Guide for History Day Research

Starting Points:

• National History Day Site -- lots of information to help you get started

Primary Sources--What are they and where can I find them

• Finding Primary Sources on the Web

• Evaluating Primary Sources-American Memory

Primary Materials Available on the Web

• Making of America

• American Memory

• Coal Culture

Search engines:

• Google

• GoogleScholar

• Government Information

Specific Sites

• National Archives

• Library of Congress

• National Parks Service

• NEH

• Coal Culture

• Exlpore Pa History

• Pennsylvania History

• Pennsylvania History: A journal of mid-atlantic studies

• Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Hints:

• Relate topic to theme--Triumph and Tragety

• Use a diverse bibliography--books, articles, Internet sites

• Use primary sources

Related sites:

• Ohio History Day

• Maine History Day

• History Matters

• Milestone Documents

Citation Maker

• Easybib