Toni B. Rhodes - History Links

Primary Resources

Get to sleep with 42 hours of ambient sounds from Blade Runner, Alien, Star Trek and Doctor Who
www.openculture.com/2017/03/get-to-sleep-with-42-hours-of-ambient-sounds-from-blade-runner-alien-star-trek-and-doctor-who.html

This photographer spent 46 years documenting the vanishing world of Vermont's northeast kingdom
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/frozen-time-180968841/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia

Digital archive of 1,800 chidren's books from UCLA
http://www.openculture.com/2017/11/a-digital-archive-of-1800-childrens-books-from-ucla.html

http://www.openculture.com/2017/11/ernst-haeckels-sublime-drawings-of-flora-and-fauna.html
Ernst Haeckel's Sublime Drawings of Flora and Fauna: The Beautiful Scientific Drawings that Influenced Europe's Art Nouveau Movement (1889)

http://www.openculture.com/2017/08/14-self-portraits-show-the-evolution-of-pablo-picassos-style.html
14 Self Portraits of Pablo Picasso

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/library-congress-opened-catalogs-world-heres-matters/
Library of Congress Catalogs Online

http://www.openculture.com/2017/07/russian-history-literature-come-to-life-in-wonderfully-colorized-portraits.html
Colorized Portraits of Russian Figures in History

http://www.openculture.com/2017/07/leonardo-da-vincis-visionary-notebooks-now-online-browse-570-digitized-pages.html
Leonardo da Vinci's Visionary Notebooks Online

http://www.openculture.com/2017/07/hear-moby-dick-read-in-its-entirety-by-tilda-swinton-stephen-fry-john-waters-others.html
Hear Moby Dick Read by Tilda Swinton, Stephen Fry, John Waters, and others

http://www.inquisitr.com/4345306/83500-vintage-sewing-patterns-put-on-an-online-database-from-vogue-mccalls-butterick-and-simplicity/
83,500 Vintage Sewing Patterns Online, from Vogue, McCalls, Butterick, and Simplicity

http://www.openculture.com/2016/08/32000-bauhaus-art-objects-available-through-the-harvard-art-museums-website.html
32,000 Bauhaus Art Objects Available through the Harvard Art Museums

http://www.openculture.com/2017/08/download-400000-free-classical-musical-scores-46000-free-classical-recordings.html
Download 400,000 classical music scores and 46,000 free classical music recordings

http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/arts-culture/106319-philly-company-digitizes-collection-of-25000-old-records-and-growing-free-to-download
25,000 old records free to download

www.verlinblackwell.blogspot.com
My Daddy Went to War :: A blog and associated Flickr gallery of photos, drawings, and paintings (1938 - 1945) created by a soldier who served in northern Australia during WWII

http://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2012/03/28/148915022/alan-lomaxs-massive-archive-goes-online?utm_campaign=storyshare
Alan Lomax's massive archive of American folk music goes online

https://www.floridamemory.com/collections/early-autos/
Early auto registrations, state of Florida, 1905-1917

http://publicdomainreview.org/collections/the-illuminated-sketchbook-of-stephan-schriber-1494/?utm_content=buffer2327b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
The illuminated sketchbook of Stephan Schriber (1494)

http://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-what-fruits-and-vegetables-looked-like-before-we-domesticated-them
Here's what fruits and vegetables looked like before we domesticated them.

ttp://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/06/462128514/new-york-public-library-makes-180-000-high-res-images-available-online?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social
New York Public Library Makes 180,000 High-Res Images Available Online

http://readicon.com/721-2/
Fozzilized Viking turd

http://www.floridamemory.com/photographiccollection/
Featuring over 180,000 digitized photographs from the State Library and Archives of Florida

http://archive.org/stream/pinellasbriefhis00beth/pinellasbriefhis00beth_djvu.tx
An old-timey book about the history of PInellas County, Florida (Can you tell I'm a Florida native?)

