Other Sites to See
A Peek at our Nation's History
A People at War
A People at War exhibit shows Americans during the Second World War through photographs and documents from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
A. Philip Randolph/Pullman Porter Museum Gallery
This gallery is located in the historic Pullman District in Chicago, Illinois. It's full of information on A. Philip Randolph, the organizer of the Brotherhood of the Sleeping Car Porters and a key civil rights activist. A well done, informative site. For more information on Randolph, also see the Public TV contribution: A. Philip Randolph: For Jobs and Freedom.
Military Network
This is a site for the "military enthusiast," covering military weapons, rank/insignia, aviation history, armed forces and governments of the world, POW/MIA issues, patriotism, military publications, and many other subjects.
New York's Lower East Side Tenement Museum
This museum is a rich contribution to showing the lives of many immigrant workers. Click on a window in a tenement building, and you see a picture and story of a family who lived in that room.
Our Nation's Founding Documents
Here you'll find the U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, and Federalist Papers, with a search tool to help you track down a specific issue, speeches, photos, discussion forums and other veteran links of interest
South Neighborhood Community Center
This site offers activist tips, info about people who've made a difference and links to valuable community organizations.
Stories from Ellis Island
A neat site that uses photos and audio to capture the experience of immigrants landing at Ellis Island a generation or two ago.
The Library of Congress
A wealth of documents, photos, special exhibits, etc. Try the American Memory section.
The National Women's Hall of Fame
Features some valuable history, including a couple of games, and lists the women recognized for their contributions to society,including those inducted into the Hall of Fame this year.
The Virtual Wall home page
An interactive replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. As your mouse pointer touches each name on the Virtual Wall's alphabetical name lists, the status bar of your browser will show some details of the person behind the name. Clicking on a name will show you messages left by another visitor or details from the database.
The Women Who Served
section of this site highlights the contributions of women pilots during WW2.
Toledo, Ohio industry, labor, technology and culture
A virtual museum about the development of in the Toledo area. Includes the 1934 UAW Auto-Lite strike, which helped convince Congress of the need to pass the Wagner Act setting up labor law protections for workers.
WWII U.S. Veterans
This site is dedicated to the millions of men and women from the U.S. who made the ultimate sacrifice for the good of free people everywhere. The site has links to the WWII Veterans Memorial Museum, live chat with other WWII vets, pictures and memorabilia from the 40s, and a locator data base for finding long-lost war friends.