Distances and Directions
Indo.com (Distance in miles between cities worldwide, +elevation, longitude, latitude)
Mapquest Area maps and driving directions
Rand McNally. Excellent site for driving directions and maps

Drama/Plays
Interplay (an on-line index to plays in collections, anthologies and periodicals©)

Eagle Tribune (Lawrence, MA newspaper; searchable archive)

Education/Schools/Home Schooling
American School Directory (fee-based; public schools K-12, directory and info)
Boarding School Review (detailed & up-to-date boarding school information)
Digest of Educational Statistics (Natl. Center for Education Statistics)
Find Tutorials - links to free lessons on a variety of topics; post your need on a wish list
Haverhill Public Schools
Learn2.com (online learning, tutorials, courses, books)
MTEL Exam Prep Booklets (Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure; pdf files)
Massachusetts Career Information System (D.E.T. site; vocational training)
Online-Degrees.com (Directory of distance education links at colleges and universities in the US and  Canada)
Private School Review (free detailed information on private schools, US and UK, and the communities around them)
Public School Review (free detailed information on public schools - US)
School and School District Profiles (Massachusetts)

Embassies/ Foreign Consulates/Chanceries
Foreign Consulates in the United States (YAHOO! link page)
U.S. Embassies Overseas (U.S. State Dept. links; include Consular Sections)

Endangered Species
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program (Massachusetts)
Defenders of Wildlife (Massachusetts)
Mass. General Laws Chapter 131A (Massachusetts Endangered Species Act)

ERIC (Educational Research)
Ask ERIC (abstracts only)
ERIC Digests (condensations of selected articles; incl. bibliographies.)

Etiquette/Salutations/Forms of Address
Forms of Address (InfoPlease.com)
Forms of Address (Spoken and written for US Government officials, military personnel, foreign officials, nobility, and religious officials)
Emily Post Institute

F

Fairs/Markets/Farms/
New England.com (Yankee magazine; foliage; festivals, fairs; travel tour routes)
Farmer's Markets (from the USDA)
Festivals.com (33,000+ events worldwide; county fairs; keyword searching)
Massgrown.org (Mass. Dept. of Food and Agriculture; pick-your-own farms; cider mills; wineries;)

Films/Movies/Motion Pictures
Internet Movie Database
Excite.com (includes local showtimes)
FilmAffinity (Social network, movies and TV Series)
Flixter (Social network, open to 13+)
Reel.com
Rotten Tomatoes
Yahoo Movies (buy tickets online)

Flags
Flags of the World
World Flag Database
Yahoo Flags

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G

Games Online - Free, no download required
Crazy Libs - online version of MadLibs word game
Gaia Online (Social network, anime and games, open to 13+)
GamerDNA (Computer and video games)
Magnetic Poetry - online version of Magnetic Poetry
Funster - multiplayer word games
Lumosity - Improve memory and attention with scientific brain games.
MyAnimeList (Social network. Anime)
SecondLife (3D world, gaming)
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - several versions of the popular trivia show.
Zeeks - variety of sports games, brain teasers, puzzles, etc.

Genealogy/Names/Family History
Cyndi's List - 41,000 genealogy links
Genealogy: Advice for Effective Searches - Answer a series of simple questions and get free, customized advice on the most effective next steps in your genealogy search.
Family Search (From the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints-the largest genealogy organization in the world.)
Find A Grave (information for over 300,000 cemeteries in over 170 different countries with at least a partial listing of graves for over 250,000 of these cemeteries.
Genealogy.com (includes FREE search of Social Security Death Index - SSDI)
Genealogy and Family History (A blog about genealogy books and their authors.)
Census data, family records, birth and death records, and a lot more!
Geni.com (Social network. Families, Genealogy)
LDS Church (Mormons) Archives
MyHeritage (Social network. Families, Genealogy)
National Archives (passenger arrivals, censuses, naturalizations, military and pension, Native American and tribal)
RootsWeb (from Ancestry.com resources and information sharing)
US GenWeb Project (helpful genealogy links for beginners and advanced researchers; forms; maps)
WebBiographies (Social network. Genealogy and biography)
Where to Write For Vital Records (National Center for Health Statistics; search by state)

Geology
Geology.com (Geology and Earth Science, includes maps)

Geography/Maps - Countries/Nations/US States/Places/Cities of the World
About.com : Geography (links to maps, geographical info, statistics)
Atlapedia Online (physical, political maps, statistics)
Background Notes (U.S. State Department)
Centers for Disease Control (medical situations for travel overseas)
Country Studies (Library of Congress; comprehensive)
Dept. of State (Overseas U.S. Consulate Listings, travel info, visa info)
CountryReports.org (cultural overview of countries; geography; weather; flags; national anthems [music]; news; links;)
50 States.com
Geographic Names Information System (USGS) (U.S. and territories; latitude; longitude; elevation; maps; USGS map # link; includes features - buildings, rivers, mountains, etc.)
Geography IQ (country information)
Global Gazeteer (latitude, longitude, altitude, weather for cities worldwide - sorted by country)
National Geographic Maps and Geography (includes flags, country data)
University of New Hampshire - Dimond Library Historic USGS Maps of New England

