History Community Portal
Welcome – From the Editor
Welcome to the MERLOT History Portal, an educational resource for teaching and learning. Use this portal to discover online learning materials, MERLOT members, journals, professional organizations, and news in your discipline.
You are also invited to join MERLOT – it's free! As a member of MERLOT, you can contribute to this growing community of instructors and students by using and rating the learning materials you find, submitting online learning materials for evaluation that you have created or that you have used.
MERLOT prides itself on the peer reviews of material in our collection. As a member you can become a peer reviewer which has many benefits! The peer review process for evaluating the teaching and learning resources in MERLOT follows a standard model and is led by Editors and editorial boards. Faculty members are selected in accordance with MERLOT guidelines. For more information, email beareviewer@merlot.org or visit our Peer Review Information page.
Showcase
Hundreds of photographs, documents, and film clips to browse to discover the connection between some of the National Archives' most treasured records.
New Materials
-
al-Dānī's al-Taysīr fī al-qirāʾāt al-sabʿ: A Translation with Linguistic Commentary
Al-Taysīr fī al-Qirāʾāt al-Sabʿ by the 11th century Andalusian scholar ʾAbū ʿAmr al-Dānī is one of the most influential...
-
AI for Peace Studies Education
AI for Peace Studies Education is a free collection of custom GPT tools designed to help learners engage with...
-
AI for Humanities Toolkit
The AI for Humanities Toolkit is a free collection of discipline aligned GPT tools for undergraduate humanities and...
-
Science in the Salon: Atoms and Animals in Madeleine de Scudéry’s Conversations (1680–92): An Essay and Translation
Madeleine de Scudéry (1607–1701) was a celebrated seventeenth-century novelist and essayist, yet her engagement with...
-
Ora de Istorie
Ora de Istorie is an educational platform dedicated to those who love history and believe in the power of knowledge. Born...
-
A Place of Dreams: Desire, Deception and a Wartime Coming of Age
This book is a compelling blend of mystery, history, and creative non-fiction, that brings to life the wartime story of...
-
A Portrait of Samuel Hartlib: In Search of Universal Betterment
The 2013 digitization of the vast Hartlib Papers archive highlighted the pressing need for a comprehensive modern study...
-
The Intertwined World of the Oral and Written Transmission of Sacred Traditions in the Middle East
In the medieval Middle East, the scriptures of Christianity, Judaism and Islam were transmitted in written and oral form....
-
Xouth, The Ape: A Tale of Manners
'Xouth, the Ape', published in 1848 by Iakovos Pitsipios is a pioneering and satirical Greek novel that deftly blends...
-
John Norquay's Correspondence: Private Letters from the Founding Decades of Manitoba and Canada
A remarkable collection of primary source testimony about the history of the Red River settlement, Manitoba, the prairie...
-
Польові зйомки: Оцифрування документальної спадщини у складних умовах
Цей посібник обов'язково треба прочитати, якщо ви плануєте розпочати науковий проект з оцифрування. Посібник відповідає...
-
Questions on the Posterior Analytics (Second Redaction)
Simon of Faversham was an English scholar affiliated with the University of Paris during the 1280s, where he most likely...
-
OpenStax U.S. History Audiobook/Audio Textbook by Audileo
This is the audiobook of the OpenStax U.S. History textbook, created by Audileo, an official OpenStax technology partner....
-
Origins: Canadian History to Confederation
A Canadian history textbook telling the story from the last Ice Age to Confederation in 1867.
-
Destinies: Canadian History Since Confederation
A Canadian history textbook focusing on the period from 1867 to present.
-
'Casina' by Plautus: An Annotated Latin Text, with a Prose Translation
'Casina' was written for audiences in ancient Rome, but tells the story of an Athenian man and his son competing for the...
-
Jerome’s Sources in His Translation of the Hebrew Bible
At the close of the fourth century CE, Jerome of Stridon—renowned Latin scholar, theologian, and priest—undertook the...
-
City of Capital and Labour: The Making and Transformation of Industrial Manchester
This compelling book explores the evolution of industrial Manchester, offering a fresh perspective on its built...
-
Sounding the Bookshelf 1501: Music in a Year of Italian Printed Books
'Sounding the Bookshelf 1501' explores how everyday texts in Renaissance Italy engaged with music, sound, and hearing. Of...
