Local Links

Town of Hillsboro - Hillsborough, NH Home page

Hillsboro-Deering Schools- SAU # Serving Deering, Hillsboro, Washington, Windsor

www.hillsboroughnh.org- another Hillsboro Home Page

Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce

Hillsboro Historical Society

Hillsboro Arts Council

Hillsboro Pride- A Member of the New Hampshire Main Street Program

Emerald Lake Village- Hillsboro, NH

Hillsborough Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War & Auxiliary


Surfing the Net?

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Protect your computer from adware with this free download of ad-aware! http://www.download.com
News, Tips and More About Search Engines http://searchenginewatch.com/
Criteria for evaluating Internet sites http://www.library.ubc.ca/home/evaluating/
Citing Information on the Internet http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/cgos/idx_basic.html
Hoaxbusters http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org


000 Information & General Reference

New Hampshire State Library “Best of the Net” http://pierce.state.nh.us/internet/
Librarians Index to the Internet : “Information you can trust”http://lii.org/
Internet Archive : “Universal access to human knowledge” http://www.archive.org/
Internet Public Library : “a public service organization and learning/teaching environment at the University of Michigan School of Information” http://www.ipl.org
Project Gutenberg : “the oldest producer of free electronic books (eBooks or etexts) on the Internet:
http://www.gutenberg.org/
CIA World Factbook http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations http://www.bartleby.com/quotations/
Easy Bibliography http://www.easybib.com/

Encarta Encyclopedia http://encarta.msn.com
The Word Spy : ” devoted to lexpionage, the sleuthing of new words and phrases.” http://www.wordspy.com/
Acronyms and Abbreviations Dictionary http://www.ucc.ie/acronyms
LOCOS Dictionary : “the largest freely accessible multilingual dictionary on the web.” http://www.logos.it/query.html
Merriam-Webster Dictionary http://www.m-w.com/netdict.htm
One Look Dictionary : “If you have a word for which you'd like a definition or translation, we'll quickly shuttle you to the web-based dictionaries that define or translate that word.” http://www.onelook.com
Roget's Thesaurus http://www.thesaurus.com/
Zip Code Directory
http://www.usps.com/zip4/welcome.htm?from=global&page=2132findzip

Newspapers:
News and Newspapers OnLine http://library.uncg.edu/news/
Cabinet.com http://www.cabinet.com/
Concord Monitor http://www.concordmonitor.com/
Coos County Democrat http://www.cooscountrydemocrat.com
Fosters Daily Democrat http://www.fosters.com/
Keene Sentinel http://www.keenesentinel.com/
Laconia Citizen http://www.citizen.com/
Manchester Union Leader http://www.theunionleader.com/
Nashua Telegraph http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/
Portsmouth Herald http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/index.htm
Manchester Union Leader http://www.theunionleader.com
CNN News http://www.cnn.com
Time-Life Pathfinder http://www.pathfinder.com
U.S. News & World Report http://www.usnews.com/usnews/home.htm
Yahoo News and Media http://dir.yahoo.com/News_and_Media/

Fact Monster http://www.factmonster.com/

Farmers Almanac http://farmersalmanac.com/

Government resources
EDGAR (Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval) http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
EPA - Window to My Environment http://www.epa.gov
FDLP Electronic Collection http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/ec
Federal Publications Online Bookstore http://bookstore.gpo.gov/index.html
Federal Register Publications : The National Archives : “The National Archives is a public trust on which our democracy depends. We enable people to inspect for themselves the record of what government has done. We enable officials and agencies to review their actions and help citizens hold them accountable. We ensure continuing access to essential evidence that documents:
· the rights of American citizen
· the actions of federal officials
· the national experience”
http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/index.html
Consumer Information Center : Information on many topics, e.g. family, food, health, automobiles, safety, literacy, etc. http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/

Government grants : “Grants.gov allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies. Grants.gov is THE single access point for over 900 grant programs offered by the 26 Federal grant-making agencies.” http://www.grants.gov/

