WEB SITES

Correspondence Between John and Abigail Adams
The Massachusetts Historical Society provides a photo plus the digitized text of over 1100 letters between John and Abigail Adams. This is a terrific primary source!

Declaration of Independence
Great information about the Declaration of Independence and its signers from the Independence Hall Association, a non-profit historical group in Philadelphia.

Signers of the Declaration
Information about the signers of the Declaration of Independence from the National Park Service.

SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES

Use this Gale database to research people, events, and topics in U.S. history. It includes primary sources, images, and video. (Funded by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners) FULL SUITE OF GALE DATABASES
Do you want to use Gale U.S. History in Context at home IN MASSACHUSETTS?
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Primary sources, images, maps, charts, and more about important individuals, events, and topics in U.S. history.
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For information about a person, try the Biography in Context, one of the Gale Databases databases. (Funded by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners)
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updated 09/18/2010