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Autonomous Communities

http://www.DocuWeb.ca/SiSpain/english/politics/autonomo/index.html

A listing and description of autonomous communities in Spain. Information given includes name and size of the community, area highlights, language, important cities, history of the area, information about the process of autonomy and links to other sites.

Author: Professor José Félix Barrio (barrio@DocuWeb.ca)

Subjects:

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--European/European-American

The Carpathian Connection

http://www.tccweb.org/

"Premier independent genealogy and historial reference site for those researching ancestors from the Carpathian Mountain regions of Eastern Europe. A fantastic resource for students to gain information on the various heritages and cultures who inhabited these territories." Contains information on Eastern European villages, customs and folklore, immigration, settlements and neighborhoods in the US, along with research resources and a surnames listing. 

Author: Joy E. Kovalycsik and Steven M. Osifchin (editors@tccweb.org)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe

Reference--Genealogy

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--European/European-American

Keywords: Eastern Europe; Carpatho-Russians; Slovak; Carpatho-Rusyn; Ruthenians

Coats of Arms from Ireland and Around the World

http://homepage.eircom.net/~donnaweb/

"Over 2000 FREE coats of arms from Ireland and around the world in GIF format." Also "articles relating to Proto-Heraldry in Early Christian Ireland, Heraldry in Ireland, Gaelic Irish Heraldry and Heraldic Practice, The Coats of Arms of Irish Septs, The Meaning of Coats of Arms, Clans and Chieftains in Ireland, Mac and O in Irish Surnames, The Distortion of Irish Surnames, Irish Personal Names and Spurious Coats of Arms."

Author: Eddie Geoghegan

Subjects:

Reference--Genealogy

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--European/European-American

Keywords: Irish

English Country Dance Archive

http://www.scroft.demon.co.uk/CDance.html

"A collection of english country dances for barn dances, ceilidhs or folk dances." Dances contain a textual description of the steps and movements, and are organized by type and number of people involved.

Author:

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Dance

Regional & Country Information--Europe--United Kingdom

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--European/European-American

Keywords: English; Country; Folk; Barn; Ceilidh

Italian Genealogy Online

http://italiangenealogy.tripod.com/

"Hand-picked Italian genealogy links, surname boards, links to Italian and Italian-American sites, plus plenty of general interest items on Italy. The best genealogy tools to help those of you research your roots including information on various genealogical techniques for finding your family."

Author: Paula Nigro (paulanigro@yahoo.com)

Subjects:

Reference--Genealogy

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--European/European-American

Keywords: Italian; Italy; Surnames; San Fele

The Patrin Web Journal

http://www.geocities.com/Paris/5121/patrin.htm

"Welcome to the Patrin, dedicated to Romani (Gypsy) culture and history and to extending awareness of the continuous Roma struggle to achieve and maintain dignity and freedom. The Patrin is a learning resource and information center about Romani culture, social issues, and current events." This web site has contact information, links to other resources, a history of the Romani people, scholarships, awards, youth groups, organizations, and information on culture and arts.

Author:

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--European/European-American

Keywords: Gypsy; Romani; Culture

The Sami of Norway

http://reisenett.no/facts/culture_science/sami.html

A general overview of the history, culture, and legal status of the Sami, an indigenous people who form an ethnic minority in Norway, Sweden, and Finland.

Author: Elina Helander

Subjects:

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--European/European-American

Keywords: Norway; Sami; Government

A Selection of Documents and Events from the History of Finland

http://www.pp.clinet.fi/~pkr01/historia/history.html

"A documentary history of Finland from 1249 to the WWII. Includes French scientists in Lapland 1736, Alexander I of Russia, 'Finis Finlandiae', Nicholas II and his abdication, The Winter War 1939-40, Molotov comdemning England and France, etc."

Author: Pauli Kruhse (pauli.kruhse@clinet.fi)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--European/European-American

Keywords: Finland

Spazio Libero

http://www.cidadaniaitaliana.com/

"Spazio Libero is an independent site on Internet dedicated to Italian descendants or Italians abroad. It tries to give a complete directory of Italian magazines, newspapers and other news sources on theInternet, in order to be a perfect virtual bridge between you and Italy."

Author: Fernando Vianna

Subjects:

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--European/European-American

Keywords: Italian; Italy

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