ONLINE BIOGRAPHIES OF FAMOUS PEOPLE
By Bing Howard
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There's so much to be learned from great heroes of the past! Your children will learn what allowed these people to leave a living legacy in our history. Kids will learn what kind of moral characters molded successful figures in our society.
Spend some time with your kids to research biographies, read to them, there are hidden gems in people's stories that help build good moral character and promote good citizenship.
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One of the most meaningful times we've spent with our kids was reading Foxe's Book Of Martyrs; for several nights we read stories of Christian Martyrs to them. Those stories have a profound effect on our children, they have a better appreciation for their religious freedoms.
You don't have to spend money on books. You don't even need to go to the library these days! Utilize the internet, it is a practical tool! You can now read and print online biographies of Christians, famous people and historical figures throughout history. Excellent study resource for homeschoolers!
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American National Biographies Online - Each day a different biography from the American National Biography will be accessible at this site. Check back often to learn details of the lives of people who have shaped the American nation and contributed to American culture.
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American Presidents: Life Portraits - From March to December 1999, C-SPAN profiled the 41 men who have served as chief executive of the United States. The network's 20th Anniversary television series covered 41 weeks and provided an indepth look at each of the presidents, their lives, families and administrations. This web site, created for the television series, contains a complete video archive of all American Presidents: Life Portraits programming, plus Biographical facts, Key events of each presidency, Presidential places, Reference material, Teacher guides and more!
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Biographies - Contains data regarding historical persons related to American History.
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Biography.Com - Search a database of biographical information on more than 20,000 famous people and historical figures.
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James Kiefer's Christian Biographies - A huge database of Christian Biographies written by James Kiefer. Includes Chronological listing from New Testament Times through the 1900's.
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Online Biographies - Use this comprehensive set of search engines to find biography-realted sites. Also includes encyclopedias, dictionaries and more!
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Women In Science - "We have prepared an assortment of biographies featuring many Women In Science. We are constantly updating biographies on the site and hope you enjoy the information. The biographies are sorted by topics and also by alphabetical order for your convenience. All subject areas are separated into a past and present sections. The present section is relying on January 1998 as the date information was obtained. Have fun exploring!"
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