CPL Databases

• Electric Library Elementary Click on the "Topics" tab at the top of the page.

American History

General American History

• American Memory — from the Library of Congress
• America's Story
• American Family Immigration History Center (Ellis Island)
• Ellis Island — from the History Channel
• From Revolution to Reconstruction
• Historical Maps of the United States
• New Bedford Whaling Museum — online exhibits about the history of whaling
• Recipes from US History

Colonial History (1492-1775)

• 1492 Exhibit

Every year, there is a huge assignment in the Canton middle schools to do a report on a Renaissance topic. Some of these sites are aimed at older students than what you normally find on the Kids pages, so the reading levels are higher.