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Local
Statistics
Various Portage County statistics. Use the pull down
menu for additional choices.
Applied Population Laboratory Home Page
The Applied Population Laboratory (APL) is a group of research and outreach
professionals, within the University of Wisconsin - Madison , dedicated to
providing the best demographic and economic data available.
Wisconsin Demographic Services Center
The Demographic Services Center's primary responsibility is to develop annual
total population estimates for all Wisconsin towns, villages, and cities. It
also makes annual estimates of the voting age population for all municipalities
and total population estimates for Zip Code Areas,
also including information on Wisconsin School Districts.
Department of Public Instruction Statistical Information Center
Statistics about local school districts within
the state. For additional information visit the National Center for Education Statistics. Follow instruction
and use the pull down menu for additional choices.
Portage County Groundwater Home Page,
this site was created by the Groundwater Citizens Advisory Committee. People of
all ages and backgrounds who want to learn about the water they drink and use
every day, ways to help, and other resources should explore these pages.
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African American
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African American Biographical
Database--http://www.badgerlink.net/
Available
through Badgerlink, this resource provides extensive biographical
information on African Americans covering the period, 1790-1950.
African American
Resources selected by Floyd Ingram -- http://www.coatopa.com/fi-afram.html
Alphabetical
listings of African American sites on the Internet. Includes separate
lists for Malcom X and Martin Luther King, Jr. links. Compiled by the
Director of Library Services at Benedict College.
Afrigeneas -- http://www.afrigeneas.com
Afrigeneas
is a mailing list that focuses on "genealogical research and resources in
general and on African ancestry in particular". This page also features
many genealogical links of interest.
AFRO-American Almanac -- http://www.toptags.com/aama/
This site provides many useful
resources for exploring African-American history, including folktales,
biographies, historical documents, overviews of important historical
events, full-texts of related books, speeches and commentary.
Black Voices -- http://www.blackvoices.com
Afrocentric
news plus entertainment, career and business links. Also features
"Interactive Voices", which offers message boards, chat, and a gallery of
member photos.
Born in Slavery: Slave
Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938 -- http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml/
"Born
in Slavery" is a joint presentation of the Manuscript and Prints and
Photographs Divisions of the Library of Congress. More than 2,300
first-person accounts of slavery comprising over 9,500 page images with
searchable text, bibliographic records and 500 black-and-white photographs
of former slaves are now available. The photographs of former slaves are
linked to their correspinding narratives.
Encyclopedia Britannica Guide
to Black History -- http://search.eb.com/blackhistory/
Comprehensive,
well-organized site with a detailed timeline that offers links to a
libirary of over 600 articles covering important events, institutions and
biographies. Historic audio and video clips are also available.
Everythingblack.com -- http://www.everythingblack.com
Over
1600 links to listings in arts & entertainment, business,
organizations, education, sports, news, travel and history.
The
Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences -- http://www.princeton.edu/~mcbrown/display/faces.html
Good
collection of biographical profiles of African American women and men who
have made significant contributions to the sciences. This site also
features news and information for research on African Americans in science
and technology.
John Hope Franklin
Research Center -- http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/franklin
The
John Hope Franklin Research Center is a repository for African and African
American studies documentation and an educational outreach division of the
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library at Duke University.
Their website offers digitized versions of finding aids, subject guides,
and materials from selected collections, such as slave letters and other
rare documents.
The Martin Luther King,
Jr. Papers Project -- http://www.stanford.edu/group/King
A
premier repository at Stanford University, the King Papers Project seeks
to "assemble and disseminate historical information concerning Martin
Luther king, Jr. and the social movements in which he participated."
Melanet: Your Commerce and
Information Center -- http://www.melanet.com
Offers
a Black Business Directory and online marketplace. Other features include
an African Wedding Guide, a Universal Afrocentric Calendar, and a Kwanzaa
Info Center.
NAACP Online -- http://www.naacp.org
Official
page of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
NAACP news, programs and issue alerts.
