Internet Resources for Historical and Primary Research

17th-19th Century Newspapers:

• Publick Occurrences, Both Foreign and Domestick - (1690, one issue)
• Boston News-Letter - (1704, one issue)
• New England Courant - (1721-1722, many issues)
• Maryland Gazette -  (1728-1839, several issues)
• Virginia Gazette - (1736-1780, all issues)
• Brooklyn Daily Eagle - (1841-1902, all issues)
• HarpWeek - (1857-1912, all issues)
• Richmond Daily Dispatch (1860-1865)
• Valley of the Shadow - (1859-1870) - Seven newspapers from Augusta & Franklin Counties in Virginia.

More Historic Newspapers - The University of Pennsylvania Libraries has collected a list of links to various historic newspapers. Some of these links are to newspapers freely available through the Internet. Other links are to subscriptions only owned by the University of PA.

Primary Research on the Web:

• University of Berkeley Guide to Primary Resources

• University of Washington Guide to Primary Resources

Oral History Interviews:

• About.Com - Interviewing Relatives & Collecting Oral History. Includes questions to ask and guidelines for conducting an effective interview.

• An Oral History Primer - From the Library at The University of California. How to prepare for the interview, ethical and legal considerations, taking notes, and preservation.

• Cyndi's List - This is the number one reference site consulted by genealogists and family historians. There are plenty of links here to give you everything you need to know about oral history.

Specific Sites:

• Library of Congress: American Memory

• Papers of Thomas Jefferson

• Library of Virginia

• Internet Library of Early Journals