Welcome to the Web site for A Student’s Online Guide to History Reference Sources.

Adapted from the appendixes in A Student's Guide to History, Eleventh Edition, this site guides you to some of the best tools available for the most common research areas.



Print and Electronic Reference Sources
icon Historical Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Atlases
icon Biography Collections
icon Newspaper Indexes and Databases
icon Periodical Indexes and Databases
icon Public Documents
icon Historical Statistics
icon General Resources in World History
icon Specialized Resources in World History
icon General Resources in U.S. History
icon Specialized Resources in U.S. History
icon Electronic Discussion Lists in History
icon County and Local History
icon Family History and Genealogical Research
icon Commercial Genealogy Sites

History Organizations
icon Professional Organizations
icon State Organizations
icon Provincial Organizations
icon Local Organizations

Online Research and Reference Aids
icon Make History
icon The Bedford Research Room
icon The Bedford Bibliographer
icon Diana Hacker's Research and Documentation Online
icon The St. Martin's Tutorial on Avoiding Plagiarism

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