Plimoth Plantation: You are the Historian
November 5, 2003: From Lisa Neal, a reader from Boston, MA, who is affiliated with the site. "Plimoth Plantation just launched a new online learning center focused on the First Thanksgiving. The site is titled ’You are the Historian: Investigation the First Thanksgiving.’"
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Pilgrim Hall Museum
Reviewed July 16, 1999by a teacher fromPlymouth, Massachusettswho is affiliated with the site.Pilgrim Hall’s site uses its extensive collection of paintings and Pilgrim artifacts to tell the story of the Pilgrims in short, colorful segments. The site also has an entire section about Thanksgiving: its Pilgrim roots, history and customs -- all you ever need to know & more!
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Photo Exhibit: Ellis Island Immigration
"The California Museum of Photography presents this collection of twenty-four stereoscopic Ellis Island photographs from the early 1900’s. "These 3D images would have been sold to schools and libraries as well as more wealthy families as educational sets." Online, the two images are presented side-by-side, but at the turn of the century they would have been viewed using a telebinocular stereo viewer to merge the two pictures into one. To learn more about 3D photography, visit the museum’s stereograph exhibit."
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Pearl Harbor Attacked
Reviewed March 20, 2001 by Angie Sagan, a parent from Ohio, USA who is affiliated with the site. Relive the attack on the USS Arizona with exclusive photos. Pearl Harbor Historians and Veterans are standing by waiting to answer your questions regarding the attack on our message board.
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Pearl Harbor Special Report
Reviewed December 3, 2001 by Dave, a reader from Seaside, California who is affiliated with the site. This well-rounded Special Report is actually several articles: a detailed account of the Pearl Harbor attack, an examination of the war in the Pacific before and after the attack, an examination of the war in Europe before and after the attack, a review of a new book containing survivors’ stories, and the author’s own recent personal journey to the USS Arizona memorial. ALL of the articles are illustrated and easy-to-read.
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Pearl Harbor Remembered
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Pearl Harbor Remembered
"Propaganda posters began to appear in early 1942, as thecountry prepared for war. One of the first, created soon after the PearlHarbor attack, declared "Remember Dec. 7th!" As the warcontinued, the cry changed to "Remember Pearl Harbor." TheOregonian (of Portland) is generally credited with this phrase thatbecame the rallying call of a nation at war. Pearl Harbor Remembered isboth extensive and excellent. Explore the rest of the site by followingthe link to the Main Menu."
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PBS: America Responds
"America Responds is a snapshot of PBS’s coverage of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. This Web site was maintained in the months immediately following the attacks, and now serves as an archive of related resources, analysis and discussion from that moment in time. This site has incredible depth, and is the only one of today’s selections not created specifically for kids. Don’t miss the thirty-four one-minute videos crafted by nine independent film makers in answer to the question "How has your life changed after September 11?""
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PBS Kids Democracy Project
Reviewed August 23, 2000 by Carol Snyder Dufault, a reader who is affiliated with the site: "PBS Kids Democracy Project is an interactive government and election site for kids, launched today on PBS Kids Online. Visit to explore the three sections of the site, all of which were created based on the national civics standards for grades 3-6."
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Papers of GeorgeWashington
"The Papers of George Washington was established in 1969 to compile andpublish a complete edition of Washington’s correspondence. There are 135,000Washington-related documents held in photographic form in the project’s offices. This web site covers highlights from the project and includes a few excerptssuch as his farewell address and Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789. Be sure to read The Rules of Civility, a school exercise done by a teenageWashington. You’ll find it by following the link to Selected Documents."
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