By Region
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- The Pacific War Memorial Association
- PWMA plans to construct an Iwo Jima Memorial in Hawaii at the entrance to the Marine Corps Base.
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- A Defence of the American Policy
- 1856 book by Thomas R. Whitney seeks to warn native-born Americans of the danger of Roman Catholic influence. Chronicles the rise of the Know-Nothings, particularly in New York. Page images.
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- A Voice to America
- 1855 book by Thomas Bangs Thorpe is an apologia for the American Party. Searchable page images.
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- Americanism Contrasted with Foreignism, Romanism, and Bogus Democracy
- William Gannaway Brownlow's book tries to stir native voters to the cause of the American Party in the election year 1856. Searchable page images.
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- Examiner's Questions for Admittance to the American (or Know-Nothing) Party
- Image of handwritten ritual for swearing in a new member. Also some background information on the party.
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- Know-Nothing People
- An explanation for older kids of why some Americans in the nineteenth century started the Know-Nothing Party.
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- Startling Facts for Native Americans Called "Know-Nothings"
- 1855 book warns of a foreign Catholic conspiracy to eradicate American liberty. Searchable page images.
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- The Legacy of the Know-Nothings
- For teens. Although this political party didn't last for even ten years, its story can show something about America today.
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- Wide-Awake! Romanism: Its Aims and Tendencies
- 1854 booklet by Know-Nothing L.W. Granger urges Americans to preserve the Protestant character of the public schools and to safeguard the ballot box from control by foreigners. Searchable page images.
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- Wikipedia: Know-Nothing
- Encyclopedia-style article on this nativist movement. Includes the platform of the American Party.
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- Anne Hutchinson
- Details of the events which defined the life of a member of the early Puritan settlement in America.
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- Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame
- Mission statement and recent inductees. Located at the Hartford College for Women in Hartford.
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- Ladies' Union Aid Society
- During the Civil War, women supporting the Union effort organized to aid the cause significantly. Their work in Missouri typified the effort elsewhere.
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- Marie Elizabeth Zakrzewska
- DistinguishedWomen.com biography of an instructor at the New England Female Medical College who convinced the Board of Lady Managers to open a new teaching hospital.
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- Places Where Women Made History
- The National Park Service has developed a travel itinerary featuring 74 different properties from the National Register of Historic Places in New York and Massachusetts. The itinerary includes interactive maps, descriptions of each place's significance in women's history, photographs, information on public accessibility, essays on women's achievements in American history, and links to other pertinent Web sites.