Web Sites With Links to The Overland Trail
Get out of your rut! Be adventurous! Some of these links you'll find facinating! Often I just explore the net, going from one link to another -- a great way to travel. I have not personally examined each of these sites, so please inform me if there are any that are offensive, or for whatever reason, not appropriate for all age groups. I have very loosely categorized them for now, and will be reviewing each of them and adding them to the appropriate pages on my site.
EDUCATIONAL SOURCES AND LIBRARIES
HISTORY
HOME PAGES
MEMORIES and DIARIES
NATIVE AMERICANS
OLD WEST AND WESTERN EXPANSION
TRAILS
WESTERN PERSONALITIES
WESTERN PLACES
LEFTOVERS
EDUCATIONAL SOURCES and LIBRARIESHISTORYAcademic Information: The American West Ashwaubenon School District, Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin The Awesome Library: Top 5% of Educational Sites Arlington, VA Public Schools: Meet Me in St. Louis Augustana College, Sioux Falls,SD: Welcome To The Web For Kids Baltimore County Public Schools: Curriculum Related Links The Bancroft Library: California Research Sites Bayless School District, St. Louis MO: Social Studies Topics Beaverton Oregon: Vose School Resource pages Beaverton Oregon: On The Oregon Trail Bookmarks for Homework: Children's Web Sites Boulder Valley Schools: Carnegie Branch Library For Historical Collections: K-5 Brown's Valley Schools: Napa Valley, California Cambridge Elementary School, Jeffersonville, Vermont Carnegie Library of Pittsburg: Pioneers and Westward Expansion Catalina Foothills School District, Tuscon, AZ Cavette Elementary, Lincoln Nebraska: Westward Expansion Central Colorado Library System: Midnight at the Internet Cafe: History Central Wyoming College Chevy Chase, MD Schools: Great Resources Chevy Chase, MD Schools: Student Activities Clackamas County OR Schools: Oregon Trail & American West Sites Links Clearfield School United States Historic Trail Sites Coal Creek Elementary School:Sites for Students Columbia GA County Schools: Mrs. Billman's History Page Concord NH Schools: Westward movement Conducting Research Via the Web Connecting Students: Westward Expansion Cooperative Educational Service Agency: Trancontinental Railroads Copernicus Education Gateway CyberBee.Com: Social Studies Links Davenport Iowa Public Library: History & Culture Deer Valley Unified Schools, Phoenix Arizona: Westward Movement Delbarton School, Morristown, NJ: US History Links Dickerson Middle School, Marietta, GA: Social Studies Links Disney Educational Productions: Teacher Tested Ideas Dodson School, Nashville, TN: Westward Expansion Resources Dorseyville Middle School, Pittsburg PA Douglas County Library: Colorado History Edmonds School District, South Snohomish County, Washington State:K-12 Internet Resources Education World: Westward Expansion Educational Resources for History of American West for Middle School History EduScapes, a Source for Lifelong Learning: Pioneer Life EduWeb: Diaries and Journals Eighth Grade US History On-Line: Westward Expansion El Centro College, Dallas TX: American Indian Links Emerson Public Schools, Emerson NJ: The Old West Project EmTech:Social Studies Curriculum Sites Enumclaw Middle School Episcopal School, Baton Rouge Louisiana Fantastic Fifth Grade Web Sites Fort Collins Library Local History Archives: Larimer County's History Fountain Valley School District Curriculum Hotlist Granite School District,SLC,UT: Utah Links Harker Heights HS, Killeen, TX Hillsboro-Deering Schools, Hillsboro, New Hampshire Hilton College: American Studies: From Revolution to Reconstruction Hilton College: The American West 1800-1899 Hoffman School, Glenview, Illinois Houghton Mifflin Social Studies: The Disease, the Cure Students research diseases that affected pioneers and settlers The Indiana Dept of Education: Teaching & Learning Center Guide to Oregon Trail Innovative Designs for Education Jefferson Elementary, Lennox, CA: