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| Mr_Heitmann\'s_History_Page Comprehensive collection of links to history resources aimed at high school students. |
| Net\'s_Educational_Resource_Center Directory of sites covering American, ancient, world and modern history, social studies, reference sources, study tips and related resources. |
| Ocean Indexes the best history content on the net, including material in History World, from which it evolved. Also offers a toolbar with history search and timeline of world history. |
| Old_World_Traditional_Trade_Routes_(OWTRAD)_Project Research on history, geography and logistics of communication, pilgrimage, and trade routes of Eurasia and Africa 10,000 BCE to circa 1820 CE. |
| Reportret Gallery of reconstructed portraits of key figures from world history, without anachronisms, respecting contemporary style, and based on historical sources. |
| Top20WorldHistory_com List of history links sorted by period, without anotation. |
| Virtual_Quincy_Directory A collection of links to various sites related to historical events and institutions. |
| Western_Civilization_Core_Course Available as both a timeline and index. Includes survey of history, culture, and ideas with readings, period introductions, and articles. Created by the History Department at Whitworth College. |
| Wikinfo_|_History Offers an overview of the topic with a list of articles dealing with history in this encyclopedia. |
| World_Civilizations An online learning resource from Washington State University. |
| World_History_Blog Blog that features all aspects of world history. Sites dealing with any historical issue or topic are possible future posts. Also includes sites which discuss teaching history. |
| World_Wide_Web_Virtual_Library__History Extensive University of Kansas-maintained directory of history resources, sorted into research methods, topics, eras and epochs, and regions. |
| American_Folklife_Center,_Library_of_Congress Created by Congress in 1976 "to preserve and present American Folklife," the Center incorporates the Archive of Folk Culture, established at the Library in 1928 as a repository for American Folk Music |
| Archer_Taylor Wolfgang Mieder's biographical sketch of the University of California Professor of Folklore Archer Taylor, and his work as a paremiologist--collector of proberbs. |
| Archives_of_Folklore_Discussion_List Hosts a complete month-by-month record of all the posts made to the discussion-list, from 1990 to the present. |
| At_the_Edge__The_Cosmic_Mill Article by Alby Stone discussing the hand-mill as an image of the cosmos. |
| Basque_Folklore Essays and links. |
| British_Columbia_Folklore_Society A definition and explanation of folklore, with examples. |
| D__L__Ashliman Folklore researcher, providing extensive resources on Germanic myths, legends and sagas, and Indo-European folk and fairy tales. |
| Directory_of_Irish_and_Celtic_Folklore An "A to Z of Irish Folkore," including seasonal celebrations, folktales, folk sayings, folk cures, leprechaun and fairy beliefs, and the origins of names. |
| Family_Folklore__How_to_Collect_Your_Own_Family_Folklore Guide produced to accompany the exhibition "The Grand Generation: Memory, Mastery, Legacy" organized by the Smithsonian Institution. |
| Folk_Beliefs_in_Modern_Japan E-text of the book edited by Inoue Nobutaka, Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics, Kokugakuin University. |
| Folklore__An_Introduction Contains definitions, basic categories, and listings of subjects studied by folkloristics. |
| Folklore__an_Online_Electronic_Journal English-language archives of an informative Baltic Folklore journal published by the Folk Belief and Media Group of the Estonian Literary Museum. Material about Estonian shamanism, urban legends, ethn |
| The_Folklore_of_the_Isle_of_Man Myths, legends, superstitions, customs and proverbs, by A. W. Moore (1891), e-text from a Manx Note Book. |
| Folklore_Studies_Association_of_Canada Educational, non-profit association founded in June 1976 for the purpose of increasing education and research in the field of folklore studies in all its aspects. |
| The_Hebridean_Folklore_Project Run by volunteers to keep Scottish folklore alive and accessible, with the aim of relating Scottish culture around the world. Includes tales and photos. |
| Journal_of_Folklore_Research A peer-reviewed publication of the Folklore Institute at Indiana University, established in 1965. |
| Latin-American_Folklore_Resources_Online Lengthy links-page from UCLA provides access to information about folkloric Latin American festivals, food, games, music, religion, and folktales. |
| Lucky_W_Amulet_Archive Encyclopedic resource describing and illustrating folkloric talismans and lucky charms from around the world, including horseshoe, swastika, four-leaf clover, rabbit foot, raccoon penis bone, hamsa ha |
| New_York_Folklore_Society Definitions of folklore and the related terms folklife and folk arts. |
| Paganism_in_British_Folk_Customs_by_Bob_Trubshaw Article that contrasts the true remains of Pagan origins in the folk customs of England with those customs created or exaggerated through "paganisation" by Victorian romantic authors. |
| Pro_Ethnologia Journal of the Estonian National Museum, publishing short articles on ethnographical issues. Content in Estonian and English. |
| Smithsonian_Center_for_Folklife_and_Cultural_Heritage Focuses on contemporary grassroots cultures. Festival information, recordings, events, and resources. |
| Urban_Folklore Collection of essays on and images of urban folklore, including murals and graffiti, body art, urban legends, hip-hop, and folklore in movies. |
| Visions_and_Beliefs_in_the_West_of_Ireland Collected and arranged by Lady Augusta Gregory (1920), e-text from the Internet Sacred Text Archive. |
| Answerbag User-submitted questions and answers on any topic whatsoever. Answers are rated, so users can see which answers and users are trusted. |
| The_Board_of_Wenches A group of people who answer all non-trivial questions. |
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