Resource Links
Civil War and American History Resources
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- Custer's Last Guidon
- Image of the Guidon carried by Custer's troops into the Battle of the Little Big Horn
- Guidon Maker
- If you want to have your own Guidon, you can have one made.
The Civil War
- U.S. Civil War Center
- Tremendous source for Civil War information. Goal is to identify all civil war related internet sites.
- Gettysburg Discussion Group
- If you want to find out anything about the battle of Gettysburg, visit this site.
- NCWA Home Page
- National Civil War Association. Renactments, encampments and lectures.
- Civil War Reenactors Homepage
- Information on Reenactors, upcoming events and more. Good site.
- Michigan State Battle Flags
- Nice presentation of civil war battle flags carried by units from the state of Michigan
- The Civil War Home Page
- More Civil War Information
- The American Civil War Homepage
- Another good source for Civil War information.
- Civil War Interactive
- Civil War Potpouri, editorials, reviews etc.
- Abraham Lincoln Online
- Information and internet resources about Lincoln.
- North Georgia History
- This site has information about both Native American Indians and the Civil War.
- John Wilkes Booth's Derringer
- Image of the Pistol used to kill Lincoln.
The Old West
- Kansas Gunfighters Home Page
- Information about a multitude of gunfighters, outlaw gangs etc.
- The Buffalo Soldiers
- Learn about the Black Cavalry units in the Old West
- General George A. Custer Home Page
- Explore some of the facts, myths and controversies about Custer and the Little Big Horn
- The Little Big Horn Associates
- Sources of information for the study General George A. Custer, Native American Indians and the clash of rival cultures on the Western Plains.
- Fort Phil Kearny / Bozeman Trail Association
- Dedicated to the preservation, development, interpretation, and promotion of sites at Fort Phil Kearny, the Fetterman and Wagon Box Battlefields, and along the Bozeman Trail
- Mountain Men and the Fur Trade
- Learn about this rugged breed of men who preceded the settlers and cowboys, but not the Indians, out West.
- The Santa Fe Trail
- Covers the history of and sites along the Santa Fe Trail
- Texas State Historical Association
- Good starting place to find information about Texas History
- The Shadows Of The Past Home Page
- Old West Reenactment Organization
- Billy the Kid Outlaw Gang
- A nonprofit organization whose purpose is to preserve, protect, and promote Billy The Kid/Pat Garrett history in New Mexico.
- Pony Express Home Station
- Find out how the mail used to be delivered in the Old West
- Oklahombres Online
- Group dedicated to the careful, correct research and preservation of lawman and outlaw history
- National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
- All cowboys should go here at least once
- Old West Newspapers
- See how some events were portrayed in the newspapers of the times
- American Cowboy Magazine
- The Magazine of Western Living, Personalities, Art, Music and More
- The James - Younger Gang Homepage
- Learn about the exploits of Jesse James and his outlaw gang
- The Overland Trail
- Learn about the Overland Trail courtesy of the only Overland Trail Stage Station to survive on its original site, Virginia Dale, Colorado.
- New Perspectives on The West
- PBS site featuring commentaries and information about the PBS Series The West
- Old Western Movies Online
- Watch old Westerns online
- Teddy Blue's Bunkhouse
- Cowboy Re-enacting and Western Movies
Native American Indian
- NativeWeb Home Page
- Wealth of Resources Concerning Native American Indians
- Mesa Verde National Park
- Ancient Indian Ruins
- Pueblo Cultural Center
- Information about the Pueblos of New Mexico
- The Heard Museum
- Museum of Southwest Indian Cultures
- First Nations / First Peoples Issues
- Some history, some politics, worth a look. Check out the Sioux Sun Dance article
- Archaeology Southwest
- Archaeology Southwest is a private nonprofit organization that explores and protects the places of our past across the American Southwest and Mexican Northwest. They have developed an integrated, conservation-based approach known as Preservation Archaeology.
- NativeTech
- Native American Technology and Art, emphasis on the Eastern Woodlands region.
Arizona
- Arizona Highways Online
- Arizona's award winning Magazine containing photos and stories of Arizona
- Ghost Towns of Arizona
- Visit the towns that were, but are no more - or are they?
- Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders
- Many of the Rough Riders were from Arizona
- Tombstone - The Movie
- Site dedicated to the movie Tombstone. Nice site with pics, clips and more.
- The Tombstone Epitaph Online
- Online edition of the newspaper from "The Town Too Tough To Die"
- The Unofficial Grand Canyon Explorer and the Official Grand Canyon Home Pages
- No trip to Arizona is complete without seeing the Grand Canyon
Other Historical Sites
- The History Net - Where history lives on the Web
- Informative site sponsored by the National Historical Society
- Discovering Lewis and Clark
- The visions and values inherent in the Northwest as Lewis and Clark saw it, and the way it is seen today.
- The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
- The interactive companion to the Ken Burns documentary on PBS
- This Day in History
- Find out what happened on this day in history. Brought to you by The History Channel