American History Links for Grades 4 & 5 Johnsburg Il School District: Social Studies Juniper Learning Teacher Resources Kane, IL Schools: Oregon Trail Resource Page Kansas City Public Library : Western Americana Internet Resources Kansas City Schools: Oregon Trail Search Links Kennewaw Georgia Educational Technology Center Kernsville PA Elementary School's Fifth Grade Social Studies and Westward Expansion Kid Info: Pioneers/Westward Expansion Kid's Corner: Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies Kyrene School District, Tempe, AZ: Pioneer Links Lakeview Elementary School, Solon Iowa:Social Studies Lee's Summit Schools, Lee's Summit, Missouri Manheim Township PA School District: Social Studies Massachusettes Institute of Technology: Bookmarks for K-8 Children McCook Public Schools Technology Department: American Frontier McMeen Elementary School, Denver, CO: Resource Center McReynolds Middle School Library, Houston Texas Middle School Lessons: Manifest Destiny Minot Schools, Minot, ME: An Oregon Trail Diary Project MSD Pike/Training Resources/K-5 Montgomery County, MD: Electronic Literacy Pre K - 12 The Multnomah County OR Library Homework Center: 3500+ carefully reviewed K-12 educational resources for students - American History National Park Service: Oregon Trail Nemaha Valley KS High School Links Nevada Museums, Libraries and Arts Newell School, Grand Island, NE Northglenn CO High School: Social Studies Web Sites for Students Oklahoma State University, Special Collections Librarian's Page Old Town Elementary, Round Rock, Texas Oneonta, NY: Research Topic Links Perkins OH Middle School Library: Social Studies Sites Pittsford Schools: Transportation To The West Quaboag, MA Regional Middle-High School: Core Knowledge in US History Realschule Friesenheim, Baden-W�rttemberg, Germany: Lesson Plans for "Moving West: Life of Native Americans Today" (In English) Red Rock Elementary, Gallup, NM : The West Links Red Rock Elementary, Gallup, NM : History Links Richland Schools, Columbia SC: The West The Rochester, New Hampshire Schools Rundlett School, Concord New Hampshire Rutgers University: African-American History Salt Lake County Library System, UT: The West Salt Lake County, UT: American History Scholastic.Com: Westward Expansion Scholastic Review: The Overland Trail Simmons College, Boston MA: New Hampshire History Links Soledad, CA Young Reader Medals Somers Central School District, Lincolndale, NY: The "Red Pony" Project South Central Services, Camden AR: Fantastic Websites Southern Aroostook School, Maine: Characters from the "Old West" Springfield MO Public Schools: Sites for Kids StudyWeb: The Wild West Suffolk County, NY Public Library: Westward Expansion Sunland Elementary School, Phoenix AZ: 5th Grade Social Studies Teacher Net Educational Resource Center Tigard-Tualatin OR Schools:4th Grade Oregon Trail Links TrackStar: Moving West Along The Overland Trails TrackStar: Westward Expansion Lesson Plans and Activities The Trails Project: The U.S. Department of Education Truman High School, Independence, MO: Social Studies Links University of Buffalo Libraries University of CA: Department of History: Links to General History University of Illinois: Westward Expansion WebQuest. Univ of KS: Kansas Collection: History Links: nearly-lost books, letters, diaries, photographs Univeristy of Kansas Library: Historical Maps Menu University of North Carolina: Women of the American West University of Virginia: Celebrating Women's History Resource Center Wallingford Public Schools, Wallingford, Conneticut: Westward Expansion Washington University in St. Louis: American Encounters University of Wyoming:Casper College: The North Platte River Wausau WI School District:Curriculum Page Wayland Public Schools, Wayland, MA WebQuest: Westward Expansion Wyoming Roundup Homework Help for Kids
