Searching for official historical information
- Information published by a library, or museum
- Information published by the government
- Information published by a newspaper, magazine or other media source
- Information published by a historical society
- Sites produced by individuals (please note: sites whose URLs contain the word "members" or "users" are usually produced by individuals. Also, geocities.com and angelfire.com are web servers that allow anyone to publish pages for free, so URLs with that in them are usually unofficial.)
If you were researching Thomas Jefferson, here are some of the searches you might do:
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Do a search for biographical information about Thomas Jefferson put out by a museum: Thomas Jefferson biography museum Or, by a library: Thomas Jefferson biography library |
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Is there a museum devoted to Thomas Jefferson?: Thomas Jefferson museum Or, a memorial?: Thomas Jefferson memorial |
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Do a search for political campaign issues that Thomas Jefferson faced: Thomas Jefferson campaign issues politics political |
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Search for Thomas Jefferson's letters or other publications Thomas Jefferson letters publications speech |
If you were looking for information about the San Francisco 1906 Earthquake, here are some of the searches you might do:
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Are there any eyewitness accounts of the quake?: San Francisco 1906 earthquake eyewitness account report story |
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Do a search for information about the quake put out by a library: San Francisco 1906 earthquake library or a museum: San Francisco 1906 earthquake museum or a historical society: San Francisco 1906 earthquake historical society |
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Do a search for photos of the quake: San Francisco 1906 earthquake photo |