Sacred Fire:
the QBR 100 Essential Black Books -- http://www.qbr.com/OBRrecomends/SacredFire.html
Compiled
by the editors of QBR : The Black Book Review magazine, these are
considered standard works in the
study of African-American history and
culture. A earlier editon in print is avaliable at: 973.0496073016
Sa14s
Schomburg Center for
Research in Black Culture -- http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/sc.html
The
Schomburg Center is a national research library devoted to collecting,
preserving and providing access to resources documenting the experiences
of peoples of African descent throughout the world. Their website allows
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Asian
Studies WWW Virtual Library -- http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLAsian/VLAssociates.html
Exhaustive
guide to scholarly information resources on the Internet. You can select
from a specific country, region or the Asian continent as a whole.
AsianWeek -- http://www.asianweek.com/
Online
version of the national English-language newsweekly for the Asian Pacific
American community. Offers national news, arts and entertainment,
editorials, and classifieds.
SAWNET: South
Asian Women's Network -- http://www.umiacs.umd.edu/users/sawweb/sawnet/
Designed
as a forum for people interested in South Asian women's issues, this site
offers articles and links on legal issues, health information, arts,
women's organizations and much more.
Virtual Hmong -- http://www.hmoob.com
A complete
online Hmong information center. Features include a resource directory
categorized by subject, and an image gallery showcasing traditional Hmong
clothing.
WWW Hmong Homepage -- http://www.hmongnet.org/
Excellent collection of resources that includes current events,
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Afghanistan, A
Country Study, 5th ed. by Richard Nyrop and Gerald Seekins. American
University, 1986. http://www.gl.iit.edu/govdocs/afghanistan/
A
.pdf file of a volume in the Defense Department's Area Handbook Series. It
studies the country's social, economic, political, and military
organization with an emphasis toward depicting there cultural and
historical origins.
Afghanistan,
on 50 Websites a Day -- http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,47243.html?tw=wn20011008
Despite
a Taliban edict outlawing the internet in Afghanistan, there are plenty of
sites to find out all you ever wanted to know about the country.
Economist.com Country
Briefings -- http://www.economist.com/countries
From
the website of The Economist magazine, the Country Briefings
section provides news, profiles, forecasts and statistics on 60 major
countries. The site offers recent articles, a factsheet, and related links
for each nation, but the main focus in on detailing the political and
economic structures of each country.
Flags of the World --
http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/
Search for flags of all countries by keyword, country, or geographical
area. Each country’s flag is pictured in color, along with a text
description of the significance of the colors and symbols, and a brief
history of the flag.
Portals To
The World -- http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html
As
one of the Library Of Congress' online international resources, Portals To
The World offers selected links to over 50 countries. Chosen by LOC
subject specialists, the project plans to have a webpage for each country
in the world by 2003.
World
Factbook -- http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
U.S.
government profiles on countries, complete with small map and picture of
flag.
World Time Server --
http://www.worldtimeserver.com/
See
current time and deviation from GMT for all countries and many large
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General Culture |
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Adherents.Com -- http://www.adherents.com
Adherents.Com
is an independent internet initiative which collects adherent statistics
and religious geography citations. Religions are indexed by location as
well as by name. Presenting data from primary research sources and
citations from secondary litearture, users can find answers to such
questions as "What percentage of the world is Muslim?" or " How many
Lutherans live in the United States?". Summary Statistics pages offer
quick links to helpful lists like the world's major religions ordered by
size, the largest religious groups in the U.S., and the major branches of
major world religions.
Center for Immigration Studies
--http://www.cis.org/
The
Center for Immigration Studies is an independent, non-profit research
organization devoted exclusively to research and policy analysis of the
economic, social, demographic, fiscal and other impacts of immigration on
the United States. Their website offers data and reports on common topics
concerning U.S. immigration, such as history, legal and illegal
immigration, cost, guest workers and current numbers. The site also has
links to recent news articles that deal with immigration.
Interracial Voice -- http://www.webcom.com/intvoice/
This
networking newsjournal advocates universal recognition of mixed-race
individuals as constituting a separate "racial" entity. The site publishes
editorials, interviews, research, essays, media reviews and more.
The Multiracial Activist --
http://www.multiracial.com/
An
activist journal covering civil rights issues of interst to
biracial/multiracial individuals, interracial couples/families and
transracial adoptees.