HOME PAGES19th Century American History California History Research California Research Sites from Mariposa County Central Pacific RR Photographic History Museum Colbert County, Alabama: History of Northwest Alabama Cyndi's List: US History English Westerner's Society and Western Frontier History Estes Park, CO: Historical and Museum Links: Over 800 links to history sites General United States Geneology Links Guidon Books: Links to Historical Points of Interest History Matters International Black Sheep Society of Genealogists: Historical Links Koshare Indian Museum: Links to Other Museums Learning On The Net: US History LDS American History Links Linda Kerr's List of History Sites The Mountain Meadows Association Santa Clarita, CA Historical Society:History Web Sites Searchable DataBases on the Web TeachPDLaw's American History to 1870 Walton Feed Old Timer Page: The Way We Used To Do it... Worth's History Links from Henderson State University
MEMOIRS and DIARIESAmanda's Astronomy Mnemonics Page (my very own daughter!) Annette's Home Page: The Wild, Wild, West! Bev's Favorite Sites: Genealogy Related Links Glenda's Parlor: the WHR group, a great way to learn about the "Old West" Gold Ledge Links Page Jack's Historical Links Jana's History Home Page John & Deb Devore's Home Page Juel M. Trask's Home Page Must See Web Sites For people who eat, drink, travel, like "good" humored people and want some mild adventure in their lives. Nancy's Favorite Links: The West! North American Forts Randy's Links Ron's Place: The Early American West Surfin' With Murph!: Favorite Web Sites Theresa's Page: The 1800's
NATIVE AMERICANSDiaries, Journals, Letters Emigrant Narratives: End of the Oregon Trail George Richard Hamrick Overland Trail Journal ~ 1863 ~ Missouri to California Historical Diaries Historical Diaries and Journals Travel in America A true account of a journey by overland trail from Texas to South Dakota in 1885
OLD WEST and WESTWARD EXPANSIONBroken Threads: Great Links to Native American Resources The Cherokee Trail of Tears Indian Nations Native Americans Indigenous, Aboriginal and Native American Links Rocky Mountain PBS: Tears in the Sand: Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes
TRAILS1st Annual Northern Nevada Living History Festival American West: IPL Ready Reference Collection The American West - Frontier History An annotated directory of the best Internet resources on the history of the American West Books & Bookdealers:Old West Connecting Students: Westward Expansion Early West History Early Western Americana information Exploring the Wild West: The Best Western Sites on the Internet. Frontier Days: Real and Imagined General Information Page: The Prairie Traveler GoLive CyberStudio3: Western Links Go West Young Man (and Young Woman) Great Western Links Janke's Old West Sites L'OUEST et le mythe de la FRONTIERE: Links to Western Sites Links of Interest to Writers, Readers, Publishers Links til Nordamerika/USA: her er b�de historical diaries, links, "vilde Vesten", indianere mv Lots of links to Western History here! The Magnificent Seven:The Old West Missouri: Early Modes of Transportation The Mountain Meadows Association OldWest Once Upon a Time in the West Old West History Old West History Resources Old West Kansas: One Room Schools Porter Locomotives in Russia Stagecoaches Suite101: The Old West Three Points Roadhouse, Lancaster CA: Old West Links WagonMaster's Old West Links Welcome to the Wild, Wild West! The West and Pioneers Western Dance Western Links Westward Expansion Westward Expansion WebQuest Westward Expansion Websites Western Links The Wild West Yahoo! Arts:Humanities:History:By Subject:U.S. History:19th Century:American West
