Located on the Ariege River in the south of France, the town of Pamiers is an important part of the attractive rural setting in these parts. Some may find it surprising that the town was where a key text in the history of mathematics was written almost 600 years ago. This wonderful feature from the Mathematical Association of America's "Loci" feature describes the Pamiers Manuscript and its...

1001 Inventions is dedicated to "Discovering the Past, Inspiring a Better Future." Uplifting work that spans cultures, faiths, and genders to impact our global world, the organization particularly aimed at "rais[ing] awareness of the creative golden age of Muslim civilization that stretched from Spain to China." Readers new to the work of the organization may want to begin on the About 1001...

The University of Missouri Digital Library has a range of digital collections covering much of the fine Show Me State, along with other regions of the United States and the globe. This particular collection brings together key documents that tell the story of British religious, legal, and political history from the 1600s to the 1800s. Visitors can browse at their leisure or perform complex...

The University of Houston has increased its digital offerings in recent years to allow visitors to make their way through everything from home retail pamphlets from the 1920s to copper plate engravings from Theodor de Bry's "Grandes Voyages." This particular collection offers users access to 80 different menus from the 1850s and 1860s. The menus are taken from establishments that were located all...

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if Tsar Nicholas II, Vladimir Lenin, and Grigori Rasputin had access to social media during the Russian Revolution of 1917? A team of Russian writers, artists, and software developers, with the support from the State Archive of Russian Federation, the Russian State Archive of Literature and Art, and a number of other museums and institutions, have...

Map collector and cartographer David Rumsey has done a fine public service by placing thousands of his own maps online over the past decade. In the past few years, he and his colleagues have introduced new additions to the site via their friendly and interesting blog. This particular addition features some two dozen remarkable maps created by children during the 19th century. Many of these old...

Since Scout’s founding in 1994, our staff has included a steady stream of map lovers. The Scout Report has featured maps of small townships in the south of England, maps of uncolonized territories in the American West, maps of ancient Indian dynasties - and with this resource, 40 maps that explain the Roman Empire. This fascinating collection brings the political, social, and economic realities of...

Originally a project between KALW public radio and the American Institute of Architects in San Francisco, 99% Invisible is a brainy online radio program that investigates all the design mysteries that are hidden just below the surface of the everyday world. For instance, how did inflatable men end up flopping around in front of car lots? Or where did the fortune cookie come from? Or who invented...

This report, published in conjunction with a 2011 symposium on the Berlin Wall, is the first of a three part history and covers the years 1945 to 1961. A joint project between the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the National Archives and Records Administration - National Declassification Center, the publication can be read in its entirety on this site. To understand the human impact of the...

Historians and educators may enjoy this resource about Saint-Domingue, the former French colony that is now Haiti. The site provides primary sources and translated versions of documents from the late 18th century that help viewers "grapple with existing historiographies of this period and geography." Readers may want to begin by browsing the Background Notes section, which introduces key topics...