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A documentary, exhibit, paper, performance or web site based on the National History Day theme
Biographical information on people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. Searchable by birth and death years and places, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender. Results include images, audio, and articles from periodicals and reference books. more info.
Discovering Collection
Content covers history, literature, biography, science, and social studies. Resources include primary sources, essays, critical analyses, biographies, creative works, and multimedia. more info.
Encyclopædia Britannica Online
Accompanying the expansive encyclopedia articles are primary sources, news, websites, video, images, magazine articles, eBooks, and an interactive atlas. more info.
Historical New York Times, 1851–2009
Offers full page and article images with searchable full-text back to the first issue. See ProQuest Digital Microfilm for current articles. more info.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Social issues covered by pro/con viewpoint essays, topic overviews, primary source documents, biographies, court-case overviews, periodical articles, statistical tables, charts and graphs, images, and podcasts. more info.
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Step-by-step instructions on how to interpret the theme, choose a topic, create a research strategy, find background and context, gather sources and put together a bibliography.
https://sites.google.com/a/umn.edu/
hdmn2/
Databases vs. Websites: What's the Difference?
Tips on evaluating information and what the differences are between different types of online information.
http://www.hclib.org/teens/Differen
ce.cfm?Topic=Writing%2FResearch
&Display=Writing%20%26%20Research
Digital Collections & Services from the Library of Congress
Historic maps, photos, audio files, videos, documents and more can be found online here.
http://www.loc.gov/library/libarch-
digital.html
Google Patent Search
Information on inventions that changed the world.
http://www.google.com/?tbm=pts
Help with Connecting to Library Databases
Troubleshooting tips to use library databases from computers outside the library.
http://www.hclib.org/pub/search/Hel
pConnectingToLibraryDatabases.cfm
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History Day Projects
A documentary, exhibit, paper, performance or web site based on the National History Day theme
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Biography In ContextBiographical information on people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. Searchable by birth and death years and places, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender. Results include images, audio, and articles from periodicals and reference books. more info.
Discovering Collection
Content covers history, literature, biography, science, and social studies. Resources include primary sources, essays, critical analyses, biographies, creative works, and multimedia. more info.
Encyclopædia Britannica Online
Accompanying the expansive encyclopedia articles are primary sources, news, websites, video, images, magazine articles, eBooks, and an interactive atlas. more info.
Historical New York Times, 1851–2009
Offers full page and article images with searchable full-text back to the first issue. See ProQuest Digital Microfilm for current articles. more info.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Social issues covered by pro/con viewpoint essays, topic overviews, primary source documents, biographies, court-case overviews, periodical articles, statistical tables, charts and graphs, images, and podcasts. more info.
(Show more)
Websites
History Day Research in MinnesotaStep-by-step instructions on how to interpret the theme, choose a topic, create a research strategy, find background and context, gather sources and put together a bibliography.
https://sites.google.com/a/umn.edu/
hdmn2/
Databases vs. Websites: What's the Difference?
Tips on evaluating information and what the differences are between different types of online information.
http://www.hclib.org/teens/Differen
ce.cfm?Topic=Writing%2FResearch
&Display=Writing%20%26%20Research
Digital Collections & Services from the Library of Congress
Historic maps, photos, audio files, videos, documents and more can be found online here.
http://www.loc.gov/library/libarch-
digital.html
Google Patent Search
Information on inventions that changed the world.
http://www.google.com/?tbm=pts
Help with Connecting to Library Databases
Troubleshooting tips to use library databases from computers outside the library.
http://www.hclib.org/pub/search/Hel
pConnectingToLibraryDatabases.cfm
Show all websites
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