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General Reference Sites |
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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
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Virtual Library index main page for the site |
www.vlib.org |
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Librarian’s Index to
the Internet |
www.lii.org |
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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 |
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Smithsonian Institution - museums and other great cultural
information |
www.si.edu/ |
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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 |
| about.com |
www.about.com
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| 2009 Summer Reading Program - Be
Creative, Express Yourself |
www.cslpreads.org
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Video Instruction |
| youtube |
http://www.youtube.com/user/expertvillage
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| 5min |
www.5min.com |
| Wikihow |
http://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page |
| video google |
http://video.google.com
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PHOTOGRAPHY |
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Eastman Kodak Museum's website on film and photography |
http://www.eastmanhouse.org/ |
| Kodak
for information about
photography, its processes and history |
www.kodak.com select
'about Kodak', then history |
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Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC) special exhibition:
Photography: Processes, Preservation, and
Conservation |
http://www.metmuseum.org/special/photography2001/photo_glos.htm |
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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.
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www.rleggat.com/photohistory |
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SEPIA - Safeguarding European Photographic Images for Access |
www.knaw.nl/ecpa/sepia/ |
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Timeline of the history of photography |
www.iapp.de/krone/timeline/index.htm
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Put your photos on the web |
| Snapfish |
http://www.snapfish.com/ |
| Shutterfly |
http://www.shutterfly.com/ |
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HOME REPAIR |
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Appliance Repair Tips & Help |
www.repairclinic.com/0003.asp |
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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 |
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Home & Garden Television website includes information on variety of
crafts, repairs and design |
www.hgtv.com
look for video clips
on 'how to do it' |
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Do It Yourself Network
information on
crafts, autos, home repair, gardening and landscaping |
www.diynet.com |
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Better Homes & Gardens
helpful tips &
techniques for home repair, remodeling, gardening and food |
www.bhg.com |
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e-how (requires free registration) |
http://www.ehow.com/
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| Of course - YouTube has
tons of videos about 'how to' - here's a few |
| Expert Village |
http://www.youtube.com/user/expertvillage |
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Cars & Motorcycles |
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PM (Popular Mechanics) Automotive articles
about cars and motorcycles including collectables and maintenance |
http://www.popularmechanics.com/ |
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Under the Hood
– basics of auto
mechanics with plenty of practical information |
library.thinkquest.org/19199/nojava/index.html |
| America on the Move - Automobiles
& mechanics at the Smithsonian |
americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/exhibition/exhibition_8_7.html
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| 5min Wheels - car repair |
http://www.5min.com/Category/Wheels
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Metalworking |
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links to metalworking
websites |
metalworking.com/links_to_learn.html |
| Model Machine Shop magazine |
http://www.mmsonline.com/ |
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Woodworking |
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Woodworker’s online resource
of how-to’s,
tools, reviews and TV Shows. |
www.woodnet.net |
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all about wood and woodworking |
www.woodworking.com |
| howcast - woodworking |
http://www.howcast.com/users/FineWoodworking
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| diy woodworking |
http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/woodworking/
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| fine woodworking |
http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/
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COOKING |
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CookStr - great recipes |
http://www.cookstr.com/ |
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Food TV - Recipes and cooking tips |
www.foodtv.com |
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Baking 911
tips, recipes, and
definitions |
www.baking911.com |
| Vegkitchen -
vegetarian food, recipes
and information for 'new' vegetarians. |
www.vegkitchen.com |
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The Kitchen Link
is a
comprehensive, organized listing of recipes and food-related information
available on the Net |
www.kitchenlink.com |
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Food Network |
http://www.foodnetwork.com/ |
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Culinary Cafe |
www.culinarycafe.com/ |
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Cooking Light |
www.cookinglight.com/cooking/ |
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Joy of Baking |
www.joyofbaking.com |
| Cooking Expert on YouTube |
http://www.youtube.com/user/cookingguide
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CRAFTS |
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Taunton Publishing - Magazines about woodworking,
homebuilding, sewing, cooking and gardening. Some full text articles are
available. |
www.taunton.com |
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Stitch Guide - Diagrams and descriptions of various
stitches |
www.stitchguide.com/index.html |
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knitting guild of America |
http://www.tkga.com/
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The Art of Quilting - womenfolk |
http://www.womenfolk.com/ |
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American Quilt Study Group |
http://www.americanquiltstudygroup.org/
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Knots - what they are called and how to make them |
www.tollesburysc.co.uk/Knots/Knots_gallery.htm |
| Origami USA (contests & diagrams) |
http://www.origami.com/ousa.html |
| Origami club |
http://www.origami-club.com/en/ |
| stamping techniques |
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTag09BVs3E
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| ANTIQUES |
| Southeby's colleting guides |
http://www.sothebys.com/ |
| Antiques Roadshow |
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/ |
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GARDENING & LANDSCAPE DESIGN |
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Ohio State University - County extension offices and information on
plants, agriculture and other related subjects |
ohioline.ag.ohio-state.edu/index.html |
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Plant: facts & research courtesy of the OSU Extension office |
webgarden.osu.edu |
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Buckeye Gardening contains gardening articles, plant of the
month, landscape design, plants, flowers and trees |
www.buckeyegardening.com |
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National Gardening Association
helps gardeners
with tips and hints for successful and fruitful gardens. |
http://garden.org/home
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Gardening with Native Plants |
www.epa.gov/greenacres |
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Sunflowers |
http://www.sunflowernsa.com/ |
| 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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some questions
to test your skills |
| For links to Fine Arts Websites -
Click here |
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