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Local black history treasure chest
Champaign County African-American History Committee
Library of Congress, The African American Odyssey: The Quest for Full Citizenship
Library of Congress, black history study guide
National Civil Rights Museum
Civil Rights Movement historic sites
DuSable Museum in Chicago
Black history resources from the Illinois Education Association
Jim Crow Museum
A Deeper Shade of History database
Black history stamps
Sites of Interest to African Americans
William Gottlieb's jazz photos
Harriet Tubman & the Underground Railroad
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Celestial are sites suitable for star-gazers
Champaign-Urbana Astronomical Society
University of Illinois Astronomical Society
Peoria Astronomical Society
Staerkel Planetarium at Parkland College
Alder Planetarium in Chicago
Seti@home
Comets & Meteor Showers
NASA satellite tracker
Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia
Satellite (man made and natural) tracker
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There's something fishy about these Web sites
Champaign Area Fish Exchange
Fish Information Service
The Fish Web
Beginning fresh-water fish keeping
Beginning salt-water fish keeping
Monterey Bay E-Quarium
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UI sites demo digital library, museum possibilities
Champaign County Cultural Memory
Digital Cultural Heritage Community
Historic Air Photo Imagebase
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If you miss your Pac-Man, look no further
MAME, Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator
MAME for Unix and Linux
MAME for Macintosh
MAME games
Paul McGunnigle's Emulation Homepage
Emulation.net
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Track down family history on the Web
Prairienet's Genealogy Homepage
Champaign County Genealogical Society
Genealogy Toolbox
Illinois State Genealogical Society
USGen Web Project
Champaign County genealogical resources
Family Tree Magazine
Cindy's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
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Places on the Web to find an old friend
Who where
Yahoo people
InfoUSA.com
Switchboard
Ultimates multi search site
Classmates.com
School News.com
Planet Alumni.com
USSearch.com
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These Web sites are really talking turkey
University of Illinois Extension Turkey for the Holidays
University of Illinois School of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, click food preparation
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Better Homes and Gardens Thanksgiving Survival Guide
Better Homes and Gardens Roasting Guide
Epicurious magazine
Butterball
Canadian Turkey Marketing Association leftovers recipes
Thanksgiving dinner calorie counter
virtual turkey farm tour
Living History Museum of 17th Century Plymouth
first Thanksgiving menu
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These sites can put you in the movies, movie theaters anyway
Showtimes.Hollywood.com
Beverly Cinemas
Country Fair Cinemas
Village Mall Cinemas
New Art Theatre
Edwin Jahiel movie reviews
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Sites may help you face the snow with a smile
Champaign Ski Club
University of Illinois Ski and Snowboard Club
Peoria Ski Club
Chicago Snowdrifters Ski Club
Ski Net
Snow Web
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Some sites to see before online shopping spree
Better Business Bureau
Federal Trade Commission
American Bar Association on-line shopping tips
Consumer Reports
Net Retailers Federation
Ratingwonders.com
Advice4thenet.com
Weshopsafe.com
Simplyquick.com
Shop Online the Lazy Way
About.com online shopping
Refdesk online shopping
Yahoo online shopping
Gadget Guru
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Advice on the care and feeding of Christmas trees
University of Illinois Extension Christmas Trees & More
National Christmas Tree Association
Clemson Christmas tree page
Christmas tree safety tips
Christmas tree freshness tips
Virtual Christmas Tree Farm
Live tree advice
More live tree advice
About.com Xmas trees live and otherwise
Christmas tree history
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Skip the 'snail mail' and send your holiday greetings online
North Pole.com
Cyber Cards Online
Digital Card.com
Nice Cards.com
Web cards links
Hallmark
American Greetings
Blue Mountain
Egreetings
123greetings
Yahoo greetings
Mondo card links
Tackle Mania.com
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Keep a weather eye on these Web sites
University of Illinois Atmospheric Sciences Department
Illinois State Water Survey
National Weather Service
National Weather Service U.S. Central Region
National Weather Service Lincoln, IL
Intellicast
Accuweather
The Weather Channel
Weather reference links
Weather stuff for kids from Lanacaine
Interactive Marine Observations
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Two good ways to find your way on the Web
FAST Search
The Big Eye
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Some Web sites translate language for you
Babelfish
Transparent Language
Free translation at Gotoworld.com
The Dialectizer
World Language.com, translation software
Language Zone.com, translation software
Muultilingual Books.com, translation software
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Your local library can offer you help - on the Web
Urbana Free Library
Champaign Public Library
Danville Public Library
Prairienet's East Central Illinois libraries links
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UI site can help analyze your diet
University of Illinois Food Science and Human Nutrition Department Nutritional Analysis Tool
University of Illinois functional foods site
Fruited Plain Cooperative Society
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Quilting sites offer more than a way to keep warm
Illini Country Stitchers
World Wide Quilting Page
Quilt Links.com
AIDS Memorial Quilt
Quilting Arts Forum
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These sites can help you choose presidential candidates
Project Vote Smart
Campaign finance reports
More campaign finance reports
Center for Responsive Politics
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Web offers some ways to save money driving
Cheap-fuel.com
WWW Speedtrap Registry
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Web sites to help make your garden grow
The Garden Gate
Hort Corner
Virtual Garden
National Gardening Association
GardenGuides
Prairieland Community Supported Agriculture
Bird migration calendar
Home Store
Snails
Public gardens, arboreta and nature sites
Mabery Gelvin Botanical Gardens
Allerton Park
