Web Directory

» Colonial America Newspapers
   Information about the beginning of newspapers in the colonies, beginning with the first one published in 1690 (Benjamin Harris' Publick Occurrences), which lasted only one issue before being suppressed.
   http://www.historybuff.com/library/refcolonial.html

» Colonial America Resources
   Electronic copies of Poor Richard's Almanac, and other materials from 1700's.
   http://www.gettysburg.edu/~tshannon/his341/colonialamer.htm

» Colonial America Scavenger Hunt
   Project has 35 questions about colonial life, complete with links to a web site with the answer. Designed for students, with links leading to information about colonial justice, trades, education, medicine, slavery, government, and food.
   http://www.ih.k12.oh.us/es/5/michael/colonial.htm

» Colonial Hall: Biographies of America's Founding Fathers
   Learn early American history through excerpts from the 1829 book.
   http://www.colonialhall.com

» Colonial USA Archives
   Historical text archives and resources links to the Colonial period.
   http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?op=listarticles&secid=39

» Colonial Williamsburg Foundation History
   Includes history and the education resources available to students and Colonial history enthusiasts.
   http://www.history.org/

» Cultural Readings: Colonization and Print in the Americas
   An exhibition of books, manuscripts, illustrations, and maps from the Penn Library.
   http://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/rbm/kislak/index/cultural.html

» Davistown Museum
   History of hand tools and technology in USA, colonial history of the Davistown Plantation (Liberty and Montville, Maine) and coastal Maine Native Americans (Wawenoc Indians). Includes extensive bibliography.
   http://www.davistownmuseum.org/

» Early American Secular Music and Its European Sources, 1589-1839: An Index
   A series of primary source indexes covering the early history of the United States. Entries searchable and sorted by text (titles, first lines, recitatives, chorus and burden), by music incipits (represented in scale degrees, stressed notes and interval s
   http://www.colonialdancing.org/Easmes/

» Early Colonial Era
   A timeline of significant events to 1700 at The History Place.
   http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/rev-early.htm

» Fourth of July Celebrations Database
   From American University, selected examples of Independence Day celebrations throughout US history.
   http://gurukul.american.edu/heintze/fourth.htm

» John Smith: Starving Time in Virginia
   A description by John Smith of the dire circumstances of the first years of the Virginia colony's settlement, 1607-1614.
   http://www.nvcc.edu/home/preed/starvingtimesup.htm

» Lewis & Clark: The Maps of Exploration
   Exhibition of maps and navigational artifacts from Columbus to the Lewis and Clark expedition at the University of Virginia.
   http://www.lib.virginia.edu/small/exhibits/lewis_clark/

» Life in Colonial America
   Fact sheet of life in the New England and southern colonies.
   http://www.glasgow-ky.com/fye/ms_fye/colonial_life.htm

» Maps of Colonial America
   Hargrett Library Rare Maps listings of colonial America.
   http://www.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/colamer.html

» New Netherland Project
   Its primary objective is to complete the transcription, translation, and publication of all Dutch documents in New York repositories relating to the seventeenth-century colony of New Netherland.
   http://www.nnp.org/

» Slave Movement During the 18th and 19th Centuries
   Information on slave movement and the slave trade of the 18th and 19th centuries at the DPLS Archive.
   http://dpls.dacc.wisc.edu/slavedata/index.html

» Society of Early Americanists
   Devoted to the exchange of ideas and information about America prior to 1800. Includes library of texts and images, as well as information about recent publications.
   http://www.hnet.uci.edu/mclark/seapage.htm

» Spanish Colonial Military Artifacts
   Exhibition and interpretation of ca. 1650-1821 Spanish colonial military artifacts from the former Spanish Floridas and Louisiana. Emphasis is on such uniform-related materials as buttons, buckles, and insignia.
   http://www.artifacts.org

» Squantum (Squanto) and Cupids
   The life story of Squantum (Squanto), a native american who helped the Pilgrim Fathers.
   http://www.baccalieu.com/squantum/

» The First American Theatre
   A history of the earliest theatrical performances in America.
   http://www.theatrehistory.com/american/hornblow01.html

» The Liberty Tree
   A broad-based site celebrating the American spirit, especially during the Revolution. There are also personal writings, and movie reviews.
   http://grimmett.freeservers.com/

» The Mayflower Page
   Extensive historical data, including passenger list, crew, documents, crime and punishments on board, and pilgrim writings.
   http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/

» The People of Colonial Albany Live Here
   Interactive web exhibit of the Colonial Albany Social History Project, a model community history program sponsored by the New York State Museum.
   http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/albany/

» Thomas Hariot's A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia
   Archive edition at the University of Virginia.
   http://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/hariot/hariot.html

» Trade in Colonial America
   Understanding the colonial economy, presented by ECONnections.
   http://www.e-connections.org/lesson1/lesson1.htm

» What Did the Colonists Eat?
   A discussion of early foodstuffs at Jamestown by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.
   http://www.apva.org/exhibit/eats.html