www.ancestry.com
Ancestry research

www.familysearch.org
Ancestry research

www.23andme.com
DNA testing service

http://io9.com/this-medieval-manuscript-curses-the-cat-who-peed-on-it-1502884468
This medieval manuscript curses the cat that peed on it.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary/
British Library -- free vintage images

dp.la
Digital Public Library of America

http://www.classicfm.com/music-news/videos/oldest-song-melody/#SCotQ6YltWmFfZzZ.97
This is the oldest melody in existence, and it's utterly enchanting

https://www.good.is/articles/jordan-andersons-legendary-clapback
Letter from a freedman to his old master

http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2015/10/kids-coal-mines-lewis-hines-photos
The photos that helped end child labor in the United States

http://www.openculture.com/2016/08/enter-an-archive-of-6000-historical-childrens-books-all-digitized-and-free-to-read-online.html
Archive of 6,000 historical children's books

http://www.openculture.com/2016/08/read-the-original-32-page-program-for-fritz-langs-metropolis-1927.html
Original 32 page program for Fritz Lang's Metropolis

131-year-old message in a bottle found on Australian beach
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/131-year-old-message-bottle-found-australian-beach-180968381/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia

The Ten Greatest Books Ever, According to 125 Top Authors (download them for free)
http://www.openculture.com/2013/09/the-10-greatest-books-ever.html

Les Kiriki Acrobatas Japoneses, Segundo De Chomon (1907)
https://www.facebook.com/messynessychic/videos/1994057347302777/

Download 6,600 free films from the Prelinger archives and use them however you like
http://www.openculture.com/2016/05/download-6600-free-films-from-the-prelinger-archives-and-use-them-however-you-like.html

Dozens of M.C. Escher prints now digitized and put online by the Boston Public Library
http://www.openculture.com/2018/05/dozens-of-m-c-escher-prints-now-digitized-put-online-by-the-boston-public-library.html

Documerica Project by the Environmental Protection Agency (Photographs: How the United States Looked Before the EPA)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/usnationalarchives/collections/72157620729903309/

History-Related Blogs and Websites

ttp://all-that-is-interesting.com/centennial-bulb?utm_campaign=pdhad&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social
This Lighbulb was Switched on in 1901 and It's Still Going

http://all-that-is-interesting.com/dark-disney-stories?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fbbbcculture
Dark Disney: The Real and Horrifying Stories Behind the Classsics

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/07/20/just-love-collection-art-nouveau-doors-around-2/
A collection of Art Nouveau Doors Around the World

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-manmade-gut-stones-once-used-to-thwart-assassination-attempts?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=atlas-page
Man-made gut stones once made to thwart assassination attempts

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/king-toilet-attendant-england?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=atlas-page
It was once someone's job to chat with the king while he used the toilet.

http://medieval-graffiti.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-voynich-manuscript-medieval-secrets.html
Voynich Manuscript -- Medieval Secrets in Plain Sight

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/paris-siege-eating-zoo-animals?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=atlas-page
During 1870 seige, trapped Parisians dined on rat, cat, and elephants

http://mentalfloss.com/article/51150/12-old-words-survived-getting-fossilized-idioms?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=KWP&kwp_0=366490
Twelve old words that survived by getting trapped in idioms

https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/news/environment/genocide-by-other-means-us-army-slaughtered-buffalo-in-plains-indian-wars/
Genocide by other means -- U.S. Army slaughtered buffalo in plains Indian wars.

http://www.openculture.com/2015/10/hear-the-epic-of-gilgamesh-read-in-the-original-akkadian-language.html
Hear the Epic of Gilgamesh read in the original Akkadian language

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/vinegar-valentines-victorian?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=keywee&kwp_0=352578
Rude, cruel, and insulting "vinegar valentines" of the Victorian era

https://www.facebook.com/omeletocom/videos/10154385021844494/?autoplay_reason=all_page_organic_allowed&video_container_type=0&video_creator_product_type=2&app_id=2392950137&live_video_guests=0
31 rolls of film from a WWII soldier (video)

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-worst-paid-freelance-gig-in-history-was-being-the-village-sin-eater?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=atlas-page
The worst-paid freelance gig in history was being the village sin eater.

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/i-tried-a-medieval-diet-and-i-didnt-even-get-that-drunk?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=atlas-page
I tried a medieval diet and I didn't even get that drunk.