Internal Revenue Service : Forms and Publications http://irs.gov/


100 Philosophy & Psychology


200 Religion


300 Social Sciences

Investor Guide http://investor.cnet.com/investor/news/guides/guide/0-9900-1032-21.html
Yahoo : http://quote.yahoo.com
American Civil Liberties Union http://www.aclu.org
DivorceNet http://www.divorcenet.com
Federal and State Laws, Regulations, Congressional Record, etc. http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html
Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cse
Findlaw http://www.findlaw.com
Indian Country Today http://www.indiancountry.com
Native Culture http://www.nativeculture.com
Nativeweb http://www.nativeweb.org
ABI World http://www.abiworld.org

Nolo's Self-Help Law Center http://www.nolo.com
Gay/Lesbian Politics and Law http://www.gaypoliticsandlaw.com
Legal Information Institute: Immigration Law http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/immigration.html
Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator http://www.martindale.com/xp/Martindale/Lawyer_Locator/Search_Lawyer_Locator/lawyer_search.xml
National Center for State Courts http://www.ncsconline.org
Education World http://www.education-world.com

ERIC : “a digital library of education-related resources… Sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of
Education”http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/Home.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=Home_page

NCES: National Center for Education Statistics National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education http://nces.ed.gov/
Home Schooling Information and Resource Page : “presents a unique homeschool perspective based on years of experience. On this site you will find free online newsletters, discussion boards, a networking list, and selections from the magazine, including articles, interviews, columnists, resources, reviews and more!” http://www.home-ed-magazine.com
Jon's Homeschool Resource Page http://www.midnightbeach.com/hs/
College Board : Plan for; Find a; Apply to; and Pay for college; and get info. about the SATs and PSATs. http://www.collegeboard.org
FastWEB : Find money for college, get advice, and “Find your dream school with personalized matching against over 4,000 colleges.” http://www.fastweb.com
Princeton Review : Lots more college information. http://www.review.com
Hoover's Online : Business news, quotes, research http://www.hoovers.com

America's Job Bank http://www.ajb.dni.us
CareerBuilder.com : Career information across the country http://www.careerbuilder.com
Career Fairs : “the fastest one-stop internet site for locating upcoming job fairs and employers.” http://www.careerfairs.com
College Grad : Lots of information for the new grad. Resume building, interview, techniques, and lots more. http://www.collegegrad.com
Employment & Training Administration : “The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) administers federal government job training and worker dislocation programs, federal grants to states for public employment service programs, and unemployment insurance benefits.” http://www.doleta.gov
Employment Guide : Employment resources: Job fairs; Salary calculators; Career advice; Holiday help, and much more. http://www.employmentguide.com
Federal Government Jobs : “Explore the 15,730 Federal jobs in the USAJOBS database.” http://www.usajobs.opm.gov
Federal Jobs http://www.fedworld.gov/jobs/jobsearch.html
Student Jobs : “Explore the 106 student employment opportunities in the Studentjobs.gov database.” “The resume builder will help you create and store a resume for applying to Federal jobs.” http://www.studentjobs.gov/

Yahoo! Hot Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com
Job Hunters Bible : By the author of What color is your parachute? He’s not kidding- it’s fundamentally packed with information. Start here. http://www.jobhuntersbible.com
Job Interview.net : Includes a link to salary.com, where you can find out what you’re worth on the job market! http://job-interview.net
Job Monkey : “The coolest jobs on earth”: Alaska, cruise ships, theme parks, tour guides, teach abroad, airport, National Parks, and more. http://www.jobmonkey.com
Job Search Engine : “a meta job search engine dedicated to employment. It searches the most popular American and Canadian job boards in parallel and in real time.” http://www.jobsearchengine.com
Monster Board : “Find a great job. Meet the right people. Make big things happen for yourself and your career. We'll show you how.” http://www.monster.com
Occupational Outlook Handbook : “The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. Revised every two years, the Handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations.” http://www.bls.gov/oco/
Office of Disability Employment http://www.dol.gov/odep/welcome.html
Riley Guide : Employment opportunities and job resources on the internet. http://www.dbm.com/jobguide
About.com Senior Living : Articles and resources for seniors. http://seniorliving.about.com
American Association of Retired Persons http://www.aarp.org
Elderweb http://www.elderweb.com
Medicare http://www.medicare.gov
National Senior Law Center http://www.nslc.org
Senior Housing Net http://www.springstreet.com/seniors
SeniorLaw http://www.seniorlaw.com
SeniorNet http://www.seniornet.org
SeniorResource.com http://www.seniorresource.org
Social Security Administration http://www.ssa.gov
Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association (and Hospice) www.crvna.org

