Suggested Web
sites for Cultural Investigation Project – Life Skills
**All of these sites have been checked
out by me personally. They are all
really good. Some are more specific
than others
*****
www.citationmachine.net Go
here to format all of your references in MLA style documentation
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1.)
http://familychronicle.com/WebSitesUpdate.htm
(searchable list of sites worth trying for research)
2.)
www.wikipedia.com
(just type in the search bar. Ex. = “German sports”, “Italian wedding
customs”; etc.
3.)
http://www.sights-and-culture.com/
Has info about countries and their culture, as well as landmarks in various
countries
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Countries - Get a taste of the landscapes and cultures of each
country around the world. Culture - See for yourself
the many traditions, celebrations, food practices, etc.
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5.)
http://www.ipl.org/div/cquest/
Culture around the world: introduces the customs, beliefs, arts and institutions from
different groups of people.
6.)
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/world.htm
World cultures: Art, legends, myths, folktales, superstitions.
Lots of links.
7.)
http://www.learninghaven.com/articles/world-culture.html
Oodles of info and links about world culture – easily searchable website!
8.)
http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/menu_infopays.html
Countries
of the World : geography, maps, flags, statistics, photos and cultural information
about all countries of the world through interactive maps.
9.)
http://members.aol.com/bowermanb/culture.html
Has tons of links for fun quizzes, cultural info, including currency, living,
religion, American Indians, wacky laws around the world and MUCH, MUCH more!
10.)
http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Food_and_Drink/Countries_and_Cultures/
Explore
the food and drinking culture of different countries through their
cuisines, ... Recipes, cooking tips, and menu suggestions from around
the world.
11.)
http://www.intercultures.ca/cil-cai/country_insights-en.asp
Country
facts and cultural information on the countries of the world.
12.)
www.ellisislandrecords.com
(you will need to become a registered user.
Easy to do, though)
13.)
http://www.surnames.com/internet_search_engines/default.asp
(Helps you search 4 (four) major Internet search engines at one time)
14.)
www.irishsurnames.org
(if you’re Irish!)
15.)
http://www.nativeweb.org/
Great website for researching Native American Indian info,
16.)
http://www.last-names.net/
17.)
http://www.about.com/ (An
excellent web site for research – has its own search engine)
18.) www.odh.state.oh.us
(Ohio Department of Health – has birth/death records available….for a small
fee)
19.) http://www.familysearch.org/
(Genealogy research website operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
Saints)
20.)
http://www.ku.edu/heritage/research/dbd.html
(Has TONS of links to other web sites, including military records, Native
American info, etc.)
21.) http://www.iarelative.com/slovakia.htm
(good for those of Slovak decent!)
22.) http://www.bridalzine.com/culture.html
Bridal/wedding culture around the world (may have to turn off pop-up blocker)
23.) http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001983.shtml
Music around the world – listen to clips, watch videos and research
information using their many links and pieces of info.
24.) http://vlmp.museophile.org/world.html
Museums around the world – great website!
25.) http://www.everyculture.com/
Clickable site for EVERY country and their cultures!!!
26.) http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Cultures_and_Groups/Cultures/
Clickable Yahoo! directory
of every culture you can possibly imagine….
27.) http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/GLOSSARY/GLOSSARY.HTM
Concepts
and terms for lots of individual cultures and historical periods;
Philosophy, Rituals, Traditions, etc. If
you use the “current entries” tab, you will find specific links for
information
28.) http://www.unesco.org/culture/worldreport/html_eng/tables2.shtml
Lots and lots of links to various cultural topics
29.) http://www.gpc.edu/~shale/humanities/literature/culture/culture.html
has links for info on cultures around the world