70 Best American History Blogs and Websites

1. The National Museum of American History

Washington, District of Columbia, US
The National Museum of American History collects, preserves and displays American heritage in the areas of social, political, cultural, scientific and... military history. Through incomparable collections, rigorous research, and dynamic public outreach, we explore the infinite richness and complexity of American history.more
americanhistory.si..
280.3K 271K 307.5K 2 posts / month DA 92 Get Email Contact

2. History Net: Where History Comes Alive - World & US History Online

US
HistoryNet.com contains daily features, photo galleries and over 5,000 articles originally published in our various magazines. It provide unique exper...ience for history enthusiasts, drawing from our nine history magazines.more
historynet.com
17.8K 5.5K 9 posts / week DA 67 Get Email Contact

3. TeachingAmericanHistory.org | We the Teachers Blog

Ashland, Ohio, US
TeachingAmericanHistory.org is history and civics resource website designed for use by K-12 teachers, college faculty, students, and the public at lar...ge. It features a searchable library containing thousands of original documents spanning American history from the Colonial Era through the present, primary source document-based lesson plans designed for use in education.more
teachingamericanhi..
9.5K 2.6K 1 post / week DA 72 Get Email Contact

4. Chicago History Museum

Chicago, Illinois, US
The Chicago History Museum is a place of learning, discovery, creativity, and, well, history. We encourage people to value their own stories and share... them with others.more
chicagohistory.org..
65.6K 31.4K 45.4K 3 posts / month DA 66 Get Email Contact

5. The Southern Voice

Covers stories about unsung heroes, true crime, forgotten history, and life as seen through a Southern lens.
thesouthernvoice.com
10.8K 2 posts / day DA 3 Get Email Contact

6. The History Reader

New York, US
The History Reader offers articles, interviews, and further reading for history buffs and book lovers everywhere, drawing from military history and an...cient times to today.more
thehistoryreader.com
30.3K 2.8K 2 posts / week DA 52 Get Email Contact

7. History is Now Magazine

London, England, UK
We're a site that creates a variety of exclusive modern international and American history content! We create free history audio podcasts as part ...of History in 28-minutes, a magazine called History is Now, and books as part of Required History. Our works explain some of history's most important events concisely and quickly.more
historyisnowmagazi..
3.5K 10.3K 1 post / day DA 47 Get Email Contact

8. Sport in American History

US
Sport in American History is a group blog that focuses on American Sport History and Studies. It is comprised of sport scholars and graduate students ...dedicated to developing an active online community interested in critically engaging current and historical issues in sport.more
ussporthistory.com
598 2.5K 1 post / quarter DA 47 Get Email Contact

9. American Historical Association

Washington, District of Columbia, US
The American Historical Association is the largest professional organization serving historians in all fields and all professions. The AHA is a truste...d voice advocating for history education, the professional work of historians, and the critical role of historical thinking in public life.more
historians.org
28.8K 59.4K 9 posts / week DA 67 Get Email Contact

10. U.S. House History Blog

Washington, District of Columbia, US
Explore History, Art & Archives of the U.S. House of Representatives. This site is a collaborative project between the Office of the Historian and the... Clerk of the House's Office of Art and Archives. Together, the offices serve as the House's institutional memory, a resource for Members, staff, and the general public.more
history.house.g..
259.6K 3 posts / month DA 92 Get Email Contact

11. The National WWII Museum

New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Offering a compelling blend of sweeping narrative and poignant personal detail, The National WWII Museum features immersive exhibits, multimedia exper...iences, and an expansive collection of artifacts and first-person oral histories, taking visitors inside the story of the war that changed the world. The National WWII Museum tells the story of the American Experience in the war that changed the world - why it was fought, how it was won, and what it means today.more
nationalww2museum.org
336.7K 50.3K 52.7K 2 posts / week DA 66 Get Email Contact

12. Ohio History Connection Blog

Columbus, Ohio, US
The Ohio History Connection Blogroll is the place to be to learn more about our latest discoveries, questions, challenges and more! We're a privat...e nonprofit history organization with a mission to spark discovery of Ohio stories. Embrace the present, share the past and transform the future.more
ohiohistory.org/re..
86.2K 21.9K 36.4K 5 posts / month DA 62 Get Email Contact

13. The New York History Blog

New York, US
The New York History Blog, founded in 2008 and updated several times per day, promotes the state's history community including: new research and p...ublications; newly available collections; public history advocacy and historic preservation efforts; exhibits and events; conferences and grants; and new stories from New York's past.more
newyorkhistoryblog..
4.5K 9.3K 6 posts / day DA 53 Get Email Contact

14. Legal History Blog

US
The Legal History Blog is updated daily with new scholarship and news in legal history.
legalhistoryblog.b..
1.8K 9.2K 13 posts / week DA 48 Get Email Contact

15. American Association for State and Local History Blog

Nashville, Tennessee, US
The AASLH blog is a place to stay up to date with our initiatives and projects, as well as learn from your peers across the country about new ideas, i...nnovative techniques, and important issues in the field of public history. The American Association for State and Local history is a national association representing and serving the field of state and local history.more
aaslh.org/blog
16.3K 15K 1 post / week DA 52 Get Email Contact

16. Not Even Past

Austin, Texas, US
The site serves as a reliable and frequently updated resource for History online. We publish extended research features, book recommendations, reviews... of historical films and digital archives, teaching and course profiles, and stories that shed light on intriguing corners of the past. Not Even Past is a digital magazine that serves as a robust platform for Public History with a global reach. It was founded in 2010 and developed by academics in the Department of History at the University of Texas at Austin.more
notevenpast.org
3K 3.4K 1 post / week DA 54 Get Email Contact

17. Nursing Clio

US
Nursing Clio is a collaborative blog project that ties historical scholarship to present-day political, social, and cultural issues surrounding gender... and medicine. The mission of Nursing Clio is to provide a platform for historians, health care workers, community activists, students, and the public at large to engage in socio-political and cultural critiques of this ongoing and historical debate over the gendered body. It is our contention that Nursing Clio will provide a coherent, intelligent, informative, and fun historical source for these issues.more
nursingclio.org
4K 12.7K 1K 3 posts / month DA 52 Get Email Contact

18. Indiana Historical Society Blog

Indianapolis, Indiana, US
This is the blog for the Indiana Historical Society. Indiana Historical Society has been Indiana's StorytellerTM, connecting people to the past by... collecting, preserving and sharing the state's history. They provides support and assistance to local museums and historical groups; publishes books and periodicals; sponsors teacher workshops; produces and hosts art exhibitions, museum theater and outside performance groups; and provides youth, adult and family programming.more
indianahistory.org..
42.9K 7.6K 13.1K 1 post / week Mar 2010 DA 58 Get Email Contact

19. History@Work

Indianapolis, Indiana, US
History@Work is the peer-edited, multi-interest blog of the National Council on Public History (NCPH). NCPH established the blog to create an online v...enue where people from around the field of public history could share ideas and news. Like the field itself, the blog aims to blend scholarly, professional, and civic discussion arising from the practice of presenting history in public. We publish original, short-form work on all aspects of engaging with history in public.more
ncph.org/history-a..
9.3K 15.7K 1 post / week DA 51 Get Email Contact

20. Society for US Intellectual History Blog

Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Explore the history of United States with our blog. The Society for U.S. Intellectual History is a nonpartisan educational organization. The Society f...or U.S. Intellectual History has primarily been known for its annual conference and its award-winning blog. But it is also a professional society with a governance structure.more
s-usih.org/blog
3.2K 1 post / week DA 51 Get Email Contact

21. A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry Blog

Raleigh, North Carolina, US
Take a look at history and popular culture in A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry blog by Dr. Bret C. Devereaux, an ancient historian specializing in... the Roman economy and military.more
acoup.blog
33.5K 1 post / week DA 27 Get Email Contact

22. Process: a blog for american history

US
Process is the blog of the Organization of American Historians, The Journal of American History, and The American Historian, dedicated to exploring th...e process of doing history and the multifaceted ways of engaging with the U.S. past.more
processhistory.org
1K 2.9K 1 post / week DA 48 Get Email Contact