Better Homes and Gardens
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UI extension site covers a variety of bases
University of Illinois Extension service
Business of baby sitting for teens
Working woman's guide to financial security
Sports nutrition for teens
Adventures of Herman, worm biology and recycling
Great Plant Escape, plant science and food production
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Here are some sites to help keep track of sites
Netmind.com
Dave Central URL managers
Dave Central main page
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Focused search tools return speedy, accurate results
Maxbot
Search education sites
Search government sites
Search military sites
Search e-book archives
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Sites that keep track of time -- daylight-saving time
Daylight-saving time links
Daylight-saving time alternative
Another daylight-saving time alternative
Daylight-saving time explanation
Another daylight-saving time explanation
Global Metric Time Service, world times
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Suggestions for a reader in search of search sites
Yahoo
FAST Search
Savvy Search
AltaVista
The Big Hub
Dogpile
The Big Eye
Google
Hotbot
Northern Light
snap
Open Directory Project
Prairienet's local Web directory
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Readers offer search site suggestions
Librarians' Index to the Internet
Web tools from Carthage Colege
Web tools from the Urbana School District
Search Engine Watch
Metacrawler
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Sites may not help you beat a cold, but they can help defeat viruses
Federal Computer Incident Response Capability site
Department of Energy computer security site
International Computer Security Association
CERT Center
Virus Bulletin
F-Secure Corporation virus database
Symantec AntiVirus Research Center
Dr. Solomon's Virus Central
Computer Associates
McAfee
Virus hoaxes
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These sites can help you learn, apply baseball science
Exploratorium Science of Baseball
Fastball
Baseball Historian
Ballparks.com
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago White Sox
Indianapolis Indians
Peoria Chiefs
Springfield Capitals
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Use Web park guides to plan outdoor activities
Champaign County Forest Preserve District
Champaign Park District
Urbana Park District
UI Campus Recreation
Rantoul parks
Danville Parks
State parks in East Central Illinois
Prairienet's park site listing
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Sites can help you find festivals, fairs
Music festivals
Concerts
Festivals in general
Champaign-Urbana Freedom Celebration
Illinois events
Enjoy Illinois
Champaign County Fair
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Checking out 'Sue' and other dinosaurs on the Web
Sue
Dino Russ's Lair
Smithsonian dinosaurs
American Museum of Natural History dinosaurs
Dinosauria
Dino Don Lessem's site
National Geographic's Dinorama
Smithsonian giant squid
American Museum of Natural History giant squid
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Potpourri of sites covers parenting, bee vision, the Galapagos, vultures
Parenting from the state of Illinois
Beye
Virtual Galapagos
Vulturecam
Corncam
Earthcam Top 25
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New site claims you can earn while you learn
ItPay$ToLearn
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Sites to help find a lawyer, check dental fees
Illinois lawyer finder
Dental cost calculator
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Site offers things to do in the car with kids
Family Play car games
Family Play
Pet naming tool
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Site surveys human tendencies
Really Big and Important Survey of Human Tendencies
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Help sorting through state government Web sites
Find-It! Illinois
Government information finder
Virtual library catalog
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A site to give you the name if all you know's the number
InfoSpace
Internet Detective
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'Tis almost the season for homework help
Ben's Guide
Sci4KIDS
Mad Scientist Network
TekMom
B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
HomeworkCentral
Ask Jeeves for Kids
Study guides
HomeworkSpot
The Heart: An Online Explanation
Teletext Camell
Fact Monster
Everyday math lessons
Cite Writer, for doing bibliographies
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Sites provide the words to labor songs, hard-hat history
Union Songs
Hard hat history
Labor in Illinois
Illinois Labor Historical Society
Haymarket riot
Coal Mining in Illinois
PBS labor history site
Underemployed.com
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See fall colors in person; find out where on the Web
UI Extension fall color site
UI Natural Resources fall color explanation
State University of New York fall color explanation
Scientific American Ask the Experts
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
U.S. Forest Service
Weather.com
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Some Halloween haunts
Adam's Haunted Illinois Page
A Halloween mega site
Dallas & Company Costumes & Magic
Ghostrac.com
Midwest ghost stories
More Midwest ghost stories
Still more Midwest Ghost stories
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You can get theater information, and tickets, on the Web
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Parkland Theatre
Assembly Hall
Penny Dreadful Players
Virginia Theatre
Station Theatre
Chicago theater
National theater
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Learn about Veterans Day, tour the 'other' Lincoln's bedroom
Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Day site
Korean War Educator
Virtual Wall
Defense Department Web portal
Search military sites
Illinois Executive Mansion virtual tour
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Sites to help plan ... visit to Chicago
Fun places to go with kids
Illinois local history project
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Here are sites to find the perfect gift, as long as it's a gorilla suit
WonderfulWacky.com
Archie McPhee
Sofi's Stitches
Skulls Unlimited
Dog Toys
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Use the Web to put a little art in your life
CultureFinder.com
Artlex art dictionary
Art Crimes graffiti gallery
Site of Big Shoulders, Chicago art
American Ballet Theatre online dictionary
Operabase
Chinese art
Japanese art
Bolshoi Theatre
Hubble Heritage Project
NASA's visible Earth
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