2006-10-21 05:38:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
I have no quarrel with wikipedia as a source. To get more specific, try putting the location of the historical reference into a search engine, and see what the people who maintain the site (Chamber of Commerce of a historical city, for example) tell you what is significant about the history of the region. For example, if you search on Atlantic City, you should be able to get a historical society, or the list of historical places to visit, etc. Some are easy: Valley Forge is so well known as a historic site that you don't even need to add "Pennsylvania" to find what you need.
Try to remember that there are people whose self-interest lies in providing this sort of information: tourist bureaus, historical associations, the museum shop of the local museum, and so on. No need to pay for research; what's free is quite adequate for anyone short of a Ph.D. candidate in history. Of course, there will always be books to tempt you; allow yourself to be tempted once in awhile.
2006-10-21 05:52:12 · answer #1 · answered by auntb93again 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wikipedia is a great place to start,or else just google your topic and be sure to choose an academic website and not some crappy site where dumb people randomly create facts for fun
2006-10-21 05:41:44 · answer #2 · answered by al 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
history.com
2006-10-21 05:43:12 · answer #3 · answered by frediks10 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try
2006-10-21 09:37:58 · answer #4 · answered by dianed33 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