Get a map of your city, village or state and play "20 Questions". The questions have to be yes or no questions. This really helps kids with reading and skill builds their logic and reasoning abilities. They will also benefit by learning more about the place they live, which builds pride and self esteem.

-- Parents That Make a Difference, 3/17/99

Find out what people did for fun 100 years ago and then have a Century Party. You could pull taffy or square dance. Costumes might be interesting.

Have you ever made your own soap, toothpaste, butter, etc? Instructions for making such projects may be found in books available at any public library.

Take a carriage or hay ride with your family.

Serve some tempting dishes that your ancestral family might have eaten such as Danish dumplings, lasagna, sauerkraut, sushi, lox and bagels, johnnycakes, smoked dried jerky, or French pastry! What items were on your ancestor's menu?

Make a time capsule. Get a sturdy box. Place in it various items that are important to you and your family. Some things you might put in it are a cassette recording of your family, a family photo, a stamp, a coin, a movie ticket, a bulletin from church, school papers, report cards, family artwork, poems, etc. Mark the box with the date it can be opened, such as in one year or five years....Don't forget where you hide the box!!

Interview the oldest living members of your family, and record the interview on tape or video or in written form. Possible interview topics are childhood memories, holidays, changes they have seen, historical events, family members, family customs, education, transportation, recreation, marriage and later life, and their philosophy of life.

Learn some interesting information about the history, culture, food, language, or geography of a country where your ancestors lived.

-- HSTUAC Digest V3 #1593, 3/30/99

General Ulysses S. Grant

Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln Online
The American Civil War
A Nation Divided: The U.S. Civil War 1861 - 1865
Civil War Live
Lesson Plan: The Civil War
The Underground Railroad
Underground Railroad

A Five-Pointed Star in One Snip (Betsy Ross)
The Betsy Ross Homepage
The Star-Spangled Banner
The Star-Spangled Banner Flag House

Gallery of Early American Portraits
Crossroads: A K-16 American History Curriculum
National Archives Exhibit Hall
A Helping Hand: A Social Studies Index

Amelia Earhart
The Ninety-Nines: Women in Aviation History

American Colonies
American History Before 1860

American Revolution
American Revolution (History Online)
American Revolutionary War
The Life of George Washington

About American History
American West
The Amistad Case
Are We There Yet?
Baptism of Fire: Soldiers and Civilians at the First Battle of Manassas
Benjamin Franklin: American Statesman & Inventor
Colonial Williamsburg

Electronic Field Trips: Ellis Island Unit
Ellis Island: A Pictorial History
Liberty State Park

The Empire State Building

Crossroads: A K-16 American History Curriculum
Encyclopedia Smithsonian
Explore Rocky Mountain National Park
Federal Gov't. Resources: Legislative Branch
50 States and Capitals
Going to a Museum? A Teacher's Guide
Grolier Online: The American Presidency

Discovering Lewis & Clark
Homesteader Interdisciplinary Unit
The Journals of Lewis & Clark
The Journey of Lewis & Clark
Lewis & Clark Expedition
Lewis & Clark in North Dakota
Lewis & Clark Online Base Camp (National Geographic)

Blank Base Maps of the US
Juelie's State Flower Garden of Gifs
Maine Studies Sites
Making of America
Michigan Teachers' Stuff
Model T Road Trip
National Archives and Records Administration
Native American Navigator
North Georgia Timeline (Prehistory thru 1865)
On the Road Again: A GeoPolitical Survey of the U.S.
The Oregon Trail
Pony Express Information
Radio Days: A WebQuest
The Soda Fountain
Stately Knowledge: Facts About the United States
Teaching with Historic Places
Texas Civil War Map of Battles
1755: The French and Indian War
Thanksgiving Resources from The Bellingham Schools
United States Map & Game
US Government Lesson Plans

Utah Centennial Studies
Utah History

The Gold Rush
The West
The White House for Kids: A Virtual Tour

Please bear with me as I try to organize these links better.