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Alabama
Historical Resources
Alabama Department of Archives and History
http://www.archives.state.al.us/
624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery AL 36130-0100
(334) 242-4436.
Excellent online resource.
Alabama Historical Commission
http://www.preserveala.org/
468 South Perry Street, Montgomery, AL 36130-0900
Phone: (334) 242-3184; fax: (334) 240-3477
Montgomery County Historical Society
http://www.mindspring.com/~mchs
512 South Court Street, P. O. Box 1829, Montgomery, AL 36102
Phone (334) 264-1837; fax (334) 834-9292
Their mission includes collecting, storing, and disseminating information of all kinds relating to the history of Montgomery County, Alabama.
Old Mobile Archaeology Home Page
http://www.southalabama.edu/archaeology/old_mobile.htm
Center for Archaeological Studies at the University of South Alabama
Archaeology, HUMB 34, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688
The University of South Alabama created the Center for Archaeological Studies in 1992 to promote and support archaeological research on historic and prehistoric sites of the northern Gulf coast region. The Web site features lesson plans and other high-quality educational materials.
Volunteer Opportunities
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
http://bcri.bham.al.us/
520 Sixteenth St., North Birmingham, AL 35203
Phone: (866) 328-9696
Volunteer opportunities are available.
Alaska
Historical Resources
Alaska Anthropological Association
http://www.alaska.net/~oha/aaa
P.O. Box 241686, Anchorage, AK 99524-1686
Alaska Historical Commission
http://www.dnr.state.ak.us/parks/oha/histcomm/ahc.htm
Office of History and Archaeology, Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation, 3601 C St., Suite 1278, Anchorage, AL 99503-5921
Phone: (907) 269-8721; fax: (907) 269-8908
Alaska Native Heritage Center
http://www.alaskanative.net
8800 Heritage Center Drive, Anchorage, AK 99506
Phone: (907) 330-8000
An educational and cultural institution for all Alaskans, the Alaska Native Heritage Center will provide programs in both academic and informal settings, including workshops, demonstrations, and guided tours of indoor exhibits and outdoor village sites. Local residents and visitors to Alaska are introduced to Native traditions and customs of both the past and present.
Alaska State Museum
http://www.museums.state.ak.us
395 Whittier St., Juneau, AK 99801-1718
Phone: (907) 465-2901; fax: 465-2976; Museum Services: 1-888-913-6873
Established in 1900, the Museum collects, exhibits, and interprets the human and natural history of Alaska. The Museum provides statewide museum services and assists in the development of the state's cultural and historic resources. The Web site includes many links to other resources in the state
Anchorage Museum of History & Art
http://www.anchoragemuseum.org
121 West 7th Ave.
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: (907) 343-4326; fax 343-6149
Spacious galleries house informative and educational exhibits of the permanent collection and temporary exhibits from around the world. Education-based programs include: classes, tours, lectures, performances, and films. Special exhibits, classes, and events for children.
Carrie M. McLain Memorial Museum
http://www.nomealaska.org/museum
Physical location: 200 E. Front St.
Mailing address: Box 53, Nome, AK 99762
Phone: (907) 443-6630; Fax: 443-7955
Exhibits of Eskimo culture and life from the Bering Strait region; Nome Centennial and Gold Rush; changing exhibits, extensive collection of historical photographs.
Volunteer Opportunities
United Way Volunteer Center
http://www.unitedwayofanchorage.org
(907) 263-3821
The Volunteer Center at United Way serves the community of Anchorage by providing information and referral services connecting potential volunteers with volunteer opportunities.
Arizona
Historical Resources
The Arizona History and Archives Division
http://www.dlapr.lib.az.us/archives
State Capitol, Suite 342, 1700 West Washington, Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 542-4159; fax: (602) 542-4402
Arizona Historical Foundation
Hayden Library, ASU, P.O. Box 871006, Tempe, AZ 85287-1006
Phone: (480) 965-3283; fax: (480) 965-5744
http://www.ahfweb.org
The Arizona State Museum
The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0026
P.O.Box 210026
(520) 621-6302 Main / (520) 621-4695 Library
John Wesley Powell Memorial Museum
http://www.powellmuseum.org/
#6 N. Lake Powell Blvd., P.O. Box 547, Page, AZ 86040;
Phone: (928) 645-9496; toll-free: (888) 597-6873; fax: (928) 645-3412
The Heard Museum
http://www.heard.org
2301 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004-1323
(602) 252-8848.
The Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona, is a private, nonprofit museum. The internationally acclaimed museum is one of the best places to experience the myriad cultures and art of Native Americans of the Southwest.
Volunteer Opportunities
The Junior League of Phoenix
http://www.jlp.org/
2505 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004
(602) 234-3388
For information regarding the Junior League of Phoenix, membership, or community programs that it sponsors, please contact the League office at (602) 234-3388.
Arkansas
Historical Resources
Arkansas History Commission
http://www.ark-ives.com
One Capitol Mall, Little Rock, AR 72201.
Phone: (501) 682-6900
Arkansas Humanities Resource Center
10800 Financial Center Parkway, Suite 465, Little Rock, AR 72211
(501) 221-0093
Arkansas State University Museum
http://museum.astate.edu/
P.O.Box 490, State University, Arkansas 72467
(870) 972-2074
The ASU Museum is a resource for the university and the public and is a nonprofit, educational organization.
Persistence of the Spirit
http://www.aristotle.net/persistence/
10816 Executive Center Drive, Suite 310, Little Rock, AR 72211
Phone: (501) 221-0093
Persistence of the Spirit, a project of the Arkansas Humanities Resource Center, is an interpretive study of the people and events that contributed to the black experience in Arkansas. Web site features excellent educational materials.
Volunteer Opportunities
Heifer Project International World Headquarters
http://www.heifer.org/
P.O. Box 8058, Little Rock, AR 72203
Phone: (800) 422-0474
Heifer Project animals (and training in their care) offer hungry families around the world a way to feed themselves and become self-reliant.
California
Historical Resources
The California Heritage Collection
http://sunsite.Berkeley.EDU/calheritage/
The Bancroft Library, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
(510) 642-6481 (reference desk)
(510) 642-3781 (administration office)
The California Heritage Collection is an online archive of more than 28,000 digital images and manuscripts documenting California's history and culture. As part of the California Heritage Pilot Project, K-12 teachers from the San Francisco and Oakland Unified School Districts developed a series of lesson plans based on the California Heritage Collection.
The California History Center
On the De Anza College campus
http://www.calhistory.org/
21250 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Cupertino, CA 95014
Phone: (408) 864.8712; library: (408) 864.8987
The California History Center (CHC) and California History Center Foundation (CHCF) provide both a holistic approach to the subject for the Foothill/De Anza Community College District and a focal point for the public interested in California's rich regional history.
Mojave Desert Heritage & Cultural Association
http://www.mdhca.org/
The organization's mission is to research and educate the public about the natural and cultural history of the Mojave Desert regions through restoration of historic buildings, interpretation of back-country trails, and publication of educational guidebooks, historical monographs and periodicals.
State of California
http://www.state.ca.us/state/portal/myca_homepage.jsp
Explore various facets of the Golden State including highlights of the culture, history, and people of California; view symbols and images from this great state.
Volunteer Opportunities
Bay Area Volunteer Information Center
http://www.volunteerinfo.org
The purpose of this Web publication is to provide information about volunteer opportunities in the San Francisco Bay Area. Includes an extensive catalog of many community service organizations.
ReachOut
http://www.reachout.org
ReachOut Organization is an online organization devoted to promoting nonprofit community service organizations through the Internet. Its goal is to provide, with quick access, thorough information about available community service opportunities for volunteers.
Colorado
Historical Resources
Colorado State Archives
http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives
1313 Sherman St., Room 1B-20, Denver, CO 80203
Phone: (303) 866-2358; fax (303) 866-2257
Denver Public Library
http://www.denverlibrary.org
Online collection contains a portion of the Denver Public Library's 600,000 photographs documenting the history of Colorado and the American West. The people, events, and places that shaped the settlement and growth of the western frontier are chronicled by outstanding photographers. Currently our online collection contains 50,000 images of Native Americans, pioneers, early railroads, mining, Denver, and Colorado towns.
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteers of America Colorado Branch
http://www.voacolorado.org/
1865 Larimer St., Denver, CO 80202
(303) 297-0408
Information about volunteer programs, including Meals on Wheels, food drives, and shelters for battered women and their children.
Connecticut
Historical Resources
The Connecticut State Museum of Natural History and the Connecticut Archeology Center
http://www.cac.uconn.edu
2019 Hillside Rd. Unit 1023, Storrs, CT 06269-1023
(860) 486-4460.
