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• New York State Museum's Excavations on Pearl Street, Downtown Albany,
• New York State Museum's Excavations in Waterford, NY
• Archeological Excavations at Johnson Hall State Historic Site,
• Archeological Excavations at John Jay Homestead State Historic Site,
• Historical and Archeological Resources of Castleton Island State Park,
• Some of Paul Huey's Papers (annotated ref's to Crown Point, " " to 16 & 17th century Dutch, and " " Ganondagon)
• New York State Archaeological Association: The NYSAA is the state-wide organization of amateur (and professional) archaeologists with many chapters across the state, including the Adirondack, William M. Beauchamp, and Chenango Chapters, of which I am (or used to be) an active member.

Lorenzo State Historic Site, (my favorite place of all),
Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum,
Gerritt Smith Virtual Museum: Gerritt Smith was a friend of Frederick Douglass, and leader in abolition, women's rights, etc.,
114th New York Volunteers, raised in Cazenovia and Norwich in 1861,
157th New York Volunteers, Infantry, was raised in Cortland and Madison counties in 1862,
Oneida Indian Nation

ERIE CANAL HISTORY (some of which have been posted by the Department of History at Rochester University*):

• The Erie Canal by Frank Sadowski Jr., with GREAT graphics
• A Guide to Canal Records in the New York State Archives,
• Noble S. Whitford's 1906 History of the Canal System of the State of New York*, with maps and illustrations!>
• New York State Museum, Durham Project,
• John H. Rutherford's 1825 Facts and Observations of the Erie Canal*,

Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum,

• Erie Canal Museum in the Syracuse Weighlock,
• Langbein's Hydrology and Environmental Aspects of Erie Canal (1817-99)*,
• Robert Fulton's 1796 A Treatise On the Improvement of Canal Navigation*,
• Ethel M. Springer's 1923 Canal-Boat Children from Monthly Labor Review 16(2)*,
• Anonymous 1829 The Great Water Highway through New York State*,
• Jacob Abbott's Marco Paul's Travels on the Erie Canal*,
• Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1835 The Canal Boat, Rochester, and The Inland Port*,
• James Stewart's 1833 Three Years in North America*,
• Francis Trollop's 1828 Captain Basil Hall's "Travels"*,
• Thomas S. Woodcock's 1836 Some Account of a Trip to the "Falls of Niagara"*,

• Colonial Albany Social History Project,
• New York State Museum, Durham Project,
• New York State Newspaper Project,
• New Netherlands Project,

• New York State Museum Publications,
• New York State Historical Association,
• New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation,
• New York State Archives and Records Administration (SARA),
• New York State Library,
• Corning Museum of Glass,
• New York History Net,
• * The Iroquois Confederacy "All materials may or may not be accurate, totally factual or even correct, so if there is any problems blame the authors."
• Guide to Records Relating to Native Americans in the New York State Archives,
• Guide to Records Relating to the Revolutionary War in the New York State Archives,
• Photographic Collections in the New York State Archives,

• Mount Independence Coalition,
• Vermont Archaeological Society,
• Council for Northeast Historical Archaeology,
• Eastern States Archaeological Federation.

• Jamestown Rediscovery,
• Uncovering Traces of Historic Kecoughtan,
• Middle Atlantic Archaeology Conference,
• Flowerdew Hundred, 28 Jun 2008

• Shirley Plantation,
• Sherwood Forest Plantation,
• Berkely Plantation,
• James River Plantations page (including Shirley, Westover, Sherwood Forest, Berkeley, and Evelynton)

• Library of Virginia, the Digital Library Program, and the Dictionary of Virginia Biography,
• Valentine Museum, or another web page for the Val,
• Guide to Virginia's Civil War tours (a favorite of mine and Maggie's),
• Museum of the Confederacy,
• Mariner's Museum,
• Colonial National Park (Jamestown/Yorktown),
• John Marshall House,
• Pamplin Park,
• Virginia Historical Society,
• Richmond Attractions and History,
• Virginia Association of Museums,

• Virginia Genealogy Web Ring,
• Guide to Historic Virginia,
• James River Batteau Festival,
• Virginia Canal and Navigation Society,
• Virginia Repositories,
• Virginia Division for Historic Preservation,

•  London Town Foundation / Lost Towns of Anne Arundel,
• Archaeological Society of Maryland,
• Historic St. Mary's City,
• Maryland Historic Trust,
• Maryland State Archives,
• Archaeological Treasures at Fort McHenry,
• Coalition To Protect Maryland Burial Sites, Inc.,

 

History of Photography

• History of Photography,
• The Daguerreian Society,
• Photographic Collections in the New York State Archives,

• Map Collection at SUNY at Stony Brook with New York State maps of which my favorites are:
• 1656 Visscher (this has the word "Wieskottine" above the Esopus River),
• 1700 Romer, showing the route taken to the Oneida Village,
• 1776 Sautier,
• 1797 Anonymous (upper Mohawk), and
• 1802 DeWitt (same as below)
• Rare Map Collection at the Hargrett Library, University of Georgia of which my favorites are:
• 1783 Faden,
• 1776 Bowles, and
• 1864 Sherman's Campaign.
• Early New York State Maps, posted by Yours Truly, focus on Central New York, primarily Madison and Chenango Counties
• Amos Lay and Arthur J. Stansburys' Map of the Northern Part of New York State 1801,
• Simeon DeWitt's Map of New York State 1802,
• Amos Lay's Map of New York State 1812,
• John H. Eddy's Map of the State of New York ...1818,
• Amos Lay's Map of the State of New York (2nd edition of Lay's 1817 map) 1820,
• William Williams' Tourist Map of the State of New York 1827,
• David H. Burr's Map of Madison County, republished in 1839 by Stone & Clark, and
• 1875 D.G. Beers Atlas of Madison County, Outline Map of Madison County.
• Richmond Virginia and Vicinity (the NOAA maps are large and will take a bit of time to load)
• Henrico County, 1862 (NOAA) 3 Jul 2008
• Richmond - Petersburg area during the war (NOAA) 3 Jul 2008
• City of Richmond, 1858 (NOAA) 3 Jul 2008
• Vicinity of Richmond and Part of the Peninsula, 1864 (NOAA) 3 Jul 2008
• Bermuda Hundred and along the James River, 1867 (shows fortifications galore!) (NOAA) 3 Jul 2008
• Cold Harbor, 1867 (shows fortifications galore!) (NOAA) 3 Jul 2008
• Defense of Richmond, 1867 Absolutely the most impressive map I have ever seen! (NOAA) 3 Jul 2008

• Anthronet / Anthropology List Services,
• Archnet / Historic Archaeology internet resources and links,
• Society for Historical Archaeology,
• Directory of Archaeological Societies and News Letters,
• Society for American Archaeology, and
• Smithsonian Institute Archaeological Web Sites

• Five Points Archaeology in New York City,
• Archaeological research on the site of the Museum of the American Indian, Washington, DC, and
• Archaeological Investigations at Andersonville Civil War Prison Camp,

• USGS Data Base of Geographic Place Names,
• National Archives and Record Administration,
• Library of Congress,
• 1918 Influenza Epidemic,
• French & Indian War,
• American Revolution, links and resources,
• Civil War Links,


• Virginia Civil War tours,
• Index of Civil War Information available on the Internet, from the US Civil War Center
• The Mahican Channel, Fort Edward, Fort Ticonderoga, and the Hudson Valley (and Lake Champlain)
• The Making of America, a digital library of primary sources, mostly social and religious serials,
• "Ask a Historian" post questions to National Park Service Historians, or view a list of NPS Historians and their fields of expertise