History Links

The links below provide a wide variety of opportunities to explore historical, genealogical and tourism Web sites that cover greater Washington, D.C. These links are provided for informational purposes only and do not imply endorsement of any organization or program by the Historical Society of Washington, D.C.

D.C. History and Tourism

• African American Civil War Memorial
• DC Public Libraries
• DC Watch
• DC Almanac
• Explore D.C.
• Cultural Tourism DC
• Goethe Institut
• Jewish Historical Society
• Latin American Youth Center's Latino Community Heritage Center
• Navy Museum/Washington Navy Yard
• Rainbow History
• Virtual Tour of Washington, DC
• Washington Post's "On Washington"
• A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary about Washington, DC
• Our-DC

Preservation

• DC Preservation League
• National Trust for Historic Preservation

Primary sources on the web

• American Memory from the Library of Congress; Historical Collections for the National Digital Library
• National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
• National Archives and Records Administration: The Digital Classroom

Genealogical Links

• The Genealogy Home Page
• Online Genealogy Database Index
• USF Genealogy Collection
• Genealogy Helplist

Indexes of other web sites

• History Channel
• Georgetown's Reference and Research page for finding American Studies resources
• The World History & Information Links
• Yahoo's History Page

If you're looking for other D.C. related sites, you may find what you're looking for under our Neighborhood Links or our Local Research Locations.

Before you use the Internet read this: The Internet offers many possibilities as well as many limitations. The Internet, however, is only one source of information and should be used as just one part of a well-balanced research process that includes libraries, museums, archives, and oral history interviews. Projects that use only the Internet will be disqualified.

• The National History Day (NHD) website
• Help with your annotated bibliography