Historical Research Enriches Your Stories

I'm often asked how I found some of the information I've used in my stories. I keep a file going with all the internet links I've found useful. You do have to be careful with things you find online, because anyone can put just about anything they want online, whether it's true or not. Once I've found informtation from a reliable source, I like to make note of that link. No telling when I'll need to go back to that place for more information.

I'm soing to share some with you today. I have most of the links divided by subject matter, but these have general information on a large array of topics in them.

http://www.worldcat.org/ - libraries

http://www.thestarbarn.com/documents/AboutThe1870s.pdf

http://www.library.illinois.edu/dnc/Default/Skins/FFF/Client.asp?Skin=FFF&AppName=2&AW=1310757471393 – Digital historical newspapers and magazines

http://historicaltidbits.blogspot.com/ - by decade in 19^th century

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html - from Library of Congress

http://www.teacheroz.com/19thcent.htm - on all aspects of 19^th century

http://writersdreamtools.com/view/decades/default.asp?Decade=1650 history by decades

http://www.thewildwest.org/

http://www.mikelynaugh.com/VirtualCivilWar/New/Originals2/index.html

http://news.google.com/archivesearch/advanced_search - historical newspapers

http://dailytimes.com/story.lasso?ewcd=8a4cba60869d2159 – Hill Country Texas historical articles

http://www.loc.gov/library/libarch-digital.html - digitized magazines, newspapers, etc.

http://www.visualthesaurus.com/

http://www.literary-liaisons.com/resources.html

http://www.civilwarhome.com/

http://antiques.rubylane.com/ - all kinds of antiques

http://www.the-genealogist.com/occupations.htm

http://www.oah.org/announce/links.html 

http://www.laurasprairiehouse.com/

http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/elections.php - presidential election information from 1789

http://weather-warehouse.com/?gclid=CML224-lzaACFcrY5wodSUtT0g 

http://data.nssl.noaa.gov/

http://www.sonofthesouth.net/texas/westward-expansion-map.htm

Where do you go when you're looking for historical accuracy for your books?

--Lena Nelson Dooley