�Make no mistake, beginning research means beginning at the library. The library is your best resource for finding out information about your proposed topic. Internet resources may help you conduct some research but you always have to start in the library� (Steven Kreis). The History Guide: Off to the Library http://www.historyguide.org/guide/library.html

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• General Reference
  
• Reading
  
• Literature & Research

• American Memory, from the Library of Congress: List of all subject collections: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ListAll.php

• Bartleby.com: Reference Books Online � Columbia Ency., Strunk�s Elements of Style, etc.
• http://www.bartleby.com/

• The History of Costume by Braun & Schneider, printed 1861-1880
• http://www.siue.edu/COSTUMES/history.html

• Critically Analyzing Information Sources (Cornell University Libraries)
• http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill26.htm

• Engines of Our Ingenuity w/Dr. John Lienhard � transcripts, etc. (U of Houston; for KUHF)
• http://www.uh.edu/engines/

• Fashion-Era � focuses on 1750-present � lots of info (P.W. & G. Thomas)
• http://www.fashion-era.com/index.htm

• The Food Timeline: timeline, history, recipes, etc. (L. Olver, Morris County Library, NJ)
• http://www.foodtimeline.org/

• Guide to Grammar and Style (J. Lynch, Rutgers University-Newark)
• http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/

• The History Guide � ��ninety lectures in European history from ancient Sumer to the fall of Soviet-style communism in 1989.� (Steven Kreis)
• http://www.historyguide.org/index.html

• The International World History Project � includes general world histories, civilizations, maps, religions, women, science, and art (World History Project)
• http://history-world.org/

• Internet Guides for History � links (J. Soares for Thomson-Wadsworth Publishing)
• http://www.wadsworth.com/history_d/special_features/iguide/index.html

• Librarians� Index to the Internet � annotated links to a wide variety of subjects
• http://lii.org/

• LibrarySpot.com � reference links, articles, exhibits�. (Northwestern U/Evanston Research Park)
• http://www.libraryspot.com/

• OWL: On-Line Writing Laboratory: MLA format, etc. (Purdue University)
• http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/

• Outline of U.S. History � on-line book with short chapters (U.S. Dept. of State)
• http://www.america.gov/publications/books/history-outline.html

• San Jacinto College Libraries, Houston, Texas � Library book search, TexShare articles, etc.
• http://www.sjcd.edu/library.html

• Study Guides and Strategies (J. Landsberger, University of St. Thomas)
• http://www.studygs.net/

• Virtual Reference Shelf: Selected Web Resources Compiled by the Library of Congress
• http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/virtualref.html

• World Atlas � interactive � can print or e-mail the maps (MapQuest)
• http://atlas.mapquest.com/atlas/

• YourDictionary.com� - English & other languages, subject glossaries, grammar guides�.
• http://www.yourdictionary.com/

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• 1920s Costume/Clothing � primarily women�s:
• dresses: http://dept.kent.edu/museum/costume/bonc/3timesearch/tstwentieth/1920-1929/1920-1929.html
• links to articles & pictures: http://www.fashion-era.com/1914-1955.htm

• 1920s Fashion and Music: fashion, classic suits, gangster style, beautiful hair, Flappers, etc.
• http://www.1920s-fashion-and-music.com/index.html

• American Cultural History, 20th C. � 1940s � includes links (Kingwood College Library)
• http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade40.html

• BASEBALL History, etc.:
• History � http://baseball1.com/content/category/7/30/74/
• Baltimore Orioles � http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Baltimore-Orioles-(NL)
• 19th-Century Baseball � http://www.19cbaseball.com/
• �Baseball�s Gambling Scandals� � http://espn.go.com/classic/s/2001/0730/1233060.html
• Today in Baseball, etc. � http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Main_Page
• Temple Cup � http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Temple_Cup

• Cameras � a few 1920s examples (Living Image Vintage Camera Museum)
• http://licm.org.uk/livingImage/1920Room.html

