AwesomeStories.com, The Story Place of the Web has first-hand accounts of various events with relevant maps, pictures, artefacts, manuscripts and documents viewable to the reader. Individual subsriptions are $9.95 a year, with a free licence to libraries and schools Hundreds of thousands of stories have been categorised and made available through human-based searches which make it safe for an educational environment.
I learnt about this resource through Catherine Balkin, whose own husband was at the World Trade Centre during the 9/11 attacks and was one of the last to leave before the first tower collapsed. She is offering his story--which isn't on Awesome Stories, though they did try--to educators and librarians who are looking for free first-hand accounts of the events to share with sixth-graders and up. You can go to her website to get the address, and just request the account, which is about 9,500 words. Just put 'Send WTC story' in the subject line of your e-mail.
Check it out.
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