The Mattatuck Museum
http://www.mattatuckmuseum.org
21 Church St., Waterbury, Connecticut 06702
Phone: (203) 597-9527; fax (203) 597-8452
The Mattatuck Museum, located on the Green in downtown Waterbury, is a treasure house of collections focusing on over three centuries of the heritage of the region and the master artists of Connecticut.
The Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center
http://www.pequotmuseum.org
110 Pequot Trail, P.O. Box 3180, Mashantucket, CT 06339-3180
(800) 411-9671
The Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, a new state-of-the-art, tribally owned-and-operated complex, brings to life the story of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, and serves as a major resource on the history of the Tribe, the histories and cultures of other tribes, and the region's natural history.
Somers Mountain
http://www.somersmountain.org/
332 Turnpike Road, P.O. Box 55, Somers, CT 06071
(860) 749-4129
An educational resource for Southern New England, offering a diversity of programs and workshops for children and adults in Native American culture, nature, and Native technology.
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer Action Center, A Division of Valley United Way
http://www.valleyunitedway.org/vac
(203) 735-9331
The Volunteer Action Center, a division of Valley United Way, serves as a community resource matching the skills and interests of Valley volunteers with the needs of nonprofit agencies providing services in the Valley.
Delaware
Historical Resources
Delaware History Center
http://www.hsd.org/museums.htm
505 Market St., Wilmington, DE
Delaware History Museum
504 Market St., Wilmington, DE
(302) 656-0637
The Delaware History Museum, located in a renovated art-deco Woolworth store, features three galleries of changing interactive exhibits on Delaware history, including displays of rare items of everyday life, costumes, children's toys, regional decorative arts, and paintings.
Delaware Humanities Forum
http://www.dhf.org/
100 West 10th St., Suite 1009, Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: (302) 657-0650; fax: (302) 657-0655
The Delaware Humanities Forum is an independent, nonprofit organization which supports educational programs in the humanities. Established to promote public understanding and appreciation of the humanities, the Forum achieves its mission by sponsoring its own programs and by awarding grants to nonprofit organizations -- community groups, educational institutions, cultural organizations, citizen groups,
social clubs, churches, senior centers, historical societies, public libraries, and many others.
The Delaware Public Archives
http://www.state.de.us/sos/dpa/
Hall of Records, 121 Duke of York St., Dover, DE 19901
Phone: (302) 744-5000; fax: (302) 739-6710
The Delaware Public Archives safeguards the public's right to know. The Archives are entrusted to manage a valuable public asset -- the records of our democracy that document the obligations and rights of Delaware citizens and enable them to judge the performance and accountability of government officials in carrying out public policy.
Discover Sea Shipwreck Museum
http://www.discoversea.com
708 Ocean Highway (2nd Floor), Fenwick Island, DE 19944
(302) 539-9366
Discover hundreds of artifacts recovered from Delmarva's shipwrecks and colonial past. For hundreds of years, the great ports of the Delaware and Chesapeake Bays brought to the Delmarva Peninsula one of the highest concentrations of shipping in the early Americas. Today, through the use of proper archeology and recovery, you can experience Delmarva's forgotten maritime history.
District of Columbia
Historical Resources
National Museum of American History
http://americanhistory.si.edu
14th St. and Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20560-0010
Smithsonian Visitor Information: (202) 633-1000
The Museum's collections and scholarship are dedicated to inspiring a broader understanding of our nation and its many peoples. Web site includes rich, diverse, and stimulating learning opportunities on many levels, and challenging ideas about our country's past and present.
Smithsonian Institution
http://www.si.edu/visit/infocenter/start.htm
Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center
Smithsonian Institution Bldg., Room 153, Washington, DC 20013-7012
Phone: (202) 633-1000; TTY: (202) 357-1729
The Institution is an independent trust instrumentality of the United States holding some 140 million artifacts and specimens in its trust for "the increase and diffusion of knowledge". The Institution is also a center for research dedicated to public education, national service, and scholarship in the arts, sciences, and history.
Volunteer Opportunities
Greater DC Cares
http://www.dc-cares.org/
1725 I Street, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 777-4440; fax: (202) 777-4444
Volunteer resource whose mission is to improve people's lives by providing creative ways to effectively volunteer and serve.
The Points of Light Foundation
http://www.pointsoflight.org
1400 I (Eye) St., NW Suite 800, Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 729.8000; fax: (202) 729.8100
The Foundation's mission is to engage more people more effectively in volunteer community service to help solve serious social problems.
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