Recommended Web sites

The following Web sites have been selected by members of the Brewster Ladies Library staff. This extensive list aims to provide the most relevant and up-to-date information and resources for our patrons. Please help us by letting us know if you find any links that are not working. Thank you! computerguy
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Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Brewster, Massachusetts

Brewster Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade
www.brewstercapecod.org
Business directory, calendar of events, maps, directions and much more.

Brewster Town Clerk Archives Finding Aid
http://www.town.brewster.ma.us/images/stories/histdocs.pdf
This finding aid is a useful tool for researchers and Brewster residents looking for historical information. It was prepared by "History Preserved" and made possible by a grant from the Town of Brewster's Community Preservation Act.

Brewster Information
www.state.ma.us/cc/brewster.html
This site contains a comprehensive listing of links to information specific to the Town of Brewster from state, local and regional agencies.

Flex
www.TheFlex.org
The Flex is a new public transportation service for Lower Cape Cod effective June 1, 2006 through September 4, 2006.

Smart Guide
www.smartguide.org will help you find car-free transportation around Cape Cod.

Town of Brewster
http://town.brewster.ma.us
The official Brewster homepage. It contains news, announcements, town department and citizen information.

Welcome to Brewster
www.brewstercapecod.com
Links to recreation, lodging, entertainment, dining, real estate and much more.

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Cape Cod

Barnstable County
www.barnstablecounty.org
Maintained by the Barnstable County Commissioners Office. This site provides links to county governance, departments and current news.

Barnstable County Department of Human Services
www.bchumanservices.net/help
Developed by the Department of Human Services, the Resource Locator is a comprehensive guide to Health and Human Services on Cape Cod , Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket . This site offers information ranging from healthcare and housing to emergency food and job training.

Barnstable County Registry of Deeds
www.bcrd.co.barnstable.ma.us/frmain.html
Contains information to assist the public in the use of the Registry of Deeds. Offers a Registry Guide, Registry News, FAQ's and links to related sites.

Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce
www.capecodchamber.org
Welcome to Cape Cod. Search what's happening on Cape Cod, plan a vacation or order a visitor's guide.

Cape Cod Commission
www.capecodcommission.org
A regional planning and regulatory agency created in 1990 to prepare and implement a regional land use policy for Cape Cod.

Cape Cod Connection
www.capecodconnection.com
"A resource for those interested in finding what Cape Cod is all about." This site contains information, directories and activities.

Cape Cod Transit
www.capecodtransit.org
The Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority site is "designed to give you all the information you need to ride buses and make connections with other services." This site offers general information, routes, guides and much more.

Flex
www.TheFlex.org
The Flex is a new public transportation service for Lower Cape Cod effective June 1, 2006 through September 4, 2006.

Go Cape Cod
www.gocapecod.org
Cape Cod Commission Transportation Information Center. Complete up to date travel information. The site includes construction work updates and allows you to monitor traffic conditions, learn about bicycle paths, or take advantage of air and water transportation.

Cape Cod Online
www.capecodonline.com
A service of the Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, MA. Cape Cod Online is your "digital gateway to Cape Cod and the Islands."

Smart Guide
www.smartguide.org will help you find car-free transportation around Cape Cod.

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MassAnswers

"A Librarian is waiting for your question!
Every Day - All Day - All Night"

www.massanswers.org
MassAnswers is a cooperative project of the Boston Public Library and nine Regional Reference Center libraries in Massachusetts that have joined with the nation-wide 24/7 Reference Collaborative. This innovative service lets you ask questions and get answers in "real time." Once you connect, you will "chat" with skilled reference librarians by typing in questions that are read and answered in "real time." Using most browsers, the librarian will be able to show you what he or she brings up on the screen and sends the information right to your computer. At the end of the session you will receive a transcript via e-mail. This will include the written record of the "chat" conversation plus the URL’s of all web sites visited.

The collaborative was initially funded by a two-year grant using federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds administered through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. In the first full year 14,527 questions were answered. Even though the grant period ended in 2004, MassAnswers continues as a statewide virtual reference service providing the citizens of Massachusetts with the means of accessing reference librarians 24-hours a day, seven days a week.

TRY IT OUT!! Ask a question.

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Automobiles

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
www.nhtsa.dot.gov
Features a wide range of resources on motor vehicle and driving safety. This clear and well-organized site offers links to a wide range of popular topics on the left side of the first page. Consumers interested in safety ratings for their cars should check this site.