23. American Studies

Fitchburg, Massachusetts, US
One interesting American thing (a technical term, meaning a moment or event, a text, a controversy, an idea, a figure, or whatevertheheckelse I think ...of) per day, from Ben Railton, a professor of American literature, culture, history, and, natch Studies.more
americanstudier.bl..
11K 6 posts / week DA 30 Get Email Contact

24. The Indiana History Blog

Indianapolis, Indiana, US
The Indiana Historical Bureau's 'Indiana History Blog' informs readers about diverse history topics and the unique sources we use to research and ...write about them, such as correspondence, diaries, newspapers, patents, and maps. Here we share the anecdotes, little-known stories, and historical images we come across in our research.more
blog.history.in.gov
30.2K 2.6K 874 1 post / week Feb 2016 DA 88 Get Email Contact

25. PastIsPresent.org

Worcester, Massachusetts, US
The American Antiquarian Society (AAS) is both a learned society and national research library of pre-twentieth century American history and culture. ...Our mission is to collect, preserve, and make available for study the printed record of what is now the United States of America from first European settlement through the year 1876.more
pastispresent.org
12.1K 7.7K 41.5K 1 post / month DA 48 Get Email Contact

26. State Historical Society of North Dakota Blog

Bismarck, North Dakota, US
This blog takes you behind the scenes of the State Historical Society of North Dakota. Get a glimpse at a day-in-the-life of the staff, volunteers, an...d partners who make it all possible. Discover what it takes to preserve North Dakota's natural and cultural history. The State Museum is North Dakota's largest museum. Learn about our galleries, exhibits, events, museum store, and more.more
blog.statemuseum.n..
4.7K 707 2.2K 2 posts / month DA 78 Get Email Contact

27. The Family History Guide Blog

Sandy City, Utah, US
See the latest news about your free learning and training site for family history! Family History Guide is the family history learning environment tha...t people in over 150 countries have discovered and embraced. The Family History Guide uses an ingenious and flexible framework of Projects, Goals, Choices and Steps to guide learners to success.more
thefhguide.com/blog
3.4K 210 513 2 posts / week DA 33 Get Email Contact

28. The Metropole Blog

Cincinnati, Ohio, US
The Metropole blog by The Urban History Association shines light upon the hidden histories of emerging urban centers (cities) around the world. The UH...F was founded in Cincinnati in 1988 for the purpose of stimulating interest and forwarding research and study in the history of the city in all periods and geographical areas.more
themetropole.blog
4.4K 1 post / week DA 34 Get Email Contact

29. LaborOnline

Durham, North Carolina, US
LaborOnline features commentary on a host of issues, contemporary and historical, as well as 'instant' dialogue and debate among readers and authors a...bout the contents of the journal. We are historians, labor educators, and working-class activists who seek to promote public and scholarly awareness of labor and working-class history through research, writing, and organizing.more
lawcha.org/laboron..
7.8K 2.6K 6 posts / month DA 50 Get Email Contact

30. American System Now

Virginia, US
A resource for re-establishing the American System of Political Economy.
americansystemnow.com
140 3 posts / month DA 27 Get Email Contact

31. Current

US
An online journal of commentary and opinion that provides daily reflection on contemporary culture, politics, and ideas. Current is an online journal ...of commentary and opinion that provides daily reflection on contemporary culture, politics, and ideas. We seek to ground ourselves in the broad tradition of American democracy - a tradition whose practices and institutions we believe are moving through a period of great stress and testing. We confess that we once took for granted many of the basic assumptions of our democracy, including a shared core of American values.more
currentpub.com
1 post / day DA 46 Get Email Contact

32. American Creation

US
American Creation is a group blog dedicated to the religious history of America's founding. Our goal is to encourage honest and insightful discuss...ion, debate and insight into the history, particularly religious, of America's founding from all perspectives, and to promote an atmosphere where all opinions are welcomed.more
americancreation.b..
57 1 post / month DA 40 Get Email Contact

33. Poughkeepsie Public Library District Blog » Local History

Poughkeepsie, New York, US
Explore the local history of the town of Poughkeepsie in the blog. The Poughkeepsie Public Library District is a special legislative district created ...to provide public library service to the residents of the City and Town of Poughkeepsie, New York.more
poklib.org/categor..
4.3K 448 2.4K 1 post / week DA 35 Get Email Contact