Emily Post : Etiquette advice http://www.emilypost.com/

400 Language

I love languages
http://www.ilovelanguages.com

Babblefish language translation page
http://www.babblefish.com

500 Science

New Hampshire Fish & Game : "Training opportunities, classroom curricula, and education resources of all kinds." http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/

Weather Underground http://www.weatherunderground.com/
Weather Channel Online http://www.weather.com
WeatherNET http://cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/wxnet
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center www.nhnature.org
Alternative Medicine http://www.pitt.edu/~cbw/altm.html
Breast Cancer http://www.y-me.org
CAPHIS - Top 100 Consumer Health Web Sites you Can Trust http://www.caphis.mlanet.org/consumer/index.html
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov
Diseases, Disorders and Related Topics http://www.mic.ki.se/Diseases/index.html
DOCTORS - American Medical Association http://www.ama-assn.org
Family Doctor http://www.familydoctor.org
Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/cder/
Health Finder http://www.healthfinder.gov
HIV Insight Gateway to HIV and AIDS knowledge http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu
Internet Mental Health http://www.mentalhealth.com
Mayo Clinic http://www.mayohealth.org
Medline http://www.nlm.nih.gov
Medline PLUS http://www.medlineplus.com
National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov
National Libraries of Medicine Multilingual Health Information Page -- Contains pointers to health information in many of the world's languages. http://www.nnlm.gov/train/chi/multi.html

Nutrition -- Information on dietary guidelines, supplements, health management, and food safety http://www.nutrition.gov

Oncolink -- More Cancer information http://www.oncolink.upenn.edu

Pregnancy -- A detailed description of the stages of pregnancy
http://babyzone.com

RXList: The Internet Drug Index -- Information about prescription drugs http://www.rxlist.com

WebMD -- Searchable information on diseases and conditions, genetics, drugs and herbs, pregnancy, and healthy living issues such as nutrition and exercise http://my.webmd.com

AIDSInfo U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/
Museum of Science, Boston http://www.mos.org/


600 Technology

Cook's Thesaurus http://www.switcheroo.com/

Culinaria http://www.culinaria.com

Cyberdiet http://www.cyberdiet.com/
Epicurious http://www.epicurious.com/
International Food Information Council Foundation http://www.ific.org
Cars.com http://www.cars.com
Car Talk with Click & Clack http://cartalk.com/

Kelley Blue Book http://www.kbb.com
National Highway Safety Administration http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov
Consumer Information Center http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/
Consumer Product Safety Commission http://www.cpsc.gov
Consumer Reports http://www.consumerreports.org
Consumer World http://www.consumerworld.org
The Computer Museum, Boston http://www.tcm.org/


700 Arts & Recreation
National Gallery of ART http://www.nga.gov
Philadelphia Museum of Art http://www.philamuseum.org/
Portland, OR Art Museum http://pam.org/
Portland, ME Museum of Art http://www.portlandmuseum.org/
Shelburne, VT Museum http://www.shelburnemuseum.org/
The Getty Museum http://www.getty.edu/
The Maine Art Museum Trail http://www.maineartmuseums.org/welcome.html
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY http://www.maineartmuseums.org/welcome.html
National Portrait Gallery http://www.npg.si.edu/
The Phillips Collection, Washington DC http://www.phillipscollection.org/html/geninfo.html
The Smithsonian http://www.si.edu/
The State Russian Museum http://www.rusmuseum.ru/eng/
The Wadsworth Athenaeum, Hartford, CT http://wadsworthatheneum.org/
World Art Treasures http://www.bergerfoundation.ch
World Wide Arts http://www.wwar.com
Arts Libraries, and Museums http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/handbook/museum.html