Maps
Atlapedia Online (maps, statistics)
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection - (18th, 19th century; North and South America; atlases, globes, school
geographies, maritime charts, wall, childrens and manuscript maps.)
Flood Maps (show the effect of sea level rise on a Google-map setup)
Gazetteer (TIGER maps from US Census Bureau; able to include various features on city maps; census data)
Geographic Names Information System (USGS) (U.S. and territories; latitude; longitude; elevation; maps; which USGS map; includes features - buildings, rivers, mountains, etc.)
Harvard University Map Collection
Healthmap.org ( A global disease alert map)
Map Guide (a metasite for maps and map-related materials online.)
Mapquest (includes driving directions, traffic & weather reports and local news for the destination)
Maporama - Accessible in twenty-six different languages; street-level directional maps for fifteen European nations, all of the USA, and most of Canada. Personal and business directories for a limited number of European countries are also; interactive formats include weather, local time, and longitude and latitude of locations.
National Atlas (a Dept. of the Interior project; includes census, CDC, environmental, Congress. district info; ability to overlay maps)
National Geographic Maps and Geography (includes flags, country data)
Terraserver (aerial and topo maps of US places; searchable by address or long/lat; zooming)
TopoZone (topographic maps)
University of Texas (HUGE U.S. and world map site containing everything from city to world geography maps, including transit maps of major world cities, some historical maps; drawn from various sources)
World Atlas and World Maps (geography, world and U.S., maps, outline maps, census, population, flags...more)

H

Harry Potter
Bloomsbury Publishing - Harry Potter page
Harry Potter Lexicon (all things Hogwarts; particularly strong on language - words, phrases, Briticisms, etc.)
Harry Potter Guide (Kid's Webrary - Morton Grove [IL] Public Library)
Harry Potter Pronunciation Guide (for those tough words - audio pronunciation guide)
J.K. Rowling's Official Web site
The Leaky Cauldron.org (top fan site - a member of the Floo network)
Mugglenet (games, puzzles, quotes, spoofs, songs, more...)
Scholastic Books Harry Potter page
Snitchseeker.com (HP news, submit your stories, tips)
English toAmerican Dictionary Online (tongue-in-cheek definitions by a Scot, of all things!)

Haverhill (city)
Commonwealth Communities(Haverhill Info from many Mass. Depts. and Agencies)
Community Profile (Mass Dept. of Housing and Community Development)
Essex County (Southern District) Registry of Deeds (includes Haverhill)
Greater Haverhill Arts Association
Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce (inlcudes a community calendar)
Haverhill (city home page)
Haverhill Family Network
Haverhill Public Library
Haverhill Public Schools
HaverhillUSA.com (Haverhill, MA Community and Information Guide - alternate Haverhill Information site)
MassSTATS (statistics/maps for all Massachusetts towns -demographics, education, health, housing, crime, politics, maps)
Haverhill Gazette
Thunderhead Ski Tow (webpage devoted to info about this short-lived ski area in Haverhill)

Haverhill Public Library
Web Site (Home Page)
Online Catalog
Teen Department
Children's Department
Reference Department

Health/Medical/Nutrition

General
All Ref.com: Health (private clearinghouse for health info)
AMAFluHelp (Self-assessment for H1N1 risk and other flu resources)
Asbestos.com (Mesothelioma cancer resource)
Centers For Disease Control (CDC, news, data, statistics, travel advisories, general health A-Z)
CAPHIS (Consumer and Public Health Info Section of Medical Library Assoc; lots of resources!)
Child and Family WebGuide (A resource for parents provided by Tufts University which describes and evaluates sites that
contain research-based information about infants, children and teens."
Clinical Trials (Natl. Inst. of Health; current research; searchable)
DailyStrength (Social network, medical and emotional support)
Diagnostic Tests (info on various tests; from the Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide)
Food & Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) (USDA site; nutrition; dietary supps.; Food Guide Pyramid; exercise...)
Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide (includes addl. info not found in printed book)
HealthCentral - comprised of the highest quality condition and wellness specific interactive health sites where consumers and vetted experts share real-life, health-related experiences and information.
Health Finder (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services; NHIC; portal/links)
Healthmap.org ( A global disease alert map)
Internet Mental Health (articles, discussion groups, booklets, recommended books on many mental health topics)
Lab Tests Online (peer-reviewed, non-commercial)
MDChoice.com (consumer health info; editorial board made up of physicians; links to other info)
Mayo Clinic (general health portal; nutrition; virtual cookbooks)
Medline Plus (Natl. Library of Medicine site; PubMed; Internet Grateful Me;,AIDSLine; TOXline;
find Dentists/Chiropractors/Hospitals)
Merck Manual (Online 2nd Edition)
New York Online Access to Health ("NOAH provides access to high quality full-text consumer health information in English and Spanish that is accurate, timely, relevant and unbiased")
Pubmed (access to professional medical publications)
WebMD(for doctors, nurses, 'health teachers' and consumers)

Doctors//Physicians
American Medical Association's Physician Select (Doctor Finder; DocFinder; DocBoard)
ABMS Board Medical Specialties (searchable by physician name; registration required)
Massachusetts Physician Profiles (Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine)