Reviewing History
Places to Visit on the Web

In keeping with our mission to: Link the Past with the Future we launched our web site in September 1995 on the World Wide Web. In our search for more information and enlightenment we found many places worth visiting again, and again. These places, these "links," have become our Bookmarks, our Favorites. We wanted to share some of these favorite places and some of the web sites, these places, that have linked to us. This page changes from time to time [never as often as it should] and we invite your suggestions for changes and additions.

At this time I have many links ready, willing and needing to go up, but in our confusion of changing our data base from one machine to another. . .[you know how this can get confusing!] some highly desireable links have been dropped through those famous cracks ~ we always figured they were a-talking about the cracks between the floors in the saloons where the miners lost some of their gold dust. . . alas, if you're looking for your link here, and I've told ya it's gonna go here, please, please do send me another email about it as it's not a slight agin your site, but merely an oversight on my part.

But First... Here are some Places
To Visit in Real Life

Travel along with the pioneers to the End of the Oregon Trail. Put yourself in the shoes of the pioneers as they plod 2,000 miles on foot. By using your imagination while you listen to the Center's "trail guides," you can understand their longing for a better life. You'll feel their emotions when you watch the stereo surround sound movie, which creatively tops off your tour. . . Our lastest revision of End of the Trail: Oregon City Historical Gazette carries a good Chronology of the Oregon Trail. Trail Mail #1 ~Provisions List for the Journey to Oregon, created from inspiration by Jayne Sligar, the Merchantile manager, and a popular teaching aide for the Oregon Trail is also sold at the store. Learn more about the pioneer days of Oregon City virtually on their Worldwide Web site: End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center. Information on tour packages and operating hours can be found on the site.

Bridget Smith, HG's editor, stands next to our custom made hardwood rack at the George Abernathy Merchantile at the End of the Oregon Trail in Oregon City.

Great Northwest Bookstore: Be prepared to step back into the days where a bookseller looked and acted like they love books. John and Phil love their trade or they couldn't keep finding new ways to sell books. They have a wonderful storefront available on the internet. Local folks know they can trade old books for new or get cash at SW 13th & Stark, Portland (next door to Jakes's).

Relive history at the Oregon History Center - always something exciting going on there. While there be sure and shop in their Museum Store, SW Broadway & Madison in downtown Portland. You'll find our Historical Gazettes there tucked in among some of the nicest gift items for your history-buff relatives.

Oh, so beautiful! One of the gems of the Columbia River can now be toured virtually by visiting the home page of the Vista House, located at Crown Point on the Historic Columbia River Highway. Located in close proximity to Portland, Oregon, it is a must see on a summer's tour of Oregon. They like us, too. You can find our Oregon Trail Collectors' Set in their unique gift shop. Don't miss their web site, it's quite creative. If you take Interstate 84 from Portland to Boise you will miss a chance of a lifetime if you don't stop and catch the view from this architectural historic wonder built to showcase the Columbia River Gorge.

Places To Visit on the Web

To find one of my partner, Keith Whittle's Atomic History sites, or find a link to one of our newspaper sites, visit a page that is dedicated to only the sites we created. Our Places on the Worldwide Web and how they came into being. Soon I'll come back to this page and add some links that need to be added. I'll be back! --editor

To see some really cool history photos, click here:
[American West Images | Photographs of the American West | Still Pictures]

History Facts

Find out what dates are important in Women's History
Susan Butruille, author, created a monthly column alerting you to the Important Dates in Women's History.

Want to know what happened Today in years gone by?
Read all about it at Today in History
Or maybe you want to know about Today in Radio History

Whoever thinks women have not contributed to science, let them visit here:
Four Thousand Years of Women in Science

Links Backward

No one should ever do without a great reference 'book' ... and with the web you can now have the best 'library' in your own home: Encyclopedia Britannica Online

Did you enjoy our series from the Nevada Territory mining reporter Dan DeQuille? Stop in at Washoe County Library for an update to the present time - the internet connection - go to the same place where DeQuille beat the paths for stories more than 100 years go.

For the old Salty or the young sailing enthusiast; sail the cybersea to the coast of Maine, visit: Dennis Webb's Maritime Adventure

Do you want to know something about writing software? Or how about farming? You probably can't imagine how you can find both at one place...well, now you can!
Visit: Cameron Laird's Place on the Starbase

Great references for historians, students and curious history buffs:

[University of Kansas, History Dept. | The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: History]

Need an Excellent source for information resources, particularly in Oregon?
Visit Oregon's Gateway by friend and original HTML coach, Sam Churchill.

Want to learn more about gold mining? At B. Bob's you can even buy some...

[Bullion Bob's]
[Mining History Network by Dr. Richard Burt, UK | The Oregon Mining Page]

Great Search Engines:

[Alta Vista | Infoseek | Lycos | Web Crawler | Google]

"Linking the Past with the Future"
Published in Portland, Oregon