AskART AskART.com http://askart.com/
All About Jazz http://www.allaboutjazz.com
All Music Guide http://www.allmusic.com
Blues Highway http://www.thebluehighway.com
ClassicalNet http://www.classical.net/music/frames/index.html
Ethnomusicology, Folk Music, and World Music http://www.lib.washington.edu/music/world.html
Jamsline: The Christian Music Information Source http://www.jamsline.com
Musicals101 The Cyber Encyclopeida of Musical Theatre, TV and Film http://www.musicals101.com

Opera http://rick.stanford.edu/opera/main.html

Song Lyrics http://www.thesonglyrics.com/index.html

Worldwide Internet Music Resources http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/

ArtNatAm: Native American Artists http://www.artnatam.com
Baseball-Almanac: The "Official" Baseball History Site http://baseball-almanac.com/
Sports Illustrated for Kids http://www.sikids.com
Sports Network http://www.sportsnetwork.com
Sports Rules http://www.sportsrules.50g.com
Yahoo Sports http://www.sports.yahoo.com
Internet Movie Database http://us.imdb.com
HyperHistory Online World History Online http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html
See what's playing locally at the movies http://movies.yahoo.com/
Rotten Tomatoes : movie reviews http://www.rottentomatoes.com/
Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents http://screenit.com
Elderhostel : “a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing extraordinary learning adventures for people 55 and over.” http://www.elderhostel.org/about/default.asp
Bicycling Life : a website for everyday cyclists http://www.bicyclinglife.com/
Hosteling International USA : Hosteling Life around the world http://www.hiayh.org/

Birding in New Hampshire : The Virtual Birder http://www.virtualbirder.com/vbirder/realbirds/rbas/NH.html

Sky Calendar : Abrams Planetarium http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/SkyCalendar/Index.html

National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/

Colonial Williamsburg, VA http://www.history.org/

Muster Field Farm Museum, Sutton, NH http://www.musterfieldfarm.com

Mt. Kearsage Indian Museum, Warner, NH http://www.indianmuseum.org

The Fort at No.4, Charlestown, NH http://www.fortat4.com


800 Literature

Elements of Style: the classic manual by Strunk and White, online
http://www.bartleby.com/141/index.html

Cliff notes : literature summaries http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/
Spark Notes : literature summaries http://www.sparknotes.com/
Style Guides: Chicago Manual, MLA, APA : A research guide for students http://www.aresearchguide.com/styleguides.html
American Rhetoric: The Power of Oratory in the United States http://www.americanrhetoric.com
American Verse Project http://www.hti.umich.edu/english/amverse
Bartleby.com http://www.bartleby.com/
Encyclopedia Mythica http://www.pantheon.org/
Literary Resources on the Net http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/
Shakespeare http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/Biography http://www.biography.com/

Great Biography Resource at the American Library Association

Women of Past and Present http://www.DistinguishedWomen.com/alphabet/alphabet.html


900 History & Geography

Best of History Web Sites http://www.besthistorysites.net/

American Presidents: Life Portraits National Cable Satellite Corporation. http://www.americanpresidents.org/

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present http://bioguide.congress.gov

American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library. Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ammemhome.html

Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names Online. http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/tgn/

HyperHistory Online http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html World History Online

Best Places : “The ultimate resource for relocation, recreation, retirement” http://www.bestplaces.net