WESTERN PERSONALITIESAmerica's Trails The Applegate Trail: The Southern Route of the Oregon Trail Bozeman Trail Links Bulletin Board for the Interactive Santa Fe Trail (1/16/98) California Migrations California National Historical Trail Wagon Train: Run for the gold! CyberTrail: the Santa Fe Trail:States, Towns, Forts, and Rest Stops Along the Santa Fe Trail Fort Phil Kearny / Bozeman Trail Association and Foundation Goodnight-Loving Trail Links The Great Migration: 1843 Pioneer Wagon Train to Oregon Historic and Named Trails and Roads in the USA and Canada The Interactive Santa Fe Trail (SFT) Homepage The Interactive Santa Fe Trail The Interactive Santa Fe Trail (SFT) Text-only Homepage (Apr 1999) Kansas Historic Trails Kansas Migrations Links to Trails Messages left on the Interactive Santa Fe Trail May 1995-March 1996 Migration Routes The Mormon Trail Links OCTA: Links to Trails OCTA: KANZA Chapter: The Oregon Trail and Other Trail History OCTA: Nebraska Chapter OCTA: Wyoming Chapter: Trail Related Links Old Spanish Trail Association Oregon-California Trail Sources Oregon Trail Oregon Trail Resource Page Oregon Trail: The Trail West Clackamas County OR Schools: Oregon Trail & American West Sites Links Oregon Trail Site Links Other Emigrant Trails West Online Resources:The Oregon Trail, The Way West Overland Trail Santa Fe Trail Wet/Dry Routes Chapter Stages and Trails Touch the Sky Publications - Oregon Trail Links Trails across the West Trail & Migration Sites Trails of Discovery: The Old West Trail Sites from Great Genealogy Links The Unofficial Santa Fe Trail Association Page Wells Fargo Returns to Our Routes-Further Reading Wet/Dry Routes Trail Link Page Which Trail Are We Going To Take?
WESTERN PLACESAlabama Rangers Cowboy Actions Links Jim Baker, Mountain Man James P. Beckwourth James P. Beckwourth Organization: Links Black Bart Colorado Pioneers Col. John M Chivington DistantCousin.com - Colorado Genealogy Resources Education First: Donner Online Family of Col. John Wanless of Colorado & Wyoming in the 1860's Family -- Genealogy Links The Great Migration: 1843 Pioneer Wagon Train to Oregon Gunfighters of The Old West Hundreds of Links to "Cowboy" Related Pages Mountain Men Page Log Cabin Building Mountain Men Mountain Men: From Old Goat Trading Post Old West: People Pioneers, Frontiermen, Mountainmen and Fur Traders, From AmericanWest Rocky Mountain Gunslingers, Inc Thunder Ridge Muzzleloading US Genealogy Links Whitman, Cayuse, and Oregon Trail Links Women in the 19th Century
LEFTOVERS.....100 Links for Bonner Springs' Centennial: 1998 Alphabetical Listing of US Forts City of La Junta, Colorado Colorado Historical and Governmental Sites Colorado Links: Legend and Lore Colorado State and Counties External Links Colorado State Archives: Colorado History Links Deadlands: Places of interest Deadwood, SD Department of Dakota Fort Collins and Neighbors Fort Phil Kearny, WY Fort Morgan, Colorado "Fourteenernet" Links to Places around Colorado Ghost towns, historic sites and lost places of Northern Colorado Hancock County Links Historic places to explore in Oregon Jimmy Camp, Colorado Springs, CO Kansas Sights: Historical Kansas Koshare Indian Museum La Junta, Colorado Larimer County, Colorado Lassen County California: Links and Culture Must See Web Links: Travel and Adventure. OCTA: Related Links to Oregon Poudre River Trail Corridor Rocky Mountain National Park Return Links Texas Links Total Yellowstone Page Links TravelSpots: Colorado Travel, Tourism & Holiday Info U.S. Travel Links White Pine County, NV: Ghost Towns The Wind River Mountains: Backpacking The Web from A to Z: The Oregon page Yuba City: What's New on this Web Site
Northwest News Cybercorner Archives Alexandre �BUCK� Choquette et la Ru�e vers l'or (Look for: Trails to the Gold Rush: une "mine d'or" de liens !) Hikin' the net:Resources for Roughing It (This site is from Russia) Fun Riverboat Links FourteenerNet Links Page Vechernii Internet, zametka 419: DAZhE TURECKI' SULTAN (This is in Russian) RingWorld: Miscellaneous | Social Science Fine Homebuilding - Sites to See - Web Sites for Home Builders New Zealand Log Building Workshop Log Home Building Schools Roofing and gutters - Fine Homebuilding - Sites to See
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