34. NYC Department of Records & Information Services

New York City, New York, US
The Department of Records and Information Services preserves and provides public access to historical and contemporary records and information about N...ew York City government.more
archives.nyc/blog
26.4K 3 posts / month DA 39 Get Email Contact

35. Newport Historical Society Blog

Newport, Rhodes Island, US
Get the history news from Newport, resources on town history and more! The Newport Historical Society is a multi-faceted historical agency with intern...ationally significant museum, manuscript, oral history, and library collections. Each year the NHS offers a broad array of educational programs for the local community, including school field trips, an Antiques Show, walking tours of Newport's historic neighborhoods, workshops, lectures, and performances.more
newporthistory.org..
6.5K 248 5.4K 1 post / month DA 49 Get Email Contact

36. Finance: History and Policy - Robert E Wright

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, US
This blog will show that financial history is both intrinsically interesting and of crucial importance to many aspects of public policy, ranging from ...Social Security to construction to macroeconomic stability.more
financehistoryandp..
1.3K 4 posts / quarter DA 29 Get Email Contact

37. JoCoHistory Blog

Johnson, Kansas, US
JoCoHistory expands the public's sense of community through an understanding of Johnson County's history and its place in American society. Jo...CoHistory is a collaborative presentation of the history from the Johnson County Museum, Johnson County Library and fellow JoCoHistory partners. Explore historical photographs and documents about the people, places and organizations of Johnson County, Kansas, from the 19th century to the present.more
jocohistory.wordpr..
1 post / month DA 25 Get Email Contact

38. Hagen History Center Blog

Erie, Pennsylvania, US
Stay up-to-date with Hagen History Center updates and related news. The Hagen History Center inspires and engages through dynamic educational programs..., community outreach, and with relevant exhibits and publications. We preserve our collections and archives to serve as a comprehensive, accessible resource for all.more
eriehistory.org/blog
7.4K 219 2K 1 post / week DA 30 Get Email Contact

39. MarkerQuest Blog

Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, US
A blog about Pennsylvania history, following the markers established by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Marker Quest is a quest jou...rnal based on historical adventures every Wednesday written by the writer Laura Klotz.more
pamarkers.blogspot..
229 16 1 post / week DA 12 Get Email Contact

40. Discover America Blog

US
This blog is about the great outdoors, our nation's history, and all the fun that comes with it!
discoveramericablo..
169 2 posts / quarter DA 7 Get Email Contact

41. American Civil War Museum Blog

Richmond, Virginia, US
The goal of The American Civil War Museum is to help a diverse national and international audience learn American Civil War history in all its breadth... and scope. Using dynamic and interactive exhibits, engaging educational programs and historical research, the museum will tell a multitude of military, political and civilian stories of the people of the time.more
acwm.org/blog
40K 18.2K 4.3K 2 posts / quarter DA 58 Get Email Contact

42. BackStory

Charlottesville, Virginia, US
BackStory is a public podcast that brings historical perspective to the events happening around us today. On each show, historians Ed Ayers, Brian Bal...ogh, Joanne Freeman and Nathan Connolly tear a topic from the headlines and explore its historical depths.Together, they drill down into the centuries, revealing the connections between past and present.more
backstoryradio.org..
14.2K 12.1K DA 56 Get Email Contact

43. History News Network

Washington, District of Columbia, US
Keep up on the news about history and current events. History News Network was founded in 2001 by a group of historians. HNN is the only place on the ...Internet wholly devoted to the task of putting events in the news into historical perspective every day.more
historynewsnetwork..
8.3K 22.6K 2 posts / quarter DA 68 Get Email Contact

44. Civil War Memory

Boston, Massachusetts, US
I am an educator and historian based in Boston, Massachusetts. Over the past twenty years I have taught a wide range of courses in American history on... both the high school and college levels. My research is focused primarily on the Civil War era with a concentration in Civil War memory.more
cwmemory.com/blog
4.4K 44.5K DA 54 Get Email Contact

