Created by the Rare Book and Special Collections Division of the Library of Congress as part of its American Memory digitized library project, this site will eventually offer "28,000 primary source items dating from the seventeenth century to the present," covering "key events and eras in American history." The current site offers "fifty items from fourteen American states, the District of...

Located within the Austin Public Library, the Austin History Center is intended to provide the public with information about the history, current events, and activities of the city and environs. The Center contains over one million items, most of which can be located through the online search engine on their Web site. Along with brief synopses of their specialized collections (such as maps,...

Founded in 1824 and located in Philadelphia, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania contains one of the most important archives of material relating the history of Pennsylvania in the United States. Visitors to the site will want to examine the newsletter published by the Society, which relates details about ongoing events, lectures, and exhibitions, along with offering details about new...