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If your assignment happens to be about Niagara Falls then begin by searching the Niagara Historic Digital Collections, this comprehensive collection prepared by your library includes a newspaper index, an image collection, an art database and many references to local history sources

Other online databases are also available

 

 
   
   
 
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This page is intended to assist users with their quest for reliable online information. Links are selected by library staff based on relevance to the local community, expected use and quality of material. Although the Niagara Falls Public Library has made every effort to ensure that links are accurate and current, the Internet is ever evolving. The Library takes no responsibility for site content or availability.

 
   
   
 
Annie Taylor

Annie Taylor Starting for the Upper Rapids to Risk her life in the Cataract of Niagara

 
   
   
 
Geography

Altapedia Online - key facts and figures for almost every country in the world

Canadian Encyclopedia - the best source for all things Canadian

Canadian Geographic Atlas - detailed maps, slide shows, games, quizzes and ready-made lesson plans on Canada’s people and places

Library of Congress Global Gateway -iInformation on world culture and resources

NationMaster.com - a massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations. NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD. Using the form above, you can generate maps and graphs on all kinds of statistics with ease

WorldFactBook.com - Quick information on countries, including maps and statistics

Yahoo Countries Of The World - links for most countries of the world

 
  
   
 
History

Authentic History Centre -comprised of artifacts and sounds from American popular culture

Battlefield 1812 - designed by Brock University. Battlefield 1812 puts you on the front lines of some of the greatest battles from the War of 1812. You are a fictional character responsible for the lives of all those under your command, and more importantly, for the defense of the Niagara Peninsula. From the minor skirmish of Frenchman's Creek, to the grand Battle of Lundy's Lane, you will be responsible for leading the British and colonial troops to victory. The price of failure is nothing less than total subjugation to the land-hungry American invaders. For students in Grades 10-12.

Canadian Encyclopedia - encyclopedia of Canadian facts, people and history

Dictionary Of Canadian Biography - explore the history of Canada's inhabitants and their culture

Early Canadiana Online - a digital collection of Canada’s printed heritage, featuring works published from the time of the first European settlers up to the early 20th Century

Historic Figures - selected biographies of historic figures

History Topics - runs the gamut of topics from ancient Greece to World War II

HyperHistory - over 2000 files covering 3000 years of history

Images Canada - a pictorial history of Canadian events, people, places and things!

Library & Archives Canada -music, history and literature collections.  Find sheet music from Canada’s past, biographies of Glenn Gould, Susanna Moodie, Catherine Parr Traill and more…Some links require Flash

Ontario History Quest - a student learning resource dedicated to discovering Ontario's history - its people, their dreams, struggles and achievements

Ontario Time Machine - an online learning site for Grade 7 and 8 students of Ontario history and their teachers. A joint project of the Toronto, Hamilton and Kingston/Frontenac Public Library systems, it showcases a selection of some 30 books from Ontario’s early days, drawn from the three libraries’ collections. The books are presented in a fun format – readers can actually turn the virtual pages! – and they’re enriched with definitions, pictures, sound files and more

Our Roots - Canada's local histories online

Portals To The World - providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world. They are arranged by country or area with the links for each sorted into a wide range of broad categories

Time & Life Pictures -some of the world's most recognizable imagery from two of the most recognized magazines

Treaty of Ghent - designed by Brock University. In this game, which is geared for students in Grades 9-12, users can choose from a variety of Niagara-area conflicts and replay battles from either an American or British perspective. Before and after your military adventures, you can explore a military camp and learn about technology, stragegy and individual lives within the army

World History Compass - covers the gamut from Ancient History, to Countires, to topics

YearByYear - history of the world from 1900 on