Today Savvy Authors has posted this article by Guns, Gams, and Gumshoes’s PI Colleen Collins: “Tips from a PI: Historical Research Sites for Your Stories.” In it, Colleen outlines several genealogical, news and media research sites that are handy for private investigators, writers, and other researchers. To read the article, click here.
We thought we’d follow up on that article by listing several more historical research sites. Some offer tips for conducting historical research, others provide lists of links for more specific historical research, and some are just fun to browse.
Learning to Do Historical Research: Professor William Cronon and his team of students created this website to help others learn basic research skills. Topics include how to frame questions, effective research techniques, and a slew of online resources.
Best of History Websites, a portal to hundreds of history websites, including links to educational resources.
Military History Research Sites (this site can be a bit of hit and miss as some links are inactive — however, there’s dozens and dozens of links to specific military events, battles, organizations and more)
From the National Archives, Eyewitness offers first-person eyewitness accounts in letters, diaries, audio and film records.
From About.com Genealogy, a photo gallery of cemetery symbolism.
Have a great Friday, Writing PIs
Any fool can make history, but it takes a genius to write it. – Oscar Wilde
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