Congress
www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi

Gold Rush History:
http://malakoff.com/gorh.htm

California’s Untold Stories: Gold Rush
www.museumca.org/goldrush/

 

Periodicals and Current Events
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TIME for Kids
www.timeforkids.com

CNN Student News
http://fyi.cnn.com/fyi/