America from the Great Depression to World War II:
Photographs from the FSA-OWI, 1935-1945
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsowhome.html
"The images in the Farm Security Administration-Office of War Information collection are among the most famous documentary photographs ever produced…”
With 160,000 black and white photographs and 1,600 color photographs in the collection, America from the Great Depression to World War II is a great asset to have when looking for good visual representation of the times. This site, as with all of the other American Memory websites, is easy to navigate through and find information. The visitor to this site can choose to browse by subject, creator, or geographic location, all good ways of narrowing down the search field. One point of interest worth noting about this site is that there are many photographs of Nebraska during this time period!

Built in America: Historic American Buildings Survey…1933-Present
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/hhhtml/hhhome.html
"The collection documents achievements in architecture, engineering, and design in the United States and its territories through a comprehensive range of building types… including examples as diverse as windmills, one-room schoolhouses…”
Built in America, similar to some other historic building sites, offers the visitor a chance to view many pictures and photographs of historical buildings. One strength of this site is that there is a geographic location index, which allows for a thorough search of nearly anywhere in America. This government website is nicely laid out, ensuring easy navigation and a chance to view many interesting historic buildings quickly.

Fort Robinson History
http://www.nebraskahistory.org/sites/fortrob/history.htm
In affiliation with the Nebraska State Historical Website, this site offers many interesting historical facts and events that took place at, or surrounding Fort Robinson. Among the many interesting pieces of history are sections on Red Cloud, the railroad through the area, troops stationed there, war dogs, and even Fort Robinson as a P.O.W. camp in 1943. This site offers the visitor interesting Nebraska history and pictures about one of this state’s more famous sites.

Genoa Nebraska: Nance County
http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/nance/genoa/genoa.htm
This webpage, while providing moderate information also has a valuable classroom source in primary documents. Located on this page are three pictures of early Genoa, which, needless to say, would be great visuals for the classroom. The information presented on this site is credited to the Genoa Historical Board, but as with any historical information presented by the city itself, there will always be some bias in the information (intended or not), so reader beware.

Genoa Nebraska
http://www.ci.genoa.ne.us
"The Pawnee Capitol of Nebraska"
As it pertains to other small community websites/pages, this site provides a lot of information concerning its town. The section titled Historical Facts does an excellent job or relating the early history of not only Genoa (its Mormon roots), but also the area/land that Genoa was founded on (in its Skidi Pawnee history). This site, used in connection with the other Genoa sites, will provide a good source of Genoa history.

Nebraska Maps
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/nebraska.html
This site, hosted by the University of Texas, has many maps of the state of Nebraska. The site itself is basic, which makes navigating through it to find what you are looking for quick and easy. On this site one can find state maps, historical city maps, and maps of national parks, monuments, and historic sites, viewable in either .jpg or PDF (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) formats. Depending on the type of map that you want to view, the images range from very detailed and intricate to plain (such as outline maps). Over all, the maps are clear and fast loading.

Nebraska National Register Sites
http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/nebraska/index.htm
"This webpage describes the Nebraska properties that are on the National Register of Historic Places..."
Nebraska National Register Sites offers a very powerful way of presenting history to students through already-recognizable sites. Located on this website are historical buildings from local - rural and urban settings, complete with a picture of the building and its early history. With the ability to search either by Nebraska Region, or by individual counties, the visitor is able to easily navigate to their own community and discover interesting information about the buildings in their area. There are many interesting buildings to view on this site; it would definitely be worth viewing.

Nebraska State Capitol Virtual Tour
http://www.capitol.org/
“Welcome! You have entered into a tour of one of the most historically important state capitols in the world…”
Linked with the Nebraska Online website, Nebraska State Capitol Virtual Tour offers an interesting look at Nebraska’s unique State Capitol. On this site the visitor can view photographs and corresponding background information on nearly every aspect of the capitol from its design to the murals and chamber located within. The photographs are colorful and interesting, which would serve to make great overhead visuals. This site would be an excellent way to take a class on a field trip of the capitol without ever leaving the classroom.

Nebraska State Historical Society
http://www.nebraskahistory.org
The Nebraska State Historical Society’s main website offers a lot of quality, accurate information. One drawback to this however is that most of the information does need to be ordered and bought, so there is a wait-time before the information is delivered. Having said that, this site does offer the chance to find very reliable information on the State’s history, and the search feature allows the visitor to easily find the information that they are looking for. Also located on this site is a list of the historical sites around Nebraska, including their hours of operation; ideal field trip information.

Wessels Living History Farm
http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/index.html
“The site would consider the past, present, and future and attract large audiences. Then it was decided that not only would there be an actual farm located just south of I-80, but it would be shared digitally over the internet to reach millions more. …”
Wessels Living History Farm is a website designed to teach the visitor about Agricultural history, more specifically farming in the 1920s. Of particular interest on this site is the Learner Resources section with some suggested activities. These activities were designed with Nebraska standards for science, mathematics, reading/literature, and social studies in mind. With pictures to accompany the information, the visitor can view such topics as farm machinery, farm life, crops, pests and weeds, making money, and water. This site also offers some valuable resources both local (York County, Nebraska) and national (other History Farms in Iowa and New Jersey) for the visitor.