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General Reference Sites
New York Times Learning Channel - focuses on educational topics for teachers and parents. This site uses current events to teach history, art, etc. Similar educational sites are available through your newspaper www.nytimes.com/learning
Virtual Library index main page for the site www.vlib.org
Librarian’s Index to the Internet www.lii.org
The Internet Public Library www.ipl.org
OPLIN - Ohio Public Library Information Network www.oplin.lib.oh.us
Start Spot - General search engine http://www.startspot.com/network/  select subcategories: Network, Gourmet, Homework, museum, library and many other categories and links to information
Smithsonian Institution - museums and other great cultural information www.si.edu/
The Library of Congress site is full of information, images and sound.  In particular the American Memory Project has lots of information about arts & crafts in America. www.loc.gov
PHOTOGRAPHY
Eastman Kodak Museum's website on film and photography www.eastman.org
Kodak for information about photography, its processes and history www.kodak.com  select 'about Kodak', then history
Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC) special exhibition: Photography: Processes, Preservation, and Conservation http://www.metmuseum.org/special/photography2001/photo_glos.htm
History of Photography: from its beginnings till the 1920s. Site contains biographical information on more than 100 important photographers and significant processes, styles, and movements of the first eighty years of photography. www.rleggat.com/photohistory
SEPIA - Safeguarding European Photographic Images for Access www.knaw.nl/ecpa/sepia/
Timeline of the history of photography www.iapp.de/krone/timeline/index.htm
HOME REPAIR
Appliance Repair Tips & Help www.repairclinic.com/0003.asp
Today's Homeowner. & This Old House This online magazine delivers practical in-depth advice on maintaining and improving the home and yard. www.thisoldhouse.com
Home & Garden Television website includes information on variety of crafts, repairs and design www.hgtv.com

or (interactive lessons from HGTV) www.hgtv.com/HGTV/pac/1,1964,lowesez2_ezmain,FF.html

Do It Yourself Network information on crafts, autos, home repair, gardening and landscaping www.diynet.com
Better Homes & Gardens helpful tips & techniques for home repair, remodeling, gardening and food www.bhg.com
e-how (requires free registration) www.ehow.com/home
Cars & Motorcycles
PM (Popular Mechanics) Automotive articles about cars and motorcycles including collectables and maintenance popularmechanics.com/popmech/auto2/1HOMEAUTO.html

popularmechanics.com (their home page)

Under the Hood – basics of auto mechanics with plenty of practical information library.thinkquest.org/19199/nojava/index.html
Metalworking
links to metalworking websites metalworking.com/links_to_learn.html
Woodworking
Woodworker’s online resource of how-to’s, tools, reviews and TV Shows. www.woodnet.net
all about wood and woodworking www.woodworking.com
COOKING
Food TV - Recipes and cooking tips www.foodtv.com
Baking 911  tips, recipes, and definitions www.baking911.com
Vegkitchen - vegetarian food, recipes and information for 'new' vegetarians. www.vegkitchen.com
The Kitchen Link is a comprehensive, organized listing of recipes and food-related information available on the Net www.kitchenlink.com
Just Crockpot Recipies www.justcrockpotrecipes.com/
A&W cookbook - recipes from 50 states www.governorsrecipes.com/governor-home.asp
Culinary Cafe www.culinarycafe.com/
Cooking Light www.cookinglight.com/cooking/
Joy of Baking www.joyofbaking.com
CRAFTS
Taunton Publishing -  Magazines about woodworking, homebuilding, sewing, cooking and gardening. Some full text articles are available. www.taunton.com
Stitch Guide - Diagrams and descriptions of various stitches www.stitchguide.com/index.html
knitting guild of America www.tkga.com/links.htm
History of early American quilts with pictures womensearlyart.net/quilts
American Quilt Study Group www2.h-net.msu.edu/~aqsg/
Textiles and crafts textilelinks.com/
Knots - what they are called and how to make them www.tollesburysc.co.uk/Knots/Knots_gallery.htm
ANTIQUES
Southerby's colleting guides www.sothebys.com/connoisseur/guides
GARDENING & LANDSCAPE DESIGN
Ohio State University - County extension offices and information on plants, agriculture and other related subjects ohioline.ag.ohio-state.edu/index.html
Plant: facts & research courtesy of the OSU Extension office webgarden.osu.edu
Buckeye Gardening contains gardening articles, plant of the month, landscape design, plants, flowers and trees www.buckeyegardening.com
National Gardening Association helps gardeners with tips and hints for successful and fruitful gardens. www.garden.org

www.nationalgardening.com

Gardening with Native Plants www.epa.gov/greenacres
Sunflowers www.sunflowernsa.com/home.asp
Gardener's Path www.gardenerspath.com/index.html
Brooklyn Botanic Garden http://www.bbg.org/gar2/topics/
Herb Society of America http://www.herbsociety.org
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