If you come across interesting URLs on your own Internet journeys, please let me know about them so that I can enter them on this page. Just email me, tell me something about the new site and provide a cut and paste of the URL in your message. rmclachlan@csu.edu.au
Robin McLachlan, HST209 Lecturer
THIS SITE IS ALWAYS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
SOMETHING ON EVERYTHING FOR EVERYONE SITES
LOCAL HISTORICAL SOCIETIES, ETC
OPEN AIR MUSEUMS & HOUSE MUSEUMS
RE-ENACTMENT SOCIETIES & MODEL MAKING
SOMETHING ON EVERYTHING
FOR EVERYONE SITES:
Glasgow University Links The School of History & Archaeology maintains a useful link page, especially for UK sites.
Internet History Journal An American on-line history journal.
NSW Heritage Office This is the body that oversees the protection of heritage sites in the state. Checkout their list of heritage sites on-line, links to other sites, etc.
English Heritage Official body responsible for heritage matters including the care and interpretation of 400 sites.
USA National Parks "Links to the Past" The NPS is responsible for many historic sites; extensive website!
Australian ICOMOS International (UNESCO) heritage body, has links to other sites. Copy of Burra Charter here.
ICOMOS (International site) Has links to other international heritage websites.
Professional Historians Association (NSW) The PHA is the professional body for historians working in the public history field in NSW and ACT. This site has many useful links to other public history and heritage web sites in Australia.
National Council on Public History (USA) This is the professional body for historians working in the public history field in the USA.
Pacific County Historical Society and Museum This site is from the small community of South Bend in Pacific County, Washington State, USA. This is an excellent example of a small local history group taking full advantage of the Internet. Not only do they have their journal on line but past issues are indexed as well.
Australian Museums on Line Gateway to dozens of Australian museum websites plus relevant organizations.
Museums in Australia Another gateway to museums in Australia. This list is from the Netherlands!
Smithsonian (Washington DC) An eclectic place with Public History elements; good for links elsewhere.
Tenement House Museum A tenement house museum in the USA. Use of video to visit house.
Virtual Library Museums Pages The BEST guide to museums on the web; has literally 100s of direct links to all manner of museums and museum organizations. You MUST explore this one! Rather than my endlessly listing URLs to museums, I suggest you explore this list.
Old Sturbridge Village Open air farm museum in USA. Interesting use of sound on website.
Historic Houses Trust NSW government body responsible for a number of historic houses and buildings.
Ford Greenfield Village This is the outdoor museum discussed in Wallace. Their motto is "Celebrating the Spirit of Innovation in America". The website is most impressive and well worth a visit. But do keep in mind Wallace's comments.
Beamish Arguably the best open air museum in England. The site includes town, farm and mining life in north England (Durham) around 1900. Their website, however, is little better than a brochure.
The USGenWeb Project This is a USA-wide volunteer project to provide free internet websites for genealogical research in every county and state of the USA. It's awesome!
The Sealed Knot English Civil War (17th Century) Re-enactment Society. Roundheads, Cavaliers & cracked skulls!
Miniatures : Link to websites for "miniaturists" hobbyists, makers of miniature house and room scenes often on historical themes.
Find A Grave - Mainly USA in content but has many non-USA graves as well. The "search engine" requires a password but you can access the list through the A to Z lists. My link takes you to letter "A". (Say hello to Elvis for me. Yes, I am one of those who believes he is dead. Oh, the shame of it!)
History Tucker - A gateway page to historic food and recipes.
NOTE: Many more web links will be be found scattered through your on-line study notes. Don't forget to send in information about sites you find on your own Internet travels.
Useful book: D Trinkle, et.al, The History Highway. A Guide to Internet Resources (ME Sharpe, 1997)