Petersen Automotive Museum
www.petersen.org
The Petersen Museum is a non-profit museum in Los Angeles. This site offers information on the automobile and its influence on our culture and our lives.

Cars.com
www.cars.com
A comprehensive one-stop web site for consumers looking for car purchasing information.

Kelley Blue Book
www.kbb.com
The online version of the print publication Kelly Blue Book. This easy to use site allows consumers to calculate retail and trade-in values.

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Black History

African-American Mosaic
http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html
This exhibit is but a sampler of the kinds of materials and themes covered by the African-American Mosaic: A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History and Culture.

Gateway to African-American History
http://usinfo.state.gov/
This website was established by the U. S. Department of State to assist its international audience in acquiring information on the rich and varied contributions of African-Americans to the culture and history of the United States and the world.

Images of African-Americans from the 19th Century
http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/images_aa19
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture of The New York Public Library offers this selection of images of 19th-century African-Americans. It is the first of a series of pictorial databases that will be mounted on this site as part of the Digital Schomburg.

Black Quest
www.blackquest.com
Black Quest is a Black History resource website that takes you beyond "Black History Month" by establishing Black History and Culture as a vital part of the American Experience.

African-American Writers: A Celebration
www.mtsu.edu/~vvesper/afam.html
Middle Tennessee State University Library Guide offers an extensive list of websites for African-American literature.

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Business

Best of Business
www.ala.org/rusa/brass/besthome.html
The exponential growth of the Internet has resulted in an ever-increasing number of Web sites that offer potentially useful business information to researchers. In order to assist researchers in identifying significant sites, the American Library Association created this Web page to serve as a subject guide to the "Best of the Best" business Web sites in a number of broad business categories.

BigCharts
www.bigcharts.com
BigCharts is an investment research web site providing access to professional-level research tools, charts, quotes, industry analysis, as well as market and community news.

Business & Company Resource Center (InfoTrac)
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/mlin_s_remote
Provides access to company profiles, company brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, and periodical articles. This resource is brought to you by the Brewster Ladies' Library and its membership in the SouthEastern Massachusetts Library System is funded by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. Use your library card barcode as your identification.

Hoovers
www.hoovers.com
Provides basic information on public and private companies.

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Current Events

Global Connections
www.pbs.org/globalconnections
A new website produced by WGBH, offers comprehensive background information to provide you with a better understanding of the Middle East and its relationship with the West.

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Directory Assistance

AnyWho
www.anywho.com
Use AnyWho's White Pages, Yellow Pages, Reverse Look-Up and Toll Free links to locate a business or person. Also use it to find maps and directions.

Reverse Phone Directory
www.reversephonedirectory.com
Find a person's name and address from a telephone number by searching multiple reverse phone directories. Look up any telephone number in the U. S. and Canada.

Telephone Directories on the Web
www.infobel.com
This site provides over 400 links to Yellow Pages, White Pages, Business Directories, E-mail Addresses and Fax Listings.

United States Postal Service
www.usps.com
The official site of the USPS features a variety of useful reference resources for the general public and for businesses. Find zip codes, locate post offices, and file a change of address.

Yahoo
http://people.yahoo.com
Use Yahoo's People search to find telephone numbers and e-mail addresses.

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Disaster Preparedness

Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)
www.mass.gov/mema is the state agency responsible for coordinating federal, state, local, voluntary and private resources during emergencies and disasters in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Employment Resources

MassCIS
http://masscis.intocareers.org
Mass CIS is a free online career information site offered by the Massachusetts Division of Employment and Training (DET). The first page is the login page. Select your town from the drop down box, enter your zip code, type of user, and click on the sign-in button. You now have ready access to information on occupations, employment, and education in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts One-Stop Career Centers
http://www.mass.gov/det/careercenters
This site offers a variety of employment-related services for job seekers and employers. It is a cooperative effort between numerous state and local agencies, businesses and non-profit organizations. You can also log on and find the location of the Center in your region.

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Health

AIM Doc Finder
http://www.docboard.org
The Association of State Medical Board Executive Directors offers this site as a public service to find licensed doctors in participating states. (Massachusetts is included).

American Board of Medical Specialists
http://www.abms.org
ABMS provides information to the public, the government, the profession and its members regarding the specialization and certification of medical specialists.

Cape Cod Healthcare
http://www.capecodhealthcare.org
Cape Cod Healthcare's mission is "to coordinate and deliver the highest quality, accessible health care services which enhance the health of all Cape residents and visitors." At this site you can find a doctor, affiliates, and health care centers. The site also offers consumer, patient and professional health information.

Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs
http://www.crbestbuydrugs.org
Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs is a public education project of Consumers Union, the publisher of Consumer Reports. "The information on this website can help you lean more affordable drug treatment options to discuss with your physician." Consumers Union accepts no outside advertising and no free test samples.

Food Nutritional Information Center (FNIC)
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic
FNIC is a part of the National Agricultural Library. It is a comprehensive and well-organized site focusing on providing information to the consumer on the topics of food, nutrition, food labels, and school meals. A list of topics appears on the left side of the screen and at the bottom there are links to more specialized topics. The easiest way to begin searching is to use the Topics A-Z menu on the left hand side of the first page.

GoLocalMassachusetts
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/golocal/index.html
Go Local Massachusetts is a web-based resource that helps users identify local health services, healthcare providers, and health-related programs that correspond to the information about a variety of health topics found on MedlinePlus (see National Library of Medicine, below).

Healthfinder
http://www.healthfinder.gov
Healthfinder is a free gateway to reliable consumer health and human services information developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Healthfinder can lead you to selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites, support and self-help groups, as well as government agencies and not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable information for the public.

HerbMed
http://www.herbmed.org
HerbMed is an interactive, electronic database, which provides hyperlinked access to the scientific data underlying the use of herbs for health. It is an evidence-based information resource for professionals, researchers, and the general public. HerbMed is a project of the Alternative Medicine Foundation, Inc. provided as a free public resource.

Massachusetts Division of Professional Licensure
http://www.state.ma.us/reg/home.htm
The Division of Professional Licensure is an agency within the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation. Here you can check on the license of Massachusetts' professionals, including dentists.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
http://www.massmedboard.org
This site offers consumer information, physicians' profiles, regulations, rules, and much more. The profiles include physicians' education, certification and any awards received.

Mayo Clinic Oasis
http://www.mayohealth.org
This site is owned by Health Oasis, Inc., which in turn is owned by Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. Produced by a team of writers, editors, multimedia and graphics producers, health educators, nurses, doctors, and scientists, this web site is a natural extension of Mayo's long-standing commitment to provide health education to our patients and the general public.

National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov
Provides access to Medline, Medline Plus, clinical trials and more.

PubMed
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed
PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over 11 million citations from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.

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Internet Safety for Children

ALA Parents' Page
http://www.ala.org/parentspage
The American Libraries Parents' Page offers important information for parents. "Learn skills so that you and your child can take best advantage of the vast resources the Internet offers."

OneKey
http://www.onekey.com
"The kid safe search engine." OneKey has partnered with Google.com to provide a database of kid safe sites.

The Children's Partnership
http://www.childrenspartnership.org
"The Children's Partnership is a national non-profit organization focusing on new trends and emerging issues that directly affect America's children in particular children and technology." Click on Parents' Guide to the Information Superhighway.

U. S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/internet
Parents Guide to the Internet is an excellent tutorial designed to provide basic information about how to use the computer to find information. A booklet is also available in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.

Yahooligan
http://www.yahooligans.com
"A web guide for kids." Yahooligans is a directory of broad subjects divided into categories and sub-categories such as Around the World, Computers and Games, School Bell, Science and Nature, and Sports and Recreation.

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King Arthur

The Camelot Project
www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/cphome.stm
This site is sponsored by the University of Rochester in New York and is designed to make information about King Arthur available in electronic format.

Britannia
http://www.britannia.com/history/histmaps.html
Provides historical maps of Britain .

King Arthur and the Matter of Britain
www.legends.dm.net/kingarthur
This site is a compilation of Web sites on the history of the King Arthur legend.

Arthurian Resources
www.arthuriana.co.uk
Provides a survey of the many different concepts of Arthur.

Merrie Haskell's King Arthur Site
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~merrie/Arthur/merrie.html
One person's collection of information, history, sites and, opinions about King Arthur.

Online Libraries & Library Catalogs

MassAnswers 24/7 Reference
http://www.massanswers.org
"MassAnswers is an innovative service that lets you asky questions and get answers, in real time, right here on the Internet, from reference staff at some of the best libraries across Massachusetts and the nation." Try it out. Ask a question.

CLAMS
http://www.clamsnet.org
CLAMS is a network of libraries on Cape Cod and the Islands sharing resources. Explore the collections in all CLAMS libraries. Use your library barcode and pin number to take advantage of speedier reserves and inter-library loans.

Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org
The Internet Public Library is an educational initiative of the University of Michigan School of Information designed to provide library services to Internet users. The site offers web pages with links for teens and youth that have been selected by librarians.

Massachusetts Library Catalogs
http://mblc.state.ma.us/books/catalogs/cat_abc.php
Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners - Library Catalogs. Browse through an alphabetical list of library catalogs in Massachusetts.

Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov
This is a large site offering substantial resources to the public. Its American Memory Project has many scanned images and documents of historical significance. Others areas include, THOMAS Legislative Information, Today in History, and an Online Gallery.

SEMLS
http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl
Now you can use these library resources from home any time. They are brought to you by your library, its membership in the Southeastern Massachusetts Library System and funded by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

Smithsonian Institution Libraries
http://www.sil.si.edu
"Galaxy of Knowledge. . . Books, Images and more." This Web-accessible library catalog includes several different catalogs including American Discoveries, Art & Design and Mosaic of Science.

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Online Newspapers

Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/reading/news
Index of online newspapers worldwide. Browse by title or country.

United States Newspapers

NewsLink
http://www.newslink.org
U. S. newspapers and radio stations by state.

Boston Globe
http://www.globe.com/globe

Cape Cod Times
http://www.capecodonline.com

NewsBank, Inc.
http://mlin.lib.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl

New York Times
http://nytimes.com

Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com

International Newspapers

London Sunday Times
http://www.sunday-times.co.uk

Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp

South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
http://www.scmp.com

Der Spiegel (Germany)
http://www.spiegel.de

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World Travel

Bureau of Consular Affairs
http://travel.state.gov
Offers information for those planning to travel outside the U. S.

Compare and Book Everything
http://travel.yahoo.com
Travel packages, foreign and domestic travel, reservations, air, car, multi-media videos of hotel and destinations.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov
Information for the traveler regarding health, safety and immunizations. Domestic and International Travel center for flights, lodging, cruising, vacations, and much more.

Lost ???
http://www.mapquest.com
Mapquest offers a one-stop guide to getting there. World Atlas, Road Atlas, Airport Maps, Driving Directions, Road Trip PlannerŠ

On Line Reservations
http://www.travelscape.com
"Complete do-it-yourself travel site."

Travel Guides and More
http://www.fodors.com
Provides links to sites where you can make travel-related transactions.

Travel Now
http://www.travelnow.com
Find a condo, rent a car, book a flight, ride a rail.

Travel the World for Less
http://www.bestfares.com

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Regional Travel

Connecticut
http://www.ctbound.org
Attractions, lodging, events and more. . .

Elizabeth Islands
http://www.cuttyhunk.com
Visit the island of Bartholomew Gosnold.

Maine
http://www.visitmaine.com
The Maine attraction. . .

Martha's Vineyard
http://www.mvol.com
"Sea for yourself. . . accommodations, restaurants, shopping, activities. . .

Massachusetts
http://www.massvacation.com
Getaway guides, newsletters, online reservations. . .

Nantucket
http://www.nantucket.net
"Š a mere hillock, an elbow of sand; all beach without a background. . ."

New Hampshire
http://www.visitnh.gov
Tours, dining, lodging and trip planner.

Rhode Island
http://www.visitrhodeisland.com
Excitement, tranquility, and 400 miles of unsurpassed coastline, Rhode Island is located in the heart if New England.

Vermont
http://www.1-800-vermont.com
"Known for its quaint villages and pastoral landscape, Vermont is just plain beautiful".

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Search Engines

About
http://www.about.com
Includes both a keyword search engine and subject searches. Each site in the network is run by a professional Guide who is carefully screened and trained by About.

Ask.com
http://www.ask.com
Ask.com (formerly Ask Jeeves) "provides relevant search results by identifying the most authoritative sites on the web."

Excite
http://www.excite.com
Offers a keyword search engine, subject searches, news, and personalization options.

Google
http://www.google.com
An individual search engine that compiles its own searchable databases on the Web. Also offers a subject directory.

HotBot
http://www.hotbot.com
Uses drop-down menus and buttons to allow users to customize Web searches.

INFOMINE
http://infomine.ucr.edu/
Scholarly Internet Resource Collections is a subject directory that focuses on academic resources.

Librarians' Index to the Internet
http://lii.org
An annotated subject directory of evaluated, reference-oriented sites.

Yahoo
http://www.yahoo.com
A subject index. Also offers news, e-mail, classified ads, regional guides, and other services.