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20160404-the-fascinating-phenomenon-of-men-who-sing-high
The grisly history of the men who sang like women

https://pionic.org/researchers-reconstruct-a-house-in-pompeii-to-its-original-state-by-using-3d-technology
Researchers reconstruct a house in Pompeii to its original state by using 3D technology

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/us-passport-history-women?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=atlas-page
The 1920's Women Who Fought for the Right to Travel Under Their Own Names

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-first-woman-to-publish-a-book-in-english-lived-in-a-room-attached-to-a-church-and-walled-off-from-the-rest-of-the-world?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=atlas-page
First woman to publish a book in English lived in a room attached to a church and walled off from the rest of the world

http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/12/12/504821139/long-seen-as-victim-17th-century-italian-painter-emerges-as-feminist-icon?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2040
Long seen as a victim, 17th century Italian painter emerges as a feminist icon

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2012/11/26/165657050/no-innocent-spice-the-secret-story-of-nutmeg-life-and-death?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=202809
No innocent spice: the secret story of nutmeg, life and death

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/09/29/cave-hands-important-example-prehistoric-art-believed-created-around-9000-13000-years-ago/
The cave of hands: an important example of prehistoric art

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2016/01/23/two-spirits-one-heart-five-genders
Two spirits, one heart, five genders

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/09/20/pine-leaf-woman-chief-warrior-crow-people-married-four-wives/
Pine Leaf was a woman chief and warrior of the Crow people. And she married four wives.

http://www.inspiremore.com/1917-chalkboards/
School stumbles upon chalkboards from 1917 during renovation, perfectly preserved lessons provide rare look into past

http://www.haaretz.com/world-news/americas/1.754678
Dachau camp uniform bought at garage sale uncovers prisoner's harrowing story

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/11/23/503156414/research-on-chinese-haze-helps-crack-mystery-of-londons-deadly-1952-fog?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2054
Research on Chinese haze helps crack mystery of London's deadly 1952 fog

http://southfloridaopulence.com/site-of-the-real-first-thanksgiving/
Site of the real first Thanksgiving

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/11/18/502025877/tribes-revive-indigenous-crops-and-the-food-traditions-that-go-with-them?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2046
Tribes revive indigenous crops and the food traditions that go with them

http://time.com/4110741/unesco-world-monuments-1978/
12 World Heritage Sites the U.N. protected first

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/12/science/shipwrecks-black-sea-archaeology.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0
"We couldn't believe our eyes" -- a lost world of shipwrecks is found (Black Sea)

http://mentalfloss.com/article/68933/what-people-1902-thought-women-future-would-look?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Partner&utm_campaign=FBK
What people in 1902 thought "women of the future" would look like

https://www.popularresistance.org/deep-racism-the-forgotten-history-of-human-zoos/
Deep racism: the forgotten history of human zoos

http://theweek.com/articles/545166/what-english-shakespeare-beowulf-king-arthur-actually-sounded-like
What the English of Shakespeare, Beowulf, and King Arthur actually sounded like

http://blog.history.ac.uk/2016/03/symbolic-scratchings-or-belligerent-literacy-graffiti-and-its-interpretations/
Symbolic scratchings or beligerant literacy: Graffiti and its interpretations

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35358487
Fairy tale origins thousands of years old

http://www.openculture.com/2016/02/watch-the-destruction-of-pompeii-by-mount-vesuvius-re-created-with-computer-animation-79-ad.html
Watch the destruction of Pompeii by Mt. Vesuvius, re-recreated by computer animation

http://historybuff.com/here-are-most-popular-baby-names-every-decade-since-1880s-rOyoD109A2We?utm_content=inf_10_3107_2&utm_source=se_fb&utm_medium=social_fb_cpc&utm_campaign=social_e_fb&tse_id=INF_951c671280d5481891cde8dfec6b2db0
Most popular baby names every decade since the 1880's

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/09/150910-human-evolution-change/
New human species discovered

http://www.onlinedegrees.org/top-10-social-studieshistory-blogs-for-teachers/
Top 10 social studies/history blogs for teachers

http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/gallery/2015/may/31/ennion-roman-lips/
Glassmaking in Ancient Rome

https://jmarcuspatton.wordpress.com/2015/08/31/a-different-vantage-point/
A thoughtful blog by former U.S. History teacher J. Marcus Patton

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/02/byzantine-angel-wings/470076/
Hearing the Lost Sounds of Antiquity

https://www.facebook.com/SteampunkTendencies/videos/vb.335452449902461/961946523919714/?type=2&theater
200-year-old secretary cabinet (video)

