Some of the exhibits described here are virtual in that they exist only on Web pages and some are real in that the Web page is a “photo” of an exhibit in a real museum. We call them exhibits because they are static. They were selected to reflect the diversity of history.
Exhibits as Primary Sources
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Center for Educational Telecommunications
The Center for Educational Telecommunications has in-gathered a variety of media about the history, culture and current life of Asian peoples to the U.S. You will find Chinese,… learn more
D-Day Museum Collection
Portsmouth's D-Day Museum is Britain's only museum dedicated solely to covering all aspects of the D-Day landings in Normandy, France, on 6 June 1944. Currently going thru a… learn more
Gold Rush in California
At the San Francisco Museum's Gold Rush exhibit are artifacts and letters of advice from the miners' wives. learn more
Mariner Museum in Newport News
While much of the content of the Mariner site in Newport News, Virginia, is about the physical museum itself, it also offers interesting links to the world's explorers… learn more
Mary Rose
Another site for sailors, the Mary Rose, includes audio of crew members' talk on this Henry VIII warship, sunk in 1545. learn more
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
The National Cowboy Museum displays Western Heritage topics, such as the stagecoach---a fun site for upper elementary and middle school. learn more
Valley of the Kings
This archived web site provides a fascinating look at the kings Of ancient Egypt. learn more
The Peabody Museum
The Peabody Museum hosts a number of on-line exhibitions, including ones on how students lived at colonial Harvard, how 1870s photographs of Japanese people and scenes - created… learn more
Japanese-American Museum - Educational Resources
The Japanese American National Museum can be used to promote understanding and appreciation of America's ethnic and cultural diversity by sharing the Japanese American experience. learn more
Women during WWII
This site is an Oral History of Rhode Island Women during World War II, compiled by students in the Honors English Program at South Kingstown High School in… learn more
Great Depression and The New Deal
This resource is maintained by the FDR Presidential Library & Museum. Includes New Deal Art, the Wagner Act, facts & figures about the Great Depression and a Student… learn more