http://library.wciu.edu/links/ Recent bookmarks posted to Latourette Library Internet Research Links 60 http://www.behindthename.com/ Gives the history behind first names from England, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Iran, Turkey, India, some parts of Africa, and a number of other countries. Also covers Arabic names, biblical names, and mythological names. admin Sat, 13 Jan 2007 05:26:00 +0000 african albanian arabic arabic names armenian azerbaijani basque biblical names breton bulgarian catalan chinese cornish corsican czech and slovak danish dutch england english esperanto estonian etymologies finnish first names france french frisian galician german germany great britain greek hawaiian hungarian icelandic igbo india indian iran iranian ireland irish italian italy japanese jewish kazakh khmer korean kurdish latvian lithuanian macedonian manx maori modern english mythological names names native american north korea norwegian polish portuguese provencal romanian russian scottish serbian and croatian slovene south korea spain spanish swedish thai traditional english turkey turkish ukrainian united kingdom vietnamese welsh yoruba http://www.iisg.nl/w3vlwomenshistory/ Organized by countries, plus other information. admin Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:52:27 +0000 africa argentina asia australia austria belarus belgium canada central america croatia czechia denmark england estonia europe france germany great britain iceland ireland italy japan latin america middle east netherlands new zealand norway poland romania russia south america spain sweden switzerland united kingdom united states virtual libraries women's history women's studies http://vlib.org/Regional High quality directory maintained by an expert in the field. admin Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:52:19 +0000 aboriginal languages aboriginal peoples africa american indians asian studies circumpolar peoples ethnic groups german subject catalogue gypsies indigenous peoples ireland islamic and middle eastern law native americans pacific studies regional studies roma russian and eastern european studies tribes western european studies http://www.nationsonline.org/ 'Made to improve cross-cultural understanding and global awareness through information.... a portal of gateways to the countries, cultures and nations in this world, a reference directory ...' and more. admin Fri, 12 Jan 2007 02:26:02 +0000 afghanistan akrotiri albania algeria american samoa andorra angola anguilla antarctica antigua and barbuda arctic ocean argentina armenia aruba ash and cartier islands atlantic ocean australia austria azerbaijan bahamas baker island bangladesh barbados bassas da india belarus belgium belize benin bermuda bhutan bolivia bosnia and herzegovina botswana bouvet island brazil british indian ocean territory british virgin islands brunei bulgaria burkina faso burma burundi cambodia cameroon canada cape verde cayman islands central african republic chad chile china christmas island clipperton island cocos islands colombia comoros congo congo (brazzaville) congo (kinshasa) cook islands coral sea islands costa rica cote d'ivoire country studies croatia cuba cyprus czech republic denmark dhekelia djibouti dominica dominican republic east timor ecuador egypt el salvador england equatorial guinea eritrea estonia ethiopia europa island european union falkland islands faroe islands federated states of fiji finland france french guiana french metropolitan french polynesia french southern and antarctic territories lands gabon gambia gaza strip georgia germany ghana gibraltar great britain greece greenland grenada guadeloupe guam guatemala guernsey guinea guinea-bissau guyana haiti heard and mcdonald islands holy see honduras hong kong howland island hungary iceland india indian ocean indonesia iran iraq ireland islas malvinas isle of israel italy ivory coast ivory coast - 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Documents in English, French, Spanish and Arabic. admin Fri, 10 Nov 2006 01:07:02 +0000 amnesty international human rights ireland http://www.create.org/myth/ Monthly discussions of myths and legends from around the world. admin Thu, 09 Nov 2006 07:50:37 +0000 ancient hawaiian ancient winter celebrations artemis chiron dragons egyptian stele poem gawain and the green knight greece hercules iran ireland king arthur arthurian romances lady of the lake legendary loves legends and folklore mayan aztec creation myths myths native american india pele and maui rainbows and fairies http://www.stonepages.com/ Information on selected megalithic sites in several European countries. Has locations, descriptions, and photos of stone circles, cairns, and more.. 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