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The Historical Archive of the Kennedy Center provides historical overviews of NASA, rocketry and aeronautics. More in depth examinations of NASA'a space flight missions are available. These include not only accounts of the mission objectives and results, but primary documents, images, video and audio files. An excellent research source, with links to many other NASA sites of historical interest.

The Civil War Artillery Page is organized into eight unique sections: Organization & Drill, Weapons, Ammunition, Equipment, Famous Weapons, Famous Artillerists, History & Reenactment, and Reference. Among these is a bibliography, photographs, technical sketches, and links to other artillery-related sites. Part of the Civil War Virtual Archives webring.

Resources related to Operation Desert Storm including sections devoted to the conflict, soldiers, equipment, and veteran services. Also contains a message board with primary accounts from veterans and information on Gulf War Illness.

Titanic & Her Sisters provides brief histories of the Titanic and her sister ships, the Olympic and the Britannic. Passenger, crew, and cargo lists of the Titanic are also documented, as well as menus and deck plans. The site also provides links to Titanic-related sites online and the locations of museums and memorials.

A narrative relating the history of the USS Gunnel. The site particularly focuses on the ship's patrols during World War II, blending the Captain's reports with the oral histories of its crew. Vital statistics about the Gunnel and its wartime record are also provided.

A photographic collection of different telegraph keys used over time. Narration tracks development and innovations in the types of keys and their effect on users and communication. Site indicates it was last updated in late 2004.

This site is a vast database of Thomas Edison's papers including 71,000 pages of correspondence and 12,000 pages of technical drawings. Processes for searching the site are complicated and visitors are recommended to read a 3,000-word guide to searching it. The site may be searched by name, date, or document type, by Folder/Volume, or by Series notes. Series collect documents in groups, such as scrapbooks and legal papers. The site includes over 2,000 facsimiles of Edison patents from 1868 to 1931 for products such as the electric lamp and the phonograph. More than 7,000 clippings from 103 journals and newspapers discuss Edison's achievements. Journals range from the American Engineer to the Westminster Gazette. "Document Sampler" contains over 20 documents including Edison's wife's design for a light bulb and a list of 19 different possible names for the phonograph. A collection of photographs, maps, and prints depict Edison, his environs, and his inventions. There are two chronologies of Edison's life on the site, the longer one running 13,0000-word. The site offers an 8,000-word essay on Edison's companies and over 20 pages about Edison and the development of the motion picture industry. A 70-item bibliography and a shorter 10-item version direct visitors to books and articles about Edison. The site links to 20 Edison-related websites. Because it is somewhat difficult to search, this site will be most useful to experienced researchers.

Documents the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum's exhibit of the Enola Gay which ran from June 28, 1995 to May 18, 1998. Includes a narrative describing the contents of the exhibit and the history behind its creation. The site also features QuickTime Virtual Reality movies of the cockpit and the fuselage, as well as crew lists, a photo gallery and B-29 specifications. Links are provided to other Air and Space sites including some concerning the B-29.

The Encyclopedia Titanica site is a gathering place for a wide variety of information regarding the Titanic, its crew, and passengers. The site hosts a bulletin board where historians and buffs can exchange questions and information. The site also offers short biographies for many of those onboard when the ship went down as well as deck plans, articles, images, and other Titanic paraphernalia.

Excellent resource for historians, students, and those with a curiosity about the history of the United States Navy. The site contains numerous primary documents, bibliographies, biographies, and narrative accounts. Holdings are particularly extensive with regards to naval conflicts from the Revolutionary War to the present. Additionally, information is available on source holdings available outside the Naval Historical Center (organized by state). Easily searchable and well organized by topic and chronology.