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Tax Help

Internal Revenue Service - 1040 Central
http://www.irs.gov
Find what you need to file your return using 1040 Central. Get news and forms.

Massachusetts Department of Revenue
http://www.dor.state.ma.us
Tax guidance for taxpayers, practitioners and businesses. Offers answers to FAQ about Massachusetts incomes taxes.

Tax Forms

Internal Revenue Service
http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html
Download current year tax forms and publications available in PDF Adobe Acrobat Reader format.

IRS e-file
http://www.irs.gov/efile
Contains information on electronic filing. If you qualify, you may prepare and file your federal tax form using Free File.

Massachusetts Department of Revenue
http://http://www.dor.state.ma.us/forms/FormsMenu2.htm
All forms are in PDF format and require Adobe Acrobat Reader which is free.

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Legal

Americans with Disabilities Act
http://usdoj.gov/crt/ada
Department of Justice information and technical assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Trial Court Libraries
http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us
This web site has two primary goals: to assist the public in taking advantage of the services of the Law Libraries and to guide users to other resources on the web that may be valuable in conducting legal research.

Southern New England School of Law Library
http://www.snesl.edu/Library/indexlib.htm
Click on Legal Research Links for a selective list of legal web sites and resources.

FindLaw
http://www.findlaw.com
FindLaw is a leading web portal that provides access to a comprehensive on-line library of legal resources.

Legal Information Institute
http://www.law.cornell.edu
The Institute is a non-profit activity of Cornell Law School dedicated to making the law more accessible not only to U.S. legal professionals but to students, teachers, and the general public in the U.S. and abroad.

Massachusetts Clients' Security Board
http://www.mass.gov/clientssecurityboard
This site contains information on how to file a claim when members of the public have sustained a financial loss caused by the dishonest conduct of a member of the bar acting as an attorney or a fiduciary.

Federal Judiciary
http://www.uscourts.gov
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts maintains this page. The site functions as a clearinghouse for information from and about the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government.

Federal Judicial Center
http://www.fjc.gov
The Federal Judicial Center is the education and research agency for the Federal Courts.

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Genealogy

Ancestry.com
http://www.ancestry.com
The site offers an alphabetical list of over 3,000 unique databases. Search by record type or locality.

Ellis Island
http://www.ellisisland.org
Explore your family history at the American Family Immigration History Center. Search passenger lists, build a family scrapbook or create your own Ellis Island File.

Family Search
http://www.familysearch.org
Visit the Church of the Latter-day Saints family history library. Search for ancestors, access the Social Security Death Index, and get step-by-step guidance. Find other web sites containing family history information.

Heritage Quest
HeritageQuest Online
HeritageQuest is a database that allows you to find ancestors using the U. S. Census 1790-1930; locate people and places with Persi, a database of 1.6 million genealogy and local history articles, and search selected records from the Revolutionary War.
You will need your library bar code, found on the reverse of your CLAMS card, to access this database.

Massachusetts State Archives
http://www.state.ma.us/sec/arc
The Archives Division of the Secretary of the Commonwealth's Office is the repository for Massachusetts' records generated by state government. Archives holdings date from the beginning of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1628 and document the settlement of lands in Maine and Massachusetts, the arrival of immigrants, and the development of state government. Find vital records, passenger lists, census schedules, military records, Plymouth Colony records and much more.

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
http://www.nara.gov
Access the Research Room and discover NARA's nationwide holdings, learn about family history/genealogy research and veterans' service records, learn how to order reproductions, search the NARA Archival Information Locator (NAIL) database, locate Government documents and library materials, and more.

Old Gravestones of Barnstable County, Massachusetts
http://www.capecodgravestones.com
This web site contains information from most of the gravestones dated before 1800 in Barnstable County, Massachusetts including over 200 interesting colonial epitaphs and information concerning local, colonial stone carvers.

The USGenWeb Project
http://www.usgenweb.com
Home page for the USGen Web Project. It is a non-commercial site maintained by a group of volunteers. Here you will find individual State pages, the USGen Web Digital Library, and access to specialized genealogical and historical projects. The site also offers help to researchers.

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
http://www.state.ma.us
The official website for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This site provides access to branches of government, Constitutional offices, and the departments under them. It also contains "a wealth of information from state agencies that is useful for citizens, businesses, students, and visitors, or those who are just curious about the Bay State."

Department of Revenue
http://www.dor.state.ma.us
Provides many links including current news, taxpayer service, business information, division of local services and tax forms and publications.

