You have found a web site that looks good, professionally designed, nice pictures etc. BUT, it is reliable?
Ask yourself these six important questions BEFORE you use any information from the web site!
1. Who is responsible for this site?
2. What are his or her credentials?
3. Have the authors documented their own sources?
4. What is the domain name? Does it end in .com, .gov, .edu, .org, or .net?
5. Who else links to the site? You can perform a link check in Google by entering "link:webaddress" in the search box. Is it linked to other reliable sites?
6. Would you include this site in a bibliography?
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-present
Search a database maintained by the U.S. Congress; provides a brief profile and, where available, photograph and bibliography.[
Presidents of the United States: Resource Guides
The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a large selection of primary source materials associated with the presidents of the United States, including manuscripts, letters, broadsides, government documents, prints, photographs, sheet music, sound recordings, and films.
American President: An Online Reference Resource
Discovering American Women´s History Online
First Ladies of the United States of America
A portrait and biographical sketch of each First Lady, from the White House website.
Medal of Honor Citations
Medals of Honor citations granted to Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen since the decoration's creation in 1861. Site maintained by the U.S. Army.
Presidents of the United States of America
Profiles of each President made available by the White House website. Also points to profiles of First Ladies and, where available. links to Presidential Libraries.
Speakers of the House of Representatives
Detailed profiles, historical essays, primary documents, time line, bibliographies.
Suffragists Oral History Project
Profiles and transcribed interviews with twelve leaders and participants in the Woman's Suffrage Movement. Project directed by the Bancroft Library's Oral History Office, Berkeley.
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