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Take a Break with History |
Man or woman does not live by research and writing alone. When you need
a break, try these history-related sites. Most are strictly for fun, though
if you are in a serious mood about history and the Internet, there is food
for thought about that, too.
History Museums and Historic Sites You Can Visit
on the Internet
Take a few minutes to take a virtual trip to one of these museums or historic
sites. Perhaps you can go there in person one day. Most of these sites
include a significant amount of visual material. Unfortunately, that means
that some may be slow to access.
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National Museum
of American History. I especially recommend the museum's Virtual
Exhibitions.
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Egyptian Museum (Cairo).
You will have to do a lot of selecting of individual artifacts but it will
be worth it. The graphics are very well done.
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Royal British Columbia
Museum, Victoria, B.C. Nice photographs of exhibits about the Canadian
province that was once part of the old Oregon country. On this page, select
one of the galleries or, if available, a temporary exhibit. Clicking on
the small photographs will produce a larger image. The RBCM claims to be
among the world's top ten museums. I can believe it. I have been there.
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Old Sturbridge Village. This
is an outdoor museum in south central Massachusetts.
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Shelburne Museum. This is
an outdoor museum near Burlington, Vermont.
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National Civil Rights Museum
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near the site of the slaying of Martin Luther King, Jr., Memphis, Tennessee.
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National Museum of the American Indian,
New York City. A unit of the Smithsonian Institution.
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Hancock
Shaker Village. Virtual tour of this living history museum just outside
Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
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Colonial Williamsburg. Restored eighteenth-century
capital of the colony of Virginia.
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Mount Vernon. George Washington's
home near Alexandria, Virginia.
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Mystic Seaport. Outdoor museum in
southern Connecticut.
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White House Virtual
Tours
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Museum of Science
and Industry (Manchester, England). Select Exhibitions.
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British
Museum: Ancient Greeks Virtual Tour
History Quizzes
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The Open House Quiz Show.
Created by the Department of History, University of Saskatchewan. Take
the world history quiz. There are ten questions. You will get immediate
feedback, with an explanation of the correct answers. To take another quiz,
select "Try the quiz again" at the end of the quiz you are taking. Some
of the questions will be new, some repeated. There are also quizzes on
Canadian history and Saskatchewan history.
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QuizSite: History.
Four quizzes to choose from: Ancient China, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome,
United States.
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Professor Klein's Time Machine.
Trivia quiz involving exact dates in history. Colorful site which includes
photographs of events and places.
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History Channel Quiz.
Although the questions are based on programs shown the previous week, go
ahead and give the current quiz a try. Answers will be posted the following
week, along with a new quiz.
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Presidential Questions
and Trivia. Sponsored by the National Park Service.
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Music
History Quiz. Covers more than music.
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The 5 ? Art
History Quiz. This is a Canadian site, authored by Carol Sutton. Changes
each month.
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Andy
Winslow's History Quiz.
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Test Your Women's History I.Q.
Miscellaneous
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This Day in History,
produced by the History Channel. Has feature articles and brief citations
about events that happened on the current day, a list of persons born on
that day, and songs popular on that day in specific years. Also, you can
call up any day of the year and see similar information.
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Historic Events & Birthdates
(from Scope Systems). Birthdays, deathdays, events, holidays, and religious
observances of the current day. Also, one can choose any day of the year.
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The
World According to Student Bloopers. Compiled by Paul Lederer from
submissions from social studies teachers and history professors throughout
the United States. Example: "Henry VIII found walking difficult because
he had an abbess on his knee."
Some Serious Reading
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