Appendix:

1.        A Brief History of Oklahoma

http://www.rootsweb.com/~oknowata/OklaHist.htm

This is a part of the OKGenWeb site has a multitude of information on Oklahoma from prehistoric inhabitants to the Civil War, to Pioneer Days, etc.

 

2.        A Chronology of US Historical Documents

http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/

This site is a general history site that has the text of actual documents.

 

3.        American Memory (use keyword Oklahoma)

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/

This site has free access to written and spoken words, recordings, images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience.

 

4.        Bartleby.com

http://www.bartleby.com

This site provides students and researchers with unlimited access to books and information on the web, free of charge.  This has the classic resource research books.

 

5.        Brooklyn Daily Eagle

www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/eagle/

This site has early newspaper articles from Oklahoma and Indian Territory.

 

6.        Chronicles of Oklahoma

http://digital.library.okstate.edu/chronicles/

This site has volumes of information available online about the history of Oklahoma.  You have to search by keyword.

 

7.        The Photography Collection-Denver Public Library

http://photoswest.org

This is an on-line database of history photographs.  There are 193 pictures about Oklahoma.

 

8.        Eye Witness to History

                http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com

        This well-designed website has a strong use of primary sources showcases photos, maps, paintings, etc. to tell about history.

 

9.        Ghost Towns of Oklahoma

www.ghosttowns.com/states/ok/ok.html

This site has links to more than 100 Oklahoma ghost towns with photos, names, county, etc.

 

10.     Google Books

        http://books.google.com/

        Google Books takes you to a Google-hosted web page displaying a scanned image of a relevant page from a book. There are over one million pages with the search “Oklahoma” and over a half million with search “Indian Territory

 

11.     Hidden Landmarks

        www.hamptonlandmarks.com

        This site features landmarks and “drive abouts” about Oklahoma. There are over 26 landmarks listed.

 

12.     History Buff

        http://www.historybuff.com

        This site has interesting primary source materials, including an audio and video library.  Alas, there is no search feature.

 

13.     History Cooperative

        http://www.historycooperative.org/

        This site offers top-level online history articles.  It has a great search engine.

 

14.     History Net

        www.historynet.com

        This website has online access to many articles about Oklahoma and Indian Territory.

 

15.     History World

        http://www.historyworld.net

        This ever expanding history resource of world history and timelines has the unique feature of designing your own timeline.

 

16.     Indian and Oklahoma Territory Genealogy

        www.rootsweb.com/~itgenweb/

        This has useful links to Indian Pioneer Papers, Railroad Maps, Current map, Territorial information and more.

 

17.     Oklahoma Historical Society

        http://www.okhistory.org/res/ResDiv.html

        This has oral histories, historic maps, photographs, Indian Records, film and video, manuscripts, and newspapers. 

 

18.     Oklahoma Periodicals Index

        www.libris.ca/cgi45/_014341.exe?ejdogmlmt&&384904260

        This provides a searchable index to articles about people, places, history, culture, wildlife, and natural history in Oklahoma from four major Oklahoma publications. All publications can be obtained through your university library.

 

19.     The History Channel

        http://www.history.com/

        A search for “Oklahoma” resulted in 185 hits about Indian tribes, towns, speeches, exhibits, notable people and more. There are games and classroom activities.

 

20.     The New Deal Network

        http://newdeal.feri.org/

        This features documents from the Great Depression, over 900 articles, speeches, letters, photos, lesson plans and more

 

21.     University of Oklahoma Libraries Western History Collections

        http://libraries.ou.edu/etc/westhist/photos/index.html

        This collection has more than 250,000 prints and negatives about Oklahoma Indians, land runs, settlement, outlaws and lawmen, cattle trade, etc.  It has the major works of frontier photographs.

 

22.     Wikipedia

        http://en.wikipedia.org

        This is a free encyclopedia.  A search for “Oklahoma” found more than 1.5 million entries. 

 

23.     The Eruption of Tulsa: An NAACP official Investigates the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921

        http://www.historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5119

        This site provides first hand account of a man who investigated the Tulsa Race Riot.

 

24.     The Freedman (African-Native American) Site

        www.african-nativeamerican.com

        This site includes biographies of noted Oklahoma Black Indians.

 

25.     African American Resources

        http://www.academicinfo.net/africanam.html

        This includes digital publication, historic African Americans, and other teaching resources.

 

26.     Oklahoma Geological Survey

        http://www.ogs.ou.edu/

        This has maps on the general geology of Oklahoma.

 

27.     Cowpie Song Corral

        www.roughstock.com/cowpie/songs/

This provides search engine and lyrics for country songs.

 

28.     The Digital Tradition

www.mudcat.org

This has a collection of lyrics and digitized music files for more than 8000 folk songs.

 

29.     Oklahoma Photograph Gallery

http://marti.rootsweb.com/photogallery/index.htm

This site organizes photos into several broad categories like schools (school class pictures), snapshots of the Past (pictures of Oklahoma events and historical), Pioneers, etc.

 

30.     Webshots

www.webshots.com

This site found over 100,000 results for “Oklahoma” and 754 for “Indian Territory

 

31.     Voices from the Dust Bowl

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/afctshtml/tshome.html

This has audio recordings, photographs, etc. about the life of migrant workers in 1940 and 1941.

