http://www.historichawaii.org
Founded in 1974, Historic Hawai'i Foundation is a private, nonprofit statewide organization
dedicated to the preservation of historic and archaeological sites, objects and cultural
traditions of the Islands. Historic Hawai'i has become the leading advocate for preservation,
heritage education and cultural tourism in the islands.
http://bishopmuseum.org
“Bishop Museum is the largest museum in Hawaii, and the premier natural and cultural
history institution in the Pacific, recognized throughout the world for its cultural
collections, research projects, consulting services and public educational programs.”
(“About Us.” Bishop Museum. Retrieved 30 July 2005
<http://www.bishopmuseum.org/aboutus/aboutus.html>.)
http://www.hawaiianhistory.org
The Hawaiian Historical Society, founded in 1892, is “dedicated to preserving
historical materials relating to Hawai`i and the Pacific region and to publishing scholarly
research on Hawaiian and Pacific history.”
(Hawaiianhistory.org. Home page. Retrieved 27 July 2005
<http://www.hawaiianhistory.org/>.)
http://americanantiquarian.org
The American Antiquarian Society is both a learned society and national research library of
pre-twentieth century American history and culture. Its mission includes collecting,
preserving, and making available “for study the printed record of what is now the
United States of America from first European settlement through the year 1876.”
(“Mission Statement.” American Antiquarian Society. Updated 2 Sept.
2004. Retrieved
27 July 2005 < http://americanantiquarian.org/mission.htm>.)
http://www.loc.gov
The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world and is a public, federal
institution whose web site is free of charge. Their site includes a plethora of
educational resources, including historic exhibits, articles, music, maps and photographs.
http://www.missionhouses.org
Mission Houses Museum is operated by the Hawaiian Mission Children’s Society.
The web site is an introduction to the Museum’s history, resources and the extensive
manuscripts and special collections housed in the Museum Library in Honolulu.
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