The listings on this page are restricted to directories and resources that deal exclusively with one subject, and which are relevant to the secondary curriculum in Waterloo Region. The General Directories have excellent sections on most subjects. The general directories are good resources to start your searches with. Use the dedicated subject directories listed here as follow-ups.

The individual subject sites listed here are those that are considered to be the most valuable and the most frequently used in the secondary curriculum. There is no pretense that the list is an exhaustive one. For that, consult the general and subject directories, or a search engine.

1. Curriculum Guidelines and Support:
   • Program Planning and Assessment, Grades 9 to 12
   • Canadian and World Studies, Grades 9 and 10 See History.
   • Canadian and World Studies, Grades 11 and 12 See History.
   
   
2. The Nature of History
   • Everyman His Own Historian by Carl Becker, is one of the best pieces ever written on the subject.
   • Presidential Addresses by presidents of the American Historical Association; many of the essays are brilliant reflections on the nature of the subject.
   • CBC Newsreal a terrific resource for teachers including lesson plans that deal with very current news
   
   
3. General History
   • World Digital Library earliest written works in humanity online
   • History Directory from the WRDSB Teacher-Librarians Association
   • The History Net
   • History / Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers
   • Virtual Library History
   • The History Guide The History Guide has been created for the high school and undergraduate student who is either taking classes in history, or who intends to major in history in college. The purpose of The History Guide is to better prepare yourself for your history classes and to make your time in class more enjoyable and proficient.
   • Internet History Source Books Project Very impressive. The Internet History Sourcebooks are collections of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use. There are also excellent links to other sites.
   • The History House is the most fun history site we've come across.
   • Historical Timelines a huge compendium of websites with timelines of all descriptions
   • The Labor Movement
   • Teaching With Documents document based questions
   • Encyclopedia of WWI
   • The First World War.com unlimited resources and beautifully organized
   • Encyclopedia of WWII a huge directory of WWII resources - go nuts!

4. Ancient History
   • The Ancient World Web
   • Exploring Ancient World Cultures from the University of Evansville

5. Medieval and Early Modern History
   • The Labyrinth The Labyrinth: A World Wide Web Server for Medieval Studies from Georgetown University
   • NetSERF
   • Resources for Medieval History a great directory from University of Waterloo

6. Modern History
   • Virtual Library Early Modern History

7. United States History
   • Salem History - Milestone Documents in American History - this is a database of a set of encyclopedia in our reference section under 973/MIL
   • Salem History - Milestone Documents of American Leaders - this is a database of a set of encyclopedia in our reference section under 973/LEA
   • American Studies Web This is a great site for many aspects of American culture, including U.S. history.
   • American History links from the Librarian's Index to the Internet
   • Berkley Digital Library - American History
   • Key Web Sites in History from the University of Connecticut Library
   • U.S. Historical Exhibits and Collections provide primary materials for American History
   • American History from the University of Victoria
   • America's Story a thorough site from the Library of Congress
   • North American Slave Narratives an excellent resource directory for issues of slavery with an emphasis on first person narrative
   • Digital Classroom from the National Archives and Records Administration includes directory to other valuable links
   • Political Cartoons a Grade 12 Webquest project that provides "INSIGHT TO THE POLITICAL AND SOCIAL LIFE OF THE WORLD" from an American perspective
   • Net Investigations: a wonderful directory of U.S. History lessons from primary source research to political cartoons to the holocaust

8. Canadian History
   • Collections Canada primary source documents from Archives Canada
   • Library and Archives Canada
   CBC Digital Archives
   • CBC Digital Archives
   • Canada sources for Canadian Studies, including history, from the National Library of Canada
   • National Library's Canadian Illustrated News 1869 - 1883
   • Canadian History on the Web from Susan Neylan at the University of British Columbia
   • Canadian History Department of History Tennessee Technological University
   • Canadian History links from the Open Directory Project
   • Canadian History from the University of Victoria
   • Canada's Digital Collections - Alphabetical listing from the Government of Canada
   • Canada's Digital Collections - Subject listing from the Government of Canada
   • Online Resources for Canadian Heritage from the National Museum of Civilization
   • Canada Channel includes useful links to chronologies, milestones, birthdays, etc.
   • Images of Canada Canada Science and Technology Museum
   • Canada Science and Technology Museum
   • Images Canada a great place to find Canadian photographs as well as photo essays
   • Historica Canada's History Day by Day with excellent resources for teachers and students
   • Canada and the World an excellent website for looking at Canada's place in the world from an economic, social and political perspective

R. Derksen, R. Payette