History Day Links

• Minnesota History Day
  This page has information specific to the History Day competition in Minnesota, as well as many other useful features.
• National Archives Web Site
  This site is the home page for the National Archives, which has a wealth of primary sources available on line.
• PALS
  This links to the Minnesota History Center collection catalog through the PALS database. This also connects to most college libraries in Minnesota. Just scroll through the Library bar to select the library you need.
• Library of Congress: American Memory Project
  This has a huge collection of on line images from all aspects of American History.
• MHS Visual Resources Database
  This is the best place to find pictures of anything that might have happened in Minnesota. Thousands of images are available on line.
• National History Day
  This is the official site for National History Day.
  Contest Rules are at the NHD Contest sub-site.
  Be sure to scroll down to Research Links for links to hundreds of good sites.
• Making of America
  This site has thousands of 19th century periodical available on line. The site is searchable, but very extensive, so it helps to know what you are looking for.
• Foreign Relations of the United States
  This is the definitive State Department set of documents on the foreign relations of the U.S. Several volumes from recent administrations are on line. These are indexed but not novice-friendly, so you need to know what you are looking for.