45. Heinz History Center Blog

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
The History Center's blog features posts on Western Pennsylvania History, from the desk of the Library & Archives, collection spotlights, & more. ...An affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, the History Center is the largest history museum in Pennsylvania. The 275,000 sq. ft. museum features six floors of long-term and changing exhibit space, including the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum.more
heinzhistorycenter..
36.2K 27.2K 33K 6 posts / quarter DA 62 Get Email Contact

46. Historiann

Colorado, US
This blog is written by Ann M. Little which showcases History and sexual politics from1492 to the present.
historiann.com
6.1K DA 42 Get Email Contact

47. OAH Insights

Bloomington, Indiana, US
Welcome to OAH Insights, where you can find information about issues affecting the history community, current happening around the profession, and upd...ates from the OAH, its committees, and partners. This page is intended to keep our community of U.S. historians up to date on all things related to the teaching and practice of history. Founded in 1907, the Organization of American Historians (OAH) is the largest professional society dedicated to the teaching and study of American history.more
oah.org/insights
5.8K 25.8K 1.1K DA 56 Get Email Contact

48. Natural History Museum of Utah Blog

Salt Lake City, Utah, US
Blog posts on Natural History, People, and Research. Experience fascinating artifacts, jaw-dropping dinosaurs, amazing science, and breathtaking views... of the Salt Lake Valley. NHMU is an institution of science. The Natural History Museum of Utah's mission is to illuminate the natural world and the place of humans within it.more
nhmu.utah.edu/blog
62.7K 6K 22.3K 11 posts / year DA 89 Get Email Contact

49. Boston 1775

Massachusetts, US
This blog is a miscellany of information about New England just before, during, and after the Revolutionary War, and about how that history has been s...tudied, taught, preserved, politicized, mythologized, lost, recovered, discussed, described, distorted, and now digitized.more
boston1775.blogspo..
5.2K 7.8K DA 49 Get Email Contact

50. The Junto

US
The Junto is a group blog made up of junior early Americanists dedicated to sharing new questions and ideas with others interested in early American h...istory.more
earlyamericanists.com
3.7K 9.7K DA 50 Get Email Contact

51. History Nebraska Blog

Lincoln, Nebraska, US
History Nebraska collects, preserves, and opens to all the histories we share. We preserve our past to build a better future for all Nebraskans. We ar...e Nebraska's only statewide historical organization.more
history.nebraska.g..
34.8K 5.5K 5.9K 3 posts / month DA 75 Get Email Contact

52. Bunk

Richmond, Virginia, US
Bunk is a shared home for the web's most interesting writing and thinking about the American past. Join us to explore the multi-dimensional connec...tions between past and present. Bunk is funded by generous gifts from supporters of the University of Richmond. It is non-profit and non-partisan.more
bunkhistory.org
2.1K 30 posts / year DA 40 Get Email Contact

53. New Mexico History Museum Blog

Santa Fe, New Mexico, US
Explore the little-known history of New Mexico in the blog. The New Mexico History Museum is a museum that will change the way Americans look at their... history. The New Mexico History Museum. Presenting New Mexico's Shared Histories since 1909. the blog is known for its extensive knowledge of the museum, its history, events, feature stories, news, and updates.more
nmhistorymuseum.or..
55K 2.1K 2 posts / quarter DA 55 Get Email Contact

54. Renegade South

San Marcos, Texas, US
As the blog's title, Renegade South, suggests, I study southern dissenters of the nineteenth century. Several kinds of renegades pass through the ...pages of my books and articles. As a historian who began digging into records and documents about ordinary and extraordinary people some thirty years ago, I've long wanted to share the history of those people with a broader audience.more
renegadesouth.word..
2.2K 1 post / month DA 35 Get Email Contact

55. The Correspondence of Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore

Washington, District of Columbia, US
We will locate, transcribe, annotate, and publish Taylor's and Fillmore's letters. Specifically, we will edit those of the decade when they pl...ayed their biggest national roles: from 1844, when Taylor prepared to lead troops into Texas, through 1849 and 1850, when Taylor and then Fillmore became president, to 1853, when Fillmore retired from the White House. The Taylor-Fillmore project is one of numerous initiatives by the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies.more
edspace.american.e..
155 1 post / month DA 82 Get Email Contact