• CAROLA DUNN, author:
• http://www.geocities.com/CarolaDunn/
• http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/d/carola-dunn/

• FOXGLOVE/Digitalis Purpurea:
• http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/f/foxglo30.html
• http://www.botanical.com/botanical/steapois/dig23.html
• http://www.herbs2000.com/herbs/herbs_foxglove.htm
• http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24886
• photos of some English wildflowers, including foxglove: http://www.johnsonscreek.co.uk/page13.html

• JAPANESE-AMERICANS during World War II:
• http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312008/
• http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/anseladams/
• http://www.pbs.org/childofcamp/history/index.html
• http://www.asianamericanmedia.org/jainternment/index.html
• http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW2/japan_internment_camps.htm
• �When Fear Was Stronger than Justice� � http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/89manzanar/89manzanar.htm
• Relocation � http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/anthropology74/ce3.htm
• In California � http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/jarda/

• ALANNA KNIGHT, author:
• http://www.alannaknight.com/
• http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/k/alanna-knight/

• KEN KUHLKEN, author:
• http://www.kenkuhlken.net/index.html
• http://www.mysterywriters.org/?q=user/839

• MULLIGATAWNY Soup:
• http://www.globalgourmet.com/food/sleuth/2000/0200/
• http://www.cyber-kitchen.com/recipes/Mulligatawny_Soup.htm
• http://www.nathankramer.com/cookbook/file/mulligat.htm

• SCOTLAND � history, culture, literature, battles, cuisine/recipes, customs, and more:
• Rampant Scotland � LINKS to a variety of subjects! http://www.rampantscotland.com/index.htm
• Scotland Fact File � http://www.visitscotland.com/guide/scotland-factfile/
• brief history, & more � http://www.insiders-scotland-guide.com/index.html
• culture, battles, literature, & more � http://www.electricscotland.com/history/
• Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service �http://www.copfs.gov.uk/About
• Traditional Scottish Recipes � http://www.scottishrecipes.co.uk/

• TEA, Tea Parties, & Tea Rooms:
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/mostof_tea.shtml
• http://www.tea.co.uk/
• http://www.bestlondonrestaurants.co.uk/restaurants/typesofcuisine/afternoontea.asp
• http://www.butlersguild.com/index.php?subject=97
• http://www.greatpartyrecipes.com/teapartyrecipes.html
• http://oldfashionedliving.com/lowtea.html

• (English) TEA-CAKES:
• http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/868/English-Tea-Cakes113941.shtml
• http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,193,156182-252197,00.html
• http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Welsh-Tea-Cakes/Detail.aspx

• �Telegraphy, Desert Saloons, and Sport Gambling� by Joe Zentner (Desert USA 6/2006)
• http://www.desertusa.com/mag06/jun/Tel.html

• TROY SOOS, author:
• http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/s/troy-soos/
• http://www.lakehowell.scps.k12.fl.us/Science/Soos/MrSoosWebpage/Biography.htm

• United Kingdom, from The World Factbook (CIA)
• https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/UK.html

• United States, from The World Factbook (CIA)
• https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/US.html

• Victoriana on-line magazine
• http://www.victoriana.com/

• VICTORIA SANDWICH (actually, a type of filled sponge cake):
• history � http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/Cakes/VictoriaSponge.htm
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/definitivevictoriasa_72222.shtml
• http://projects.washingtonpost.com/recipes/2008/02/27/victoria-sandwich/

• WORLD WAR II (1939-1945):
• http://www.pbs.org/perilousfight/
• http://www.worldwariihistory.info/
• http://www.history.com/content/worldwartwo

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• �Abbey� (Catholic Encyclopedia)
• http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01010a.htm

• The Benedictines: An Introduction (Order of St. Benedict)
• http://www.osb.org/gen/benedictines.html

• Breviary, including the Canonical Hours, of the Catholic Church (Catholic Encyclopedia)
• http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02768b.htm

• Brother Cadfael sites:
• http://www.steveconrad.co.uk/cadfael/index.html Cadfael Chronicles
  
• http://wellscs.com/ann/reading/cadfael.htm includes list of the novels
  
• http://www.iment.com/maida/tv/cadfael/cadfaelcharacters.htm several characters
  
• http://www.bloomingbulb.com/p-47965-david-austin-rose.aspx a Brother Cadfael Rose!
  

