Top 20 American History 1890-1918

Child Labour: Features biographies and entries on reformers, supporters, laborers, working conditions, and other things related to child labor in Britain.

Civil War - Skirmish Shooting in South Texas: A competitive blackpowder shooting using original and/or reproduction Civil War rifle muskets, smoothbore, and carbine in team competitions.

From Quackery to Bacteriology - The Emergence of Modern Medicine in 19th Century America: Traces the development of medicine through printed works.

Ghost Amendment - The Thirteenth Amendment that Never Was: Article describing a pro-slavery constitutional amendment proposed by Congress in 1861.

Heritage Square: A mid-1800s crossroads community in the upstate New York village of Ontario with tours and activities.

History - 1800's: A general information page with many links.

Just Victorian: Dedicated to the era, including the romance, fashion, food, architecture, music, people, and articles.

Lady Duttie's Just Victorian: Transport back to the Victorian age, and learn the "proper" etiquette that was employed in that time period for tea, balls, supper, and other events.

Large Slaveholders of 1860 and African American Surname Matches from 1870: List of large slaveholders and surname matches with an alphabetical index of holders of 10% of all slaves in the U.S.

Letters of a Victorian Lady - Ada E Leslie: Letters home from a governess on her travels between 1883 and 1894 before settling in Burma. Her employers included the future Kaiser Wilhelm and the future Queen Sophia of Greece.

Making of America: A digital library of primary sources in 19th-century American social history from the antebellum period through Reconstruction.

Malachite's Big Hole: Dedicated to the arts, skills and lore of the Mountain Man, and is intended to be a resource for all aspects of life in the mountains and the men who lived there,

Mallarme, Manet, and the Belle Epoch in Paris: An essay by Julie Lorenzen.

Mason-Dixon Line's Civil War Recipes: From recipes that please the palate to those that heal an ailment, authentic recipes from a first edition collection of 19th century literature.

Memoir of What I Endured During 32 Months of National Service in the Italian Army: A journal by Michele Fuschino, a stone worker of Vinchiaturo in the Province of Molise during the years 1881-1883.

Miss Mary's VictorianLinks: Links and resources.

Nineteenth-Century American Children and What They Read: Magazines and books read by 19th-century American children, especially works published before 1870, includes timeline, books and authors, papers and analyses, and images.

Nostalgia - A few Things I Like: Resources relating to carousels, old-time amusement parks, steam-powered travel, and ragtime piano.

On Power Looms: Essay by William Radcliffe.

Proceedings of the United States Anti-Masonic Convention: Transcript of the 1830 convention of the populist protest party, from an anti-Mason site.

Rebellion: Web documentary on John Horse and the Black Seminoles, maroon allies of Seminole Indians who led the largest slave rebellion in U.S. history.

Religion in Nineteenth Century America: Book review of author Grant Wacker.

Requests from Ex-slaves for Pensions from Ex-slaveowners: Online letters to past owners for assistance, 1870's.

Slave Ship Trouvadore: Describes a shipwreck, and survival of crewmen and on-board Africans bound for slavery in 1841 near the Bahamas includes past history, cultural influences, and mysteries about the incident.

The Birth of Modern Europe: Traces the development of European culture from the Revolutions of 1848 to the start of World War I, focusing on three modern metropolises: London, Paris and Vienna.

The Complete Victorian: Portal to everyday life in Victorian Britain, including such items as recipes, articles about social customs, facts about clothing and decorating, and a timeline of Victorian events.

The Diary of Jared Nash: A Ridgefield, Connecticut farmer in the middle of the 19th Century

The Fugitive Slave Bill or, God's Laws Paramount to the Laws of Men: A sermon, preached on Sunday, October 20, 1850, includes image files of original 24 page booklet.

The Gentleman's Page: A practical guide to attire, etiquette, and other social topics for the 19th Century American man.

The Regency Plume Newsletter: To enrich the reader's knowledge of the period and to aid authors who are setting books within that time frame in their quest for historical accuracy.

The Time of the Lincolns: A feature which portrays life in America in the mid-nineteenth century.

The Trail Of Waitangi: Short extracts about New Zealand history from the early missionary era.

The Valley of the Shadow - Two Communities in the American Civil War: The archives tell the story of major national political events that occurred between 1859 and April 1870.

The Victorian Web: Extensive collection of essays about life and culture.

The Williams Showmen from Warrington: The history of the fairground travelers, who traveled the historical fairs of England, Wales and Scotland in the 1800s.

TheSixteen Largest American Slaveholders from the1860 Slave Census Schedules: As transcribed by Tom Blake.

Trails of Hope - Overland Diaries and Letters: a collection of the original writings of 49 voyagers on the Mormon, California, Oregon, and Montana trails.

Victorian Links: Links to history, literature, architecture and religion.

Victorian Medicine: A comprehensive study by Henry Hattemer of professional and traditional medicinal practices, practitioners, scientific theory, and health trends in England between the years 1830 and 1910.

Victorian Source for Victorian Restoration and Decorating: Sources for home and furniture restoration or decorating, including historical articles and pictures for accuracy.

Victorian Turkish Baths: Their origin, development, and gradual decline.

Waterford's Wars: Explore the etiquette, dress, food, games and dance of Victorian society.

William Loney RN - Victorian Naval Surgeon: Life and times illustrated by original documents and photos, extracts from ships' and medical logs, maps, period documents, and background historical material.

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