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Fact Monster
An online almanac, dictionary, encyclopedia and more
World Almanac
for Kids
An kid-friendly version of the World Almanac
A Basic Dictionary of ASL
Terms
Learn sign language online
Dictionary.com
An online dictionary and thesaurus
Fact Monster
An online almanac, dictionary, encyclopedia and more
Merriam-Webster Online
An online dictionary
Online Etymology Dictionary
Find out the origin of common words
Strange & Unusual Dictionaries
Need a word that is made up of only only one letter or only vowels, or all
consonants? This is the site for you
yourDictionary.com
An easy to use dictionary; also offers 400 different language dictionaries
Fact Monster
An online almanac, dictionary, encyclopedia and more
MSN Encarta - Encyclopedia Center
A free abridged version of Microsoft’s CD-ROM encyclopedia
Online Encyclopedia - LoveToKnow Free
Online Encyclopedia
A free encyclopedia
American Studies@the
University of Virginia
Historical American maps and links to other sites with maps
Ancestry.com-Historical Maps
A variety of historical maps of the world
Antique Maps; Old Maps
Antique maps arranged by theme, this is a store's inventory, so maps may change
Archiving
Early America
Good maps of the colonial and revolutionary eras
Cartographic
Images Home Page
Images of maps from ancient world to renaissance and links to more map sites
Facts.com
Clear maps of the world; Highland Park Public Library card number required
Hargrett
Library Rare Map Collection
Rare original maps of the Americas from exploration to the early 1900's
Historic Atlas
Resource-Europe
Maps of the Ancient Middle East, Greece and Rome
Historic Atlas
Resource-North America
Maps showing historical changes to America
Map Collections Home
Page
Digital images of maps kept at the Library of Congress
MapQuest
Enter an address or place name and get a map
Maps & Directions-InfoSpace
Enter an address, place name or zip code and get a map
Microsoft TerraServer
Get satellite images of the U.S.
MSN Maps & Directions-Home
Enter a place name and get a map
National Geographic
MapMachine--Online Atlas, Street Maps
Interactive National Geographic maps
Text Maps of Places from Antiquity
to 2000 CE
Maps of historical civilizations
United States
Military Academy Digital Library
Maps of wars from the Ancient World to the War in Somalia
U.S. Territorial Maps
1775 - 1920
Maps showing the expansion of the U.S.
UT Library
Online-Perry-Castaneda Map Collection-PCL Map Room Guide
Historical and Modern maps of the world, organized by continent
ARTFL
Project: Roget’s Thesaurus Search Form
Find synonyms and antonyms easily
Classroom Connect Community--Connected Teacher
Information on how to cite internet sources in your bibliography
Easybib.com
Use the online templates provided to help you create a bibliography for your
next research paper
English Grammar
A dictionary of English grammar
Facts.com
Find news archives for a topic or enter a date and find out what happened on
that day
The Quotations Page
Search for a quote by keyword
Refdesk: Reference, Facts, News, Free
and Family Friendly
A site which attempts to organize reference sites into a useable index
RhymeZone rhyming dictionary and thesaurus
Type in the word you want to rhyme and you will get examples of words other
poets have used
Smithsonian Magazine: Search
Search back issues of Smithsonian Magazine by subject
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