World History
Maritime History of the Great Lakes. The five Great Lakes of North America are vast. They would be classified as seas if they were salt water rather than fresh water. I have visited all five and I can understand why those who have only seen them on a map can not fathom the sheer scope of the Great Lakes sytem.
This Great Lakes history site has ship lists, regional histories, government reports and newspaper accounts featuring shipbuilding, shipwrecks and the working lives of steamboats, schooners and the people who sailed them.
The site itself notes, "This site is an ongoing experiment in the design of a digital library, a collection of documents intended to be of value to those researching Great Lakes History." It has some good content although a few areas (such as shipwrecks) are still a bit sparse.
- Basin Of Mexico
Like a giant bowl gouged out of the Earth, ringed by mountains and active volcanoes, the Basin of Mexico, the site of contemporary Mexico City, is one of the world’s most ancient and important cradles of human civilization. Conventionally called...
- The Midwestern U.s. 16,000 Years Ago
The Midwestern U.S. 16,000 Years Ago is an online exhibit by the Illinois State Museum depicting the environments, plants, and animals of the late Pleistocene. From the site: The landscape of the Midwest was very different 16,000 years ago. Although...
- History Of Malawi
History of Malawi. This is a brief history of the African nation of Malawi. The nation is young despite the rich history of the area. The Encyclopædia Britannica notes, "Landlocked country in southeastern Africa. A country of spectacular highlands and...
- History Of Kitchi-gumee Anishinabeg (the People Of Great Lakes)
History of Kitchi-Gumee Anishinabeg (the People of Great Lakes) - An article about the "Anishinabeg" (the first or original people) of Michigan from pre-historic times to the present. This is from the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians located in Sault...
- Toppropa (european Map Skills)
People who know this blog and interact with me on a more regular basis always want to know where I get my ideas. My Twitter feed is one place where I get ideas, but another is my RSS feed on my igoogle page. One of my feeds comes from The Pursuit...
World History
Maritime History of the Great Lakes
Maritime History of the Great Lakes. The five Great Lakes of North America are vast. They would be classified as seas if they were salt water rather than fresh water. I have visited all five and I can understand why those who have only seen them on a map can not fathom the sheer scope of the Great Lakes sytem.
This Great Lakes history site has ship lists, regional histories, government reports and newspaper accounts featuring shipbuilding, shipwrecks and the working lives of steamboats, schooners and the people who sailed them.
The site itself notes, "This site is an ongoing experiment in the design of a digital library, a collection of documents intended to be of value to those researching Great Lakes History." It has some good content although a few areas (such as shipwrecks) are still a bit sparse.
- Basin Of Mexico
Like a giant bowl gouged out of the Earth, ringed by mountains and active volcanoes, the Basin of Mexico, the site of contemporary Mexico City, is one of the world’s most ancient and important cradles of human civilization. Conventionally called...
- The Midwestern U.s. 16,000 Years Ago
The Midwestern U.S. 16,000 Years Ago is an online exhibit by the Illinois State Museum depicting the environments, plants, and animals of the late Pleistocene. From the site: The landscape of the Midwest was very different 16,000 years ago. Although...
- History Of Malawi
History of Malawi. This is a brief history of the African nation of Malawi. The nation is young despite the rich history of the area. The Encyclopædia Britannica notes, "Landlocked country in southeastern Africa. A country of spectacular highlands and...
- History Of Kitchi-gumee Anishinabeg (the People Of Great Lakes)
History of Kitchi-Gumee Anishinabeg (the People of Great Lakes) - An article about the "Anishinabeg" (the first or original people) of Michigan from pre-historic times to the present. This is from the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians located in Sault...
- Toppropa (european Map Skills)
People who know this blog and interact with me on a more regular basis always want to know where I get my ideas. My Twitter feed is one place where I get ideas, but another is my RSS feed on my igoogle page. One of my feeds comes from The Pursuit...