 

32.     Tribal resources

Sequoyah:  http://anpa.ualr.edu/

Cherokee: http://cherokeehistory.com

Chickasaw: http://www.chickasawhistory.com

 

 

Appendix:

33.     A Brief History of Oklahoma

http://www.rootsweb.com/~oknowata/OklaHist.htm

This is a part of the OKGenWeb site has a multitude of information on Oklahoma from prehistoric inhabitants to the Civil War, to Pioneer Days, etc.

 

34.     A Chronology of US Historical Documents

http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/

This site is a general history site that has the text of actual documents.

 

35.     American Memory (use keyword Oklahoma)

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/

This site has free access to written and spoken words, recordings, images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience.

 

36.     Bartleby.com

http://www.bartleby.com

This site provides students and researchers with unlimited access to books and information on the web, free of charge.  This has the classic resource research books.

 

37.     Brooklyn Daily Eagle

www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/eagle/

This site has early newspaper articles from Oklahoma and Indian Territory.

 

38.     Chronicles of Oklahoma

http://digital.library.okstate.edu/chronicles/

This site has volumes of information available online about the history of Oklahoma.  You have to search by keyword.

 

39.     The Photography Collection-Denver Public Library

http://photoswest.org

This is an on-line database of history photographs.  There are 193 pictures about Oklahoma.

 

40.     Eye Witness to History

                http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com

        This well-designed website has a strong use of primary sources showcases photos, maps, paintings, etc. to tell about history.

 

41.     Ghost Towns of Oklahoma

www.ghosttowns.com/states/ok/ok.html

This site has links to more than 100 Oklahoma ghost towns with photos, names, county, etc.

 

42.     Google Books

        http://books.google.com/

        Google Books takes you to a Google-hosted web page displaying a scanned image of a relevant page from a book. There are over one million pages with the search “Oklahoma” and over a half million with search “Indian Territory

 

43.     Hidden Landmarks

        www.hamptonlandmarks.com

        This site features landmarks and “drive abouts” about Oklahoma. There are over 26 landmarks listed.

 

44.     History Buff

        http://www.historybuff.com

        This site has interesting primary source materials, including an audio and video library.  Alas, there is no search feature.

 

45.     History Cooperative

        http://www.historycooperative.org/

        This site offers top-level online history articles.  It has a great search engine.

 

46.     History Net

        www.historynet.com

        This website has online access to many articles about Oklahoma and Indian Territory.

 

47.     History World

        http://www.historyworld.net

        This ever expanding history resource of world history and timelines has the unique feature of designing your own timeline.

 

48.     Indian and Oklahoma Territory Genealogy

        www.rootsweb.com/~itgenweb/

        This has useful links to Indian Pioneer Papers, Railroad Maps, Current map, Territorial information and more.

 

49.     Oklahoma Historical Society

        http://www.okhistory.org/res/ResDiv.html

        This has oral histories, historic maps, photographs, Indian Records, film and video, manuscripts, and newspapers. 

 

50.     Oklahoma Periodicals Index

        www.libris.ca/cgi45/_014341.exe?ejdogmlmt&&384904260

        This provides a searchable index to articles about people, places, history, culture, wildlife, and natural history in Oklahoma from four major Oklahoma publications. All publications can be obtained through your university library.

 

51.     The History Channel

        http://www.history.com/

        A search for “Oklahoma” resulted in 185 hits about Indian tribes, towns, speeches, exhibits, notable people and more. There are games and classroom activities.

 

52.     The New Deal Network

        http://newdeal.feri.org/

        This features documents from the Great Depression, over 900 articles, speeches, letters, photos, lesson plans and more

 

53.     University of Oklahoma Libraries Western History Collections

        http://libraries.ou.edu/etc/westhist/photos/index.html

        This collection has more than 250,000 prints and negatives about Oklahoma Indians, land runs, settlement, outlaws and lawmen, cattle trade, etc.  It has the major works of frontier photographs.

 

54.     Wikipedia

        http://en.wikipedia.org

        This is a free encyclopedia.  A search for “Oklahoma” found more than 1.5 million entries. 

 

55.     The Eruption of Tulsa: An NAACP official Investigates the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921

        http://www.historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5119

        This site provides first hand account of a man who investigated the Tulsa Race Riot.

 

56.     The Freedman (African-Native American) Site

        www.african-nativeamerican.com

        This site includes biographies of noted Oklahoma Black Indians.

 

57.     African American Resources

        http://www.academicinfo.net/africanam.html

        This includes digital publication, historic African Americans, and other teaching resources.

 

58.     Oklahoma Geological Survey

        http://www.ogs.ou.edu/

        This has maps on the general geology of Oklahoma.

 

59.     Cowpie Song Corral

        www.roughstock.com/cowpie/songs/

This provides search engine and lyrics for country songs.

 

60.     The Digital Tradition

www.mudcat.org

This has a collection of lyrics and digitized music files for more than 8000 folk songs.

 

61.     Oklahoma Photograph Gallery

http://marti.rootsweb.com/photogallery/index.htm

This site organizes photos into several broad categories like schools (school class pictures), snapshots of the Past (pictures of Oklahoma events and historical), Pioneers, etc.

 

62.     Webshots

www.webshots.com

This site found over 100,000 results for “Oklahoma” and 754 for “Indian Territory

 

63.     Voices from the Dust Bowl

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/afctshtml/tshome.html

This has audio recordings, photographs, etc. about the life of migrant workers in 1940 and 1941.

 

64.     Tribal resources

Sequoyah:  http://anpa.ualr.edu/

Cherokee: http://cherokeehistory.com

Chickasaw: http://www.chickasawhistory.com