• Some Clothing of the Middle Ages (M. Carlson)
• http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/cloth/bockhome.html

• England to 1688 � lecture notes, etc., � includes Feudalism; Stephen, Matilda, & Civil War; Medieval English Society; Medieval English Government (Prof. J.P. Sommerville, U of Wisconsin)
• http://faculty.history.wisc.edu/sommerville/123/123outline.htm

• Glossary of Medieval and Renaissance Culinary Terms
• http://www.thousandeggs.com/glossary.html

• Gode Cookery - medieval food, and more! (James L. Matterer)
• http://www.godecookery.com/

• Medieval English Towns by Stephen Alsford (ORB)
• http://the-orb.net/encyclop/culture/towns/towns.html

• Medieval Europe - links to lectures (E.L.S. Knox, Boise State University)
• http://history.boisestate.edu/westciv/medieval/

• Medieval Europe � gov�t, Church, trade, town life, village life, health & medicine, literature, & more (Minnesota State University-Mankato)
• http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/middleages/index.shtml

• �Medieval Siege� - also includes life in a medieval castle (PBS/NOVA)
• http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet/

• Medieval Technology Pages � links and articles about many things, including housing, agriculture, paper, and stirrups, as well as a hypertext Timeline (Prof. P.J. Gans)
• http://scholar.chem.nyu.edu/tekpages/Technology.html

• The Middle Ages: feudal life, religion, homes, clothing, health, arts & entertainment, town life; related resources/links (Annenberg)
• http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/

• The Middle Ages: Medieval Society � lecture notes (Prof. Knox, Boise State U)
• http://history.boisestate.edu/westciv/medsoc/

• Misconceptions about the Middle Ages, edited by S.J. Harris & B.L. Grigsby: articles about many topics, including medicine, drama, the Crusades, children, and the Church
• http://www.the-orb.net/non_spec/missteps/misindex.html

• A Modern Herbal by Mrs. M. Grieve, 1931 � plants and herbs, recipes, poisons
• http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/mgmh.html

• Mostly Medieval: Exploring the Middle Ages � ballads, beasts, book of days, God and war, medicine (S. Wallace)
• http://www.mostly-medieval.com/explore/index.htm

• NetSERF - subject links and glossary for medieval sites (Catholic University of America)
• http://www.netserf.org/

• �Nuns� from the Catholic Encyclopedia
• http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11164a.htm

• ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies - encyclopedia, reference, textbooks�.
• http://www.the-orb.net/

• Edith Pargeter/�Ellis Peters�, 1913-1995
• http://www3.shropshire-cc.gov.uk/pargeter.htm(Literary Heritage, West Midlands)
• SAINT BENEDICT and his ORDER (Catholic Encyclopedia):
• Biography, & notes about the Rule: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02467b.htm
• The Rule of St. Benedict: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02436a.htm
• The Benedictine Order: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02443a.htm

• �Shrewsbury� by Virtual Shropshire - photos, history, & more - includes castle & monastery
• http://www.shrewsburyguide.info/

• Shropshire Photo Gallery � includes Shrewsbury and Ludlow, and Bromfield (virtual Shropshire)
• http://www.virtual-shropshire.co.uk/vs-gallery2/main.php

• Medieval English Towns � includes Glossary and loads of links (S. Alsford)
• http://users.trytel.com/~tristan/towns/towns.html

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• Created June 2005 by Sherron Lux

• Last UPDATED 29 June 2009

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