CityNet http://travel.excite.com/
Distance Calculator http://www.indo.com/distance/
Excite.com http://travel.excite.com/
Fodors Travel Guides http://www.fodors.com
Frommers travel guides http://www.frommers.com
Lonely Planet Travel Guides http://www.lonelyplanet.com
Mapblast http://www.mapblast.com
Mapquest http://www.mapquest.com
Yahoo Maps http://maps.yahoo.com
State Department Travel Advisories http://travel.state.gove/travel_warnings.html
Boston Online http://www.boston.com/travel
Maine http://www.southernmainecoast.com
Visit New Hampshire -- Website of the New Hampshire Department of travel and tourism
http://www.visitnh.gov
Yankee Magazine's Guide to New England -- Info on travel, lodgings, events http://www.newengland.com
Country Studies by the Library of Congress http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html

England -- Web site of the British Monarchy http://www.royal.gov.uk
National Geographic's Map Machine http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/
Nations of the World http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/nations.html
Spain http://www.sispain.org/english/index.html
U.S. Department of State Background Notes http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn
Yahoo Around the World – Countries http://www.yahooligans.com/Around_the_World/Countries
History Net http://www.thehistorynet.com
Internet Public Library -- History http://www.ipl.org/ref/RR/static/hum30.00.00.html
Lewis and Clark Bicentennial http://www.lewisandclark200.gov/index.cfm


Genealogy
AfriGeneas http://www.afrigeneas.com/
Ancestry Search http://www.ancestry.com
Beginning Genealogical Research http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/begin.html
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet http://www.CyndisList.com/
Daughters of the American Revolution http://www.dar.org
Family History and Genealogy Index http://www.gendex.com
Family Search --Genealogical data compiled by the Mormon church http://www.familysearch.org

Family Tree Maker http://www.familytreemaker.com

Federation of Genealogical Societies http://www.fgs.org
Genealogy Toolbox http://www.genealogytoolbox.com
Genealogy Resources on the Internet http://www.webrary.org/ref/genealogy.html
Genealogy Tools http://www.geneasearch.com/tools.htm
National Archives Records Center http://www.nara.gov
National Genealogical Society http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/
National Society of Genealogists http://www.genealogy.org
Native American Genealogy http://www.hometown.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html
New Hampshire Society of Genealogists http://www.nhsog.org
Jewish Genealogy http://www.jewishgen.org
Rootsweb Genealogical Data Cooperative http://www.rootsweb.com
Sons of the American Revolution http://www.sar.org
USGenWeb Project http://www.usgenweb.org


Your Government

New Hampshire Courts: http://www.courts.state.nh.us

General Information on New Hampshire services and resources http://www.nh.com/

New Hampshire Almanac http://www.nh.gov/nhinfo

New Hampshire Cities and Towns http://www.nh.gov/municipal/index.html

New Hampshire State Government http://www.state.nh.us

New Hampshire Revised Statutes (RSAs) http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/indexes/default.html

New Hampshire Laws http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/indexes/default.html

U.S. Legal Forms http://www.uslegalforms.com

Statistics http://www.fedstats.gov

Kids Page http://www.fedstats.gov/kids.html

U.S. Census Bureau
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/BasicFactsServlet

Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids http://bensguide.gpo.gov/

Google Government Information Search Page http://www.google.com/unclesam

The Three Branches of the US Federal Government
Legislative Branch http://www.gpoaccess.gov/legislative.html
Judicial Branch http://www.gpoaccess.gov/judicial.html
Executive Branch http://www.gpoaccess.gov/executive.html

United States Senate http://www.senate.gov

GPO Access http://www.gpoaccess.gov/legislative.html

Thomas Legislative Research http://thomas.loc.gov

United States House of Representatives http://www.house.gov

Executive Office of the President http://www.whitehouse.gov/president

White House Home Page http://www.whitehouse.gov

Federal Judiciary Home Page http://www.uscourts.gov

GPO Access http://www.gpoaccess.gov/judicial.html

Supreme Court of the United States http://www.supremecourtus.gov/index.html

Web Guide to U.S. Supreme Court Research http://www.llrx.com/features/supremectwebguide.htm