-
The Hear - A Headline Archive and Dashboard
The Hear is a nonprofit living newsstand that functions as both a headline operations room and a news archive. It...
-
History Timelines
History Timelines allows students to view, or build, historical timetables. A timetable displays events by category, like...
-
Housing, Heritage and Urbanisation in the Middle East and North Africa
This book explores the interconnection between housing, heritage and urbanisation. Bringing together architects,...
-
Oral Poetry
This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the vast field of 'oral poetry,' encompassing everything from American...
-
Early American History (HIST 2010)
The California State University and MERLOT have partnered to showcase how and why faculty have adopted Open Educational...
New Members
-
Lucia ColeyHome -
Adam FrancoMy personal -
Randall GwinMinneapolis Community and Technical College -
Kyle RedenCSULB -
Dawn SpringColumbia College of Missouri
-
Bobbi DohertyArizona State University -
Pearce MageeQueen's University Belfast -
Kim EarhartMount San Antonio College -
Kristine GunnellMoorpark College -
Tiranga gameTiranga game
-
Sydney RiceImperial Valley College -
Judy FattonBesao National High School -
Jessica CernyTrident Technical College -
Cosmin-Ionuț FloreaȘcoala Gimnazială „Constantin Popovici” din Buhoci -
Katie SamuelSchool -
Austin FonsecaBristol Community/Technical College
-
Cassie TiedeIron County School District -
Jakir HussainFilmmaking -
Rom ShanyBegin -
Aim BensonBristol Community/Technical College -
Healthy TipssIvy Tech Community/Technical College - Ft. Wayne
-
Jennifer AltenhofelTaft College -
John Reimundlisd -
Ana Pertierra Rubioordi
Materials by Discipline
- Area Studies (1007)
- Resources (149)
- Theory and Method (57)
- Topical (655)
History on the Web
-
Holmes family won 2 Supreme Court cases that shaped Atlanta, changed American history
Feb 19, 2026 03:46 PM PST
-
Today in history: February 19 - YouTube
Feb 19, 2026 03:41 PM PST
-
Today in History: February 19, FDR signs order authorizing Japanese-American internment
Feb 19, 2026 02:05 PM PST
-
Today in History: Feb. 19, FDR signs order authorizing Japanese-American internment
Feb 19, 2026 02:02 PM PST
-
Commentary: Black History Month and the current state of history - Post and Courier
Feb 19, 2026 01:57 PM PST
-
Federal judge orders Trump admin to restore slavery exhibit by Friday - POLITICO
Feb 19, 2026 01:33 PM PST
-
Today in History: February 19, FDR signs order authorizing Japanese-American internment
Feb 19, 2026 01:20 PM PST
-
Trump administration accused of removing history and science from Mountain West parks
Feb 19, 2026 01:13 PM PST
-
A State-By-State Guide of Known Signs That Have Been Removed or Flagged Across National Parks
Feb 19, 2026 12:41 PM PST
-
Deadly avalanches not uncommon in California mountains where skiers died
Feb 19, 2026 10:28 AM PST
-
H'COLA to host 23rd Annual African American History Festival | mypanhandle.com
Feb 19, 2026 10:13 AM PST
-
Today in History - Feb. 19: Council Bluffs detective shot - YouTube
Feb 19, 2026 10:09 AM PST
-
Celebrating Black History Month: Lubar Center's Derek Mosley uses social media to ...
Feb 19, 2026 10:02 AM PST
-
Governor Ivey Invites Alabama High School Students to Compete in National Civics ...
Feb 19, 2026 09:50 AM PST
-
Russia invades Ukraine - History.com
Feb 19, 2026 09:44 AM PST
-
To public interest lawyer Bryan Stevenson, U.S. history is a 'Deep River' - NPR
Feb 19, 2026 09:15 AM PST
-
Today in History: FDR signs order authorizing Japanese-American internment
Feb 19, 2026 09:05 AM PST
-
Today in History: Feb. 19, FDR signs order authorizing Japanese-American internment - Butler Eagle
Feb 19, 2026 09:03 AM PST
-
Today in History - Feb. 19: Council Bluffs detective shot - WOWT
Feb 19, 2026 09:01 AM PST