MassStats
http://www.detma.org/lmi
MassStats is the web based labor market information system for the Massachusetts Division of Employment and Training. It contains useful information for businesses and anyone conducting a focused job search in Massachusetts. Provides access to forms and publications.

Massachusetts Trial Court Libraries
http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us
The Massachusetts Trial Court Libraries consists of seventeen public law libraries located across Massachusetts, dedicated to serving the bench, bar and public. "This web site has two primary goals: to assist you in taking advantage of the services of the Trial Court Law Libraries, and to guide you to other resources on the web that may be valuable in conducting legal research."

Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women
http://www.mass.gov/women
The MCSW is an independent agency that serves women and girls. It is "empowered to study, review and report on the status of women in the Commonwealth."

Registry of Motor Vehicles
http://www.massrmv.com
Online transactions include registration renewal, address change, license replacement. You can also download forms.

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United States Government

FirstGov
http://www.firstgov.gov
FirstGov is a powerful search engine that features a topical index and "links to websites that provide useful, timely, citizen centered information and services."

Department of Defense
http://www.dod.gov

Air Force
http://www.af.mil
"No One Comes Close." Official web site of the United States Air Force is well organized and divides its wealth of information into categories such as news, careers, library sites, and images. It also provides alphabetical access to over 900 official Air Force sites available to the public without restrictions.

Army
http://www.army.mil
"Be All You Can Be." Official web site of the United States Army offers search options for finding Army web sites by organization name, keyword, date, or alphabetically. Well designed and well organized, this site is a good starting point for anyone seeking information about the Army.

Coast Guard
http://www.uscg.mil
"Honor, Respect and Devotion to Duty." Official web site of the United States Coast Guard offers news, current events, services, units and their locations, information on careers, history and much more. Subject-oriented categories available on the site include Boating and Marine Safety.

Marine Corps
http://www.marines.mil
"The Few - The Proud." Official site of the United States Marine Corps features unclassified information from and about the Marine Corps, current events, career opportunities, history and much more. Marines magazine is also available.

National Guard
http://www.ngb.army.mil
"Always Ready Always There." The National Guard, the oldest component of the Armed Forces of the United States, is a dual state-Federal force. This web site features information on its history, the Guard by State, Around the World, and in Communities, current news and much more.

Navy
http://www.navy.mil
"Welcome Aboard." The Official web site of the United States Navy provides topical and organizational access including jobs, news, and digital images. It also links to some of the Navy publications on line.

Americans with Disabilities Act
http://usdoj.gov/crt/ada
Department of Justice information and technical assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Foreign Embassies
http://www.embassy.org
Provides information on each of the foreign embassies in Washington, D. C. as well as information about immigration and foreign travel.

GovBenefits
http://www.GovBenefits.com
This is a Web site managed by the U. S. Department of Labor that has consolidated information about hundreds of government benefit and assistance programs, including Federal and State programs. GovBenefits will help you determine if you, or someone you are helping, may be eligible to receive government assistance.

Internal Revenue Service
http://www.irs.ustreas.gov.
Tax information for everyone. Major resource for full-text tax forms, publications and instructions available in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. This site also provides current news and tax information.

Medicare Information
http://www.medicare.gov
The official site for Medicare information. Includes information on managed care, wellness, who to contact, and publications.

Patent and Trademark Office
http://www.uspto.gov
Provides public information and recent news. Also, offers categories such as Search Patents, Weekly Data, Download Forms, and Order Patent Copies.

Passport Information
http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html
U. S. Department of State passport services and information, current news and much more.

Social Security Administration
http://www.ssa.gov
This site features benefits information, online services, research and data, kids pages and current news.

U. S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov
The Census Bureau's Web site provides access to a wide range of census materials and data. The site offers the largest collection of readily available statistical data and recent statistical press releases on the Web.

U. S. House of Representatives
http://www.house.gov
Provides public access to legislative information and the U. S. government information services.

U. S. Senate
http://www.senate.gov
Learn about the Senate. The site provides information on contacting Senators, various press releases, Senate reports and a virtual tour of the Senate.

The White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov
One of the principal government finding aids for frequently requested government information. The site provides online versions of official presidential documents. Also, covers the President and White House activities. Barney Cam 2 The Barney Cam 2

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Women's History

The National Women's History Project
http://www.nwhp.org

History Channel
http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/womenhist/main.html

Internet Women's History Sourcebook
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/women/womensbook.html

National Women's Hall of Fame
http://www.greatwomen.org

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