| Directory > Society > History > By Time Period > Nineteenth Century Making of America
A digital library of primary sources in 19th-century American social history from the antebellum
period through Reconstruction.
http://www.hti.umich.edu/m/moagrp/
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
The Victorian Web
Extensive collection of essays from many contributors about all aspects of Victorian life and
culture.
http://www.victorianweb.org/
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
The Complete Victorian
Portal to everyday life in Victorian Britain, including such items as recipes, articles about
social customs, facts about clothing and decorating, and a timeline of Victorian events.
http://thecompletevictorian.com/
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Victorian Medicine
A comprehensive study by Henry Hattemer of professional and traditional medicinal practices,
practitioners, scientific theory, and health trends in England between the years 1830 and 1910.
http://www.geocities.com/victorianmedicine/
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Heritage Square Museum
A mid-1800s crossroads community in the upstate New York village of Ontario. Tours and activities
to educate children and adults about local history by showing the actual buildings and living
environments where our ancestors worked and lived.
http://www.heritagesquaremuseum.org/
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
The Birth of Modern Europe
Educational course on European cultural history at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School. Includes
an interactive syllabus, student essays, and walking tours of London, Paris and Vienna.
http://www.ecfs.org/projects/fieldston65
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Victorian Entertainments
Explore the etiquette, dress, food, games and dance of Victorian society.
http://www.storyroot.com/
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Chautauqua Institution
Explore the beginnings and growth of this institution, the experience of its utopian space and
summer program.
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ma02/daniels/chautauqua/title.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
The London House
Short abstracts focussing on the lives of people in Victorian and Edwardian houses, particularly
those in London built between 1850 and 1914.
http://www.thelondonhouse.co.uk/
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Travelling Fairground Family
The history of the Williams fairground travellers, who travelled the historical fairs of England,
Wales and Scotland in the 1800s. Randall Williams was the first showman to present "moving
pictures" to fairground audiences with his bioscope in 1897.
http://www.nwon.com/pauline/Williams.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Proceedings of the United States Anti-Masonic Convention
Transcript of the 1830 convention of the populist protest party, from an anti-Mason site.
http://freemasonwatch.freepress-freespeech.com/convention.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
History: 1800s
A general information page with many links on the subject from About.com.
http://history1800s.about.com/education/history1800s/
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
The Victorian Turkish Bath
Information exchange on all aspects of this aspect of Victorian life and architecture. Includes a
list of turkish baths still open in the UK.
http://www.victorianturkishbath.org/
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
19th Century Recipe Page
From recipes that please the palate to those that heal an ailment, this is the page that says it
all. These authentic recipes from a first edition collection of 19th century literature.
http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Barracks/1369/recipes.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Alexis de Tocqueville Forum
Forum and live chat devoted to Alexis de Tocqueville and his book, Democracy in America.
http://killdevilhill.com/deTocquevillechat/wwwboard.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Miss Mary's Victorian Links
Vintage e-cards, a discussion board, and "Today in Victorian History."
http://www.victorianlinks.com/
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Nineteenth-Century American Children and What They Read
A site devoted to the magazines and books read by 19th-century American children, especially works
published before 1870. Includes timeline, books and authors, papers and analyses, and images.
http://www.merrycoz.org/kids.htm
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Time of the Lincolns
A PBS feature which portrays life in America in the mid-nineteenth century.
http://www.pbs.org/amex/lincolns/
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
The Gentleman's Page
A practical guide to attire, etiquette, and other social topics for the 19th Century American man.
http://www.lahacal.org/gentleman/
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Letters from a Victorian Governess in India, Prussia and Greece
Letters home from a governess on her travels between 1883 and 1894 before settling in Burma. Her
employers included the future Kaiser Wilhelm and the future Queen Sophia of Greece.
http://www.barnardf.demon.co.uk/
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Religion in 19th-Century America
A collection of essays and teaching suggestions from the National Humanities Center.
http://www.nhc.rtp.nc.us:8080/tserve/nineteen.htm
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
The Peel Web: Home Page
Sir Robert Peel was one of the most important men in Britain during the Nineteenth Century. He
became an MP in 1809 and became Home Secretary in 1822; he dominated parliament throughout the
period 1830-50. This web site covers many social, political and economic issues of the period.
http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/town/terrace/adw03/peel/peelhome.htm
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Child Labour in the 19th Century
Features biographies and entries on reformers, supporters, laborers, working conditions, and other
things related to child labor in Britain.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/IRchild.main.htm
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Duttie's Just Victorian
Transport yourself back to the Victorian age, and learn the "proper" etiquette that was
employed in that time period for tea, balls, supper, and other events.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/3250
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
The Impending Crisis
Like a traditional history book, these archives tell the story of major national political events
that occurred between October 1859 and April 1861.
http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vshadow2/outlines/event.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
All The Year 'Round
On life during the nineteenth century, including fashion, manners and etiquette, and transport.
http://members.aol.com/EastLynne/index.htm
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Social Class
Short article on the emergence of class in the West. By David Cody, Associate Professor of English,
Hartwick College.
http://landow.stg.brown.edu/victorian/history/Class.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
The Trail Of Waitangi
Short extracts about New Zealand history from the early missionary era.
http://www.eastag.co.nz/waitangi/
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
The Victorian Emporium
Dedicated to the refined society and lifestyles of the Victorian Era as present in the United
Kingdom and the United States.
http://www.thevictorianemporium.net/
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
Almacks
A personal homepage containing texts from the Nineteenth Century, in English, German and Dutch.
http://www.cazz.demon.nl/
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
19th Century Medicine
From Quackery to Bacteriology: The emergence of modern medicine in 19th century America.
http://www.cl.utoledo.edu/canaday/quackery/quack-index.html
Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
Whois Check
|
