Here is the explanation of how the land grants given to the railroads through the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 worked in the text from the General Land Office to the Department of the Interior.

A biographical view of Maria Mitchell who becomes the first woman in the Western Hemisphere to discover a comet.

Learn about Ida B Wells, Rosa Parks, and Fannie Lou Hammer, all female African American activists who fought for justice and equality.

See a copy of the document that enacted legislation for the development of a transcontinental railroad. Included is the text of the document also.

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this is a timeline of the history of Mexico and Central America with descriptions, dates and relevant images.

Interactive timeline allows visitors to view representative works of Japanese art in a segmented chronology that extends from AD 500 to 1000. Includes examples from different periods in Japanese history and from all geographical regions....

The origins, evolution and diversification of dinosaurs through geologic time are described, as well as their portrayal in Hollywood movies. There is also information about how birds evolved from dinosaurs.

A leading suffragist and abolitionist, Lucy Stone dedicated her life to battling inequality on all fronts.

This is the home page of the Nabu Museum in El-Heri, in Ras Al Shaqa', in the North of Lebanon. The museum houses both ancient and modern art. The site is available in both English and Arabic.

The National WWII Museum tells the story of the American experience in the war that changed the world so that all generations will understand the price of freedom and be inspired by what they learn. This site includes teacher resources,...

Inquiry research is self-directed and project-based on the grade-level curriculum. Middle schoolers begin an area of inquiry research becoming a critical historian. Focusing on research writing involves reading and a digital search on...

A conversation with film actor William Dafoe, from a lecture series sponsored by the museum. Click on the appropriate link to access the interview in audio format or a text transcript.

For this lesson, learners research Saint John history using the materials in the New Brunswick Museum's virtual exhibit.

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the Byzantine era intaglio "Intaglio Gemstone with Saint Theodore Teron Slaying a Multiheaded Dragon" with a description and images of the piece.

This article describes different forms of Maya art - architecture, sculpture and carving, stucco, murals, written works, ceramics, textiles, and body art. It also notes the many collections of Maya art in museums around the world.

This site offers 16 primary source photos from the Battle of Britain including brief descriptions.

Accompany scientists on an exciting trip to the Galapagos as they make a film on the islands for IMAX. Featured are a fantastic photo journal and video footage.

Guides and interactive tools to understand how remote sensing works. It includes links to several articles on various aspects of remote sensing.

Archaeologists will be digging through the history at The Forks in Winnipeg during the summer of 2008. This is the largest site to be examined as yet.

This article and accompanying video tells the story of how Churchill's speech helped Maria Blewitt during Battle of Britain. See a copy of her letter in the video.

This resource details the neo-classical engraving of the "Colosseum" by an unkown italian artist of the 19th century, with a description and images of the engraving.

Did you know that Portuguese port wine was matured in Newfoundland for over 300 years?These historic wine vaults went from days of glory to disrepair. They now make up the Newman Wine Vaults Provincial Historic Site, and are profiled in...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a collection of objects and images from the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum which uses artists' responses to Shakespeare and historical objects from Shakespeare's time to...

A collection of over 25,000 black and white architectural photographs that were discovered in a dilapidated house owned by the Indiana Limestone Company in Bedford, Indiana. These images of residences, churches, universities, museums,...