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All except one (New York) are free and deal with a state of the United States. Quality varies dramatically.
State |
Name |
Sponsored by
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Alabama |
Encyclopedia of Alabama |
Alabama Humanities Foundation
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Arkansas |
Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture |
Central Arkansas Library System
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Connecticut |
Encyclopedia of Connecticut Biography (10 vols, 1917–23) |
American Historical Association
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Florida |
Floripedia: A Florida Encyclopedia (a collection of links to original sources, not an encyclopedia) |
Florida Center for Instructional Technology, University of South Florida
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Georgia |
New Georgia Encyclopedia |
Georgia Humanities and the University of Georgia Press
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Illinois |
Encyclopedia of Chicago |
Chicago History Musem
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Kansas |
Kansapedia |
Kansas Historical Society (a state agency)
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Kentucky |
The Kentucky Enciclopedia |
University Press of Kentucky
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Louisiana |
64 Parishes (formerly Know Louisiana) |
Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
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Maine |
Maine: An Encyclopedia |
Publius Research
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Massachusetts |
Encyclopedia of Massachusetts, biographical—genealogical (1916) |
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Minnesota |
MNopedia |
Minnesota Historical Society
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Mississippi |
Mississippi Encyclopedia |
Mississippi Humanities Council
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Nebraska |
Nebraskapedia |
Pedianetwork Inc., a for-profit company out to provide many local "pedias". Very much a work in progress, without much content.
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Nevada |
Online Nevada Encyclopedia |
Nevada Humanities
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New York |
Encyclopedia of New York State |
Not free; requires subscription. Available through Gale. 30-day free trial from booklibrarian.com.
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North Carolina |
NCPedia |
State Library of North Carolina
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Oregon |
The Oregon Encyclopedia |
Portland State University and the Oregon Historical Society
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Pennsylvania |
Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia |
Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities
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South Carolina |
South Carolina Encyclopedia |
"A joint project of South Carolina Humanities, the University of South Carolina Press, the USC Libraries, the USC Center for Digital Humanities, the USC College of Arts & Sciences, the USC Institute for Southern Studies, the South Carolina State Library, and many other organizations."
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Tennessee |
Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture |
Tennessee Historical Society – University of Tennessee Press
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Texas |
Handbook of Texas |
Texas State Historical Association
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Virginia |
Encyclopedia Virginia |
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Library of Virginia (formerly the Virginia State Library)
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Virginia |
Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography (1915-) |
Robarts Library, University of Toronto. Arranged by time period and office held, not alphabetically.
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Virginia |
Encyclopedia Virginia |
Virginia Humanities
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West Virginia |
e-WV The West Virginia Encyclopedia |
West Virginia Humanities Council
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Wyoming |
Encyclopedia of Wyoming |
Wyoming State Historical Society
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See also