From the National Park Service. Freedom Train History Web - facts, biographies, and photos about the people and places involved in the Underground Railroad. From One Life to Another - look at immigration to the U.S. during the 19th and 20th centuries, created by a ThinkQuest team. Focuses on Irish, Jewish, Italian, and Swedish immigration. Great Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory - online exhibition produced by the Chicago Historical Society to mark the 125th anniversary of the Fire.
Site includes essays, biographies, and images.
Historic American Sheet Music - large collection of American sheet music from the 1850's to the 1920's, with illustrations. Immigration, Ellis Island - collection of stereoscopic images from Ellis Island from the early 1900's. From the California Museum of Photography. Fort Clatsop - learn about the last fort the Corps of Discovery stayed in before their trip back east. Liberty Bell - facts about the bell's message and history.