NativeWeb -- http://www.nativeweb.org
NativeWeb
offers resources for indigenous cultures around the world. Although most
of the links and forums focus on people of the Americas, the site is
expanding globally.
Ontario Consultants on
Religious Tolerance -- http://www.religioustolerance.org
The
OCRT is a Canadian group dedicated to disseminating accurate, unbiased
information about organized religions and their beliefs. The site includes
sections on other ethical groups, Spiritual Paths, and Neopagan faiths.
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Hispanic
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Azteca Web Page -- http://www.azteca.net/aztec
This
site is a good source for information on Mexican, Chicano, and
Mexican-American culture, history, literature, politics and community.
Hispanos Famosos: Famous
Hispanics in the World and History -- http://coloquio.linuxpowered.com/famosos/
This
site features biographies of famous Hispanics in the world and history. A
subject index leads to lists of famous Hispanic Nobel Prize winners, U.S.
military leaders, scientists, painters, and women. You can choose to
explore this site in either English or Spanish.
LANIC-Latin American Network
Information Center -- http://www.lanic.utexas.edu
This
is a good place to start your search for Internet resources on Latin
America. This site features a country and a subject directory, as well as
a keyword search. LANIC provides links to a prolific amount of information
including topics such as literature, newspapers, popular culture,
politics, reference, and entertainment.
Latin
American and Iberian Studies Outreach -- http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/laisp/outreach.html
Includes
links to Madison-based community organizations and Latin American
initiatives. Also provides links to ESL (English as a Second Language) and
other interactive language learning sites.
Rabbit in the Moon -- http://www.halfmoon.org
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Maps |
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Atlapedia -- http://www.atlapedia.com
Physical
and political maps for most countries, as well as country profiles. For a
smaller, less detailed map of a single country or region, try the World Sites Atlas <http://www.sitesatlas.com/>.
Historical
Maps of the United States -- http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/histus.html
(Perry-Castañeda
Library Map Collection)
Many North American historical maps, as well
as links to other historical map sites.
How Far Is It? -- http://www.indo.com/distance/
This
easy-to-use site calculates distance (as the crow flies) between any two
points in the world and includes a map for further reference. For driving
mileage between two cities, try MapQuest or MapsOnUs
MapsOnUs -- http://www.mapsonus.com
MapQuest -- http://www.mapquest.com
Both
sites allow users to look up an interactive map for a specific location or
receive door-to-door or city-to-city directions for either two specific
addresses, or between general places of destination (such as “amusement
parks” in “ohio”). Mapquest also includes some international maps. Both
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Native
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Educational Resources on
Wisconsin Indian Nations -- http://www.fdl.uwc.edu/windian/
Contains
much information on Wisconsin Indian nations, including guides for
teachers to incorporate Native American issues into the classroom.
Great Lakes Intertribal Council-Native
Wisconsin Home Page --http://www.glitc.org/
Index of Native
American Resources on the Internet -- http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources
Useful
index of Native American sites. Many categories to pick from, including
history, culture, nations, media, and art.
Native
American Directory -- http://www.powerplace.com/atpost/nativeam.html
Alphabetical
directory of Native American links. Many tribes' homepages are listed
here.
Native
American Home Pages -- http://www.nativeculture.com/lisamitten/indians.html
Excellent
general index to Native American home pages and sites on the World Wide
Web. Continually updated, the page is maintained by a librarian at the
University of Pittsburgh.
Native Tech: Native American
Technology and Art -- http://www.nativetech.org
If you're interested in
making a dreamcatcher, Native American toys or any other crafts, check out
this site. Native Tech is a fascinating blend of Native American history,
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50 States and Capitals -- http://www.50states.com
Information
for all fifty states and seven territories, including state flags (picture
and description), state symbols, political and geographical information,
and a direct link to the state’s official web page.
Muslim
Life in America -- http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/muslimlife/homepage.htm
From
the U.S. State Department, Muslim Life in America is a E-Pamphlet
that documents the vitality and diversity of the Muslim experience in the
United States. The site has photo galleries, demographic information, a
bibliography and links to other Internet resources.
United States
Gazetteer -- http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer
Locate a city, township or county by name or zip code. Brief data
includes 1990 population, as well as an interactive map of the area.
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