Presidents' Day Resources * officially called Washington's Birthday, according to federal law Resources for teachers and students. We are always searching for web sites with resources for Presidents' Day. If you know of any, please send us a note.

George Washington Born : February 22, 1732 at Wakefield, Westmoreland, Virginia Died: December 14, 1799 at Mount Vernon, Fairfax, Virginia President: April 30, 1789 to March 4, 1797 George Washington Resources Biography and Resources Compiled by Colonial Williamsburg. http://www.history.org/Almanack/people /washhdr.cfm Birthplace National Park Service. Basic information. http://www.nps.gov/gewa/ Grolier Online: American Presidency Grolier Encyclopedia Online: Presidential Resources http://www.grolier.com/presidents/ preshome.html The Internet Public Library Includes a short biography, facts, timeline and a tremendous set of links. http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/ gwashington.html Martha Washington Biography Colonial Williamsburg: Biography of Martha Washington http://www.history.org/Almanack/ people/bios/biomwash.cfm Mount Vernon Organization Ed. Resources An excellent resource on all aspects of Washington's life. Includes quizzes and virtual tours. http://www.mountvernon.org/education/ Mount Vernon Organization Home page to entire site. http://www.mountvernon.org/ The Washington Monument National Park Service. Expanded information and virtual tour. http://www.nps.gov/wamo/ George Washington's Papers Higher level research. University of Virginia. http://www.virginia.edu/~gwpapers/ Washington's Papers 1741-1799 Library of Congress American Memory project. The actual photo images of Washington's papers. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gwhtml /gwhome.html A Short Biography http://sc94.ameslab.gov/ TOUR/gwash.html Short Biography - The White House White House Official Site http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/ presidents/gw1.html The Surprising George Washington The National Archives. http://www.archives.gov/publications /prologue/spring_1994_ george_washington_1.html

Abraham Lincoln Born: February 12, 1809 in Hardin (now Larue) County, Kentucky Died: April 15, 1865 in Washington, District of Columbia Presdent: March 4th, 1861 to April 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln Resources Abe's Home Page An Indiana First Grade Class made a site dedicated to Lincoln. Contains Games and quizzes. http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/lincoln/ The History Place™ An in depth timeline and some rare photographs. http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/index.html The Internet Public Library Includes a short biography, facts, timeline and a tremendous set of links. http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/alincoln.html Liberty Online Copies of Lincoln's most famous speeches and the Emancipation Proclamation. http://libertyonline.hypermall.com/ Lincoln/Default.htm Lincoln Birthplace National Park Service. Expanded information, including a virtual tour. http://www.nps.gov/abli/linchomj.htm Lincoln Boyhood Home National Park Service. Basic Information. http://www.nps.gov/liho/ Lincoln Memorial National Park Service. Expanded information. http://www.nps.gov/linc/ Lincoln Online A collection of resources and links to historical sites. http://www.netins.net/showcase/ creative/lincoln.html Short Biography http://sc94.ameslab.gov/TOUR/alincoln.html Short Biography - The White House The White House's short biography http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/ presidents/al16.html Abraham Lincoln Research Site Focuses on Abraham Lincolnšs Assassination, and the Mary Todd Lincoln . Also includes Abraham Lincoln Links. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/ presidents/al16.html All Presidents The Internet Public Library Contains short biographies, timelines and links for every president. http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/ The Hall of Presidents The National Portrait Gallery's (U.S.A.) painting of each president and a very short biography. http://www.npg.si.edu/colls/index.htm The Presidents PBS' The American Experience series. Includes dates of re-runs of the presidents series and a teachers' guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/amex/presidents/ Presidential Adresses Extensive selection of presidential inaugural, farewell and state of the union speeches. Slow to load due to enormous length of file. http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/P/ The White House For Kids http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/