56. TOCWOC A Civil War Blog

Los Angeles, California, US
TOCWOC is a group civil war blog formed in September 2007. Our purpose is to enlighten and entertain readers on every aspect of the civil war, whether... it be social, political, military, or another history. Follow to keep up with our blog.more
brettschulte.net/C..
604 1 post / year DA 35 Get Email Contact

57. American Mafia History

US
The American Mafia History made its mark on the United States shortly after Prohibition (the outlaw of manufacturing, selling, and transport of alcoho...l) began in 1920. Read all information related to American Mafia History on this blog.more
americanmafiahisto..
256 DA 45 Get Email Contact

58. History of Education Society Blog

US
Explore the variety of posts in the History of Education Blog, including HES essay submission guidelines, award winners and more. The History of Educa...tion Society is an international scholarly society. We are an international scholarly society devoted to promoting and teaching the history of education across institutions.more
historyofeducation..
2.3K 5 posts / year DA 37 Get Email Contact

59. KC History Blog

Kansas City, Missouri, US
Explore thousands of digitized photographs and material related to the history of the Kansas City region. Learn about the collections and services of ...the Missouri Valley Special Collections, the Kansas City Public Library's local history archive. The Missouri Valley Special Collections (MVSC) consist of the non-circulating local history and genealogy resources of the Kansas City Public Library as well as the Library's archives. Its mission is to preserve our area's heritage and provide access in meaningful ways to the collections and materials.more
kchistory.org/blog
3 posts / quarter DA 50 Get Email Contact

60. American Revolution and Founding Era

Washington, District of Columbia, US
The American Revolution and Founding Era blog provides information and commentary on early American history, particularly from the American Revolution... through the War of 1812.more
americanfounding.b..
824 DA 27 Get Email Contact

61. Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era Blog

Cambridge, England, UK
Since its founding in 1989, the Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era (SHGAPE) has fostered knowledge of the history of the Uni...ted States from the close of the Civil War through World War I. SHGAPE is an affiliated society of the American Historical Association (AHA) and the Organization of American History (OAH).more
shgape.org/blog
1.4K 1.5K 13 posts / year DA 32 Get Email Contact

62. Plodding through the Presidents

Los Angeles, California, US
In 2013 I started reading a biography of every US president in chronological order, and I created this site to chronicle my irreverent observations, q...uests for historical truth, and personal insights along the way. Presidential history blog with humorous and historic stories from my trek to read a biography of every US president in order.more
ploddingthroughthe..
17.5K 1.6K 8 posts / year DA 26 Get Email Contact

63. British Soldiers, American Revolution

US
A place for information about British soldiers who served during the American Revolution, 1775-1783. Thousands of soldiers wore red coats, but little ...is known about them as individuals. This site will change that, soldier by soldier. I study the common British soldiers who served in the American Revolution - not just numbers and generalities, but individual men and even their wives and children.more
redcoat76.blogspot..
1 post / month DA 26 Get Email Contact

64. The Ghost of Herodotus

The purpose of this blog is to exchange ideas related to history. It is named after Herodotus, of course, because he is identified as the 'Father of H...istory.' While this fifth-century B.C.E. Greek was not without significant flaws as a scholar, he was a pathfinder as well as a superb narrator.more
ghostofherodotus.com
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65. Frontier Battles

Grand Forks, North Dakota, US
This site explores the military history and general history of Canada and the United States from 1607-1815. Major focus of this site will be on the Fr...ench and Indian War (1754-1763) and American Revolution (1775-1783). The authors may include historians of the period, history buffs, reenactors, teachers, and studentsmore
frontierbattles.wo..
187 DA 17 Get Email Contact

66. History of Scouting VA

Virginia, US
Articles related to researching and preserving the nostalgic history of scouting in Virginia.
historyofscoutingv..
1 post / quarter DA 3 Get Email Contact

67. Elisabeth Freeman

This blog covers topics about events or features of Elisabeth Freeman's organizing career, often with some humor, women's history, women's suffrage, c...ivil rights, pacifism.more
elisabethfreeman.o..
3 posts / year DA 16 Get Email Contact

68. HistoryAddicted.com

US
HistoryAddicted is the premiere source for the finest history articles on the web.
historyaddicted.com
15.6K 136 1 post / week DA 4 Get Email Contact

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