The FamilyTree blog recently used this very image to head their article titled 31 Free Social History Websites. Today's post is a Part 2 from last week's post.
Some of those 31 sites mentioned in that article include:
* American History (www.USHistory.org)
* Digital Public Library of America (www.DP.LA)
*Library of Congress (www.loc.gov)
* American Rails (www.American-Rails.com)
*Erie Canal (www.eriecanalway.org)
*Food Timeline (www.foodtimeline.org)
*Old & Interesting (www.oldandinteresting.org)
*American Disasters (www.evergladesuniversity.edu)
*Documenting the American South (www.docsouth.unc.edu)
Whatever you want to learn about your ancestors' life and times, type that question into YouTube: Immigration, Civil War, Recipes, Dress Styles, Oklahoma Land Rush, tuberculosis, U.S. Navy..... hopefully you get the idea.
Ask these questions:
*What was a typical dinner in Maine in 1880?
*What was typical Sunday dress in 1910?
*Did my ancestor attend a World's Fair?
*Did my ancestor serve in the military?
* Did my ancestor come by steamship or sail in 1870?
*Why did my people settle in ______________?
Social history is learning the answers to those questions.