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/03/14/470395022/thats-no-bottlecap-hiker-in-israel-finds-rare-gold-coin?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20160314
Hiker in Israel finds rare Roman Coin

https://www.facebook.com/451165558387640/videos/vb.451165558387640/523797737791088/?type=2&theater
1,000 years of European history (video map)

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/04/09/arts/international/bringing-ancient-sounds-back-to-life.html?_r=1&referer=http%3A%2F%2Fm.facebook.com%2F
Bringing ancient sounds back to life

http://time.com/4232850/see-amazing-photos-of-the-real-rosie-the-riveter-women-of-world-war-ii/?xid=life_socialflow_facebook
Photos of the real "Rosie the Riveter" -- Women of WWII

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/ancient-egypt-demons-database-demonthingscom-lions-dogs-foxes-dreamcatcher-a7228366.html
Online database of ancient Egyptian demons

http://www.sunnyskyz.com/blog.php?blogid=563%2FPeople-In-London-Tried-To-Label-The-50-US-States-On-A-Map-These-Are-The-Hilarious-Results
Can you name all fifty states?

http://canyouactually.com/100-years-ago-artists-were-asked-to-imagine-what-life-would-be-like-in-the-year-2000/
100 years ago artists were asked to depict the year 2000

http://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/10/12/17th-century-hungarian-serial-killer-countess-elizabeth-bathory-was-as-horrifying-as-mythical-count-dracula/
17th century Hungarian serial killer Countess Elizabeth Bathory was as horrifying as mythical Count Dracula

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/11/21/once-a-magnificent-medieval-city-and-home-to-200000-people-the-ghost-city-of-ani-is-now-completely-abandoned/

www.thevintagenews.com/2017/11/21/once-a-magnificent-medieval-city-and-home-to-200000-people-the-ghost-city-of-ani-is-now-completely-abandoned/
Once a magnificent medieval city and home to 200,000 people, the ghost city of Ani is now completely abandoned

Nodasaur dinosaur "mummy" with skin and bones intact
http://allthatsinteresting.com/nodosaur-dinosaur-mummy

Titanic of Sweden: The Only Fully Intact 17th Century Warship Ever Salvaged
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/11/29/vasa-warship/?fbclid=IwAR3vFJesDeMhZBXJ7RYSXOawm4jpWQBhDqu5kky3mvh4OQOXrvm8WgViyV8

Burying the Civil War Hatchet: The Great Gettysburg Reunion of 1913
www.thevintagenews.com/2018/11/28/gettysburg-great-reunion-of-1913/?fbclid=IwAR3yf8qUTcVYFvSqlzm17eTElAlsqATU2cGAzdWvVOvQiGMCdC8liKFGPYY

Remembering the Howard University Librarian Who Decolonized the Way Books Were Catalogued
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/remembering-howard-university-librarian-who-decolonized-way-books-were-catalogued-180970890/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&fbclid=IwAR36lQcKr-uFxQ0ayGDAI0Tf-KHSADqKhbcqWw66eMCoHzIOe7M9Pwdwn0c

The Grotesque Stories Behind the Famous Gargoyles of Notre Dame Cathedral
www.thevintagenews.com/2018/11/24/gargoyles-of-notre-dame/?fbclid=IwAR1uwSwG8YrNF_Sfe6fBfYX3My-6JOYg1wLGyX2WtKKwVr23KHBTMUbjQKs

Blame Napoleon for Our Addiction to Sugar
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/blame-napoleon-for-our-addiction-to-sugar-152096743/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&fbclid=IwAR3Sah1_hrr8RpHPiXEIntrTj0CpYC5WF5rm4W2vreqa2UaxzaEHzdFV4Mc

Cool Sites (but not necessarily history-related)

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/11/18/564817838/toilet-signs-are-mysterious-and-mirth-inducing?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2046
Toilet signs are mysterious and mirth inducing

https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/culture/arts-entertainment/11-essential-native-american-films-you-can-watch-online-right-now/
11 Essential Native American Films to Watch Online

http://www.openculture.com/2017/11/a-map-showing-how-much-time-it-takes-to-learn-foreign-languages-from-easiest-to-hardest.html
A map showing how much time it takes to learn foreign languages, from easiest to hardest

Do other countries believe in the tooth fairy?
https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/do-other-countries-believe-in-tooth-fairy?bsc=toothfairy-usa&btp=fb&utm_campaign=toothfairy-usa&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_term=organicpost