The following is an alphabetical list of useful and interesting links. This page will be updated regularly.

Ancestors
Information on people who immigrated through Ellis Island:
http://ellisislandrecords.org

Antibiotics
Information about various antibiotics and reactions to antibiotics:
http://www.hopkins-abxguide.org

Appliances
If you have lost your appliance or equipment manual, try:
http://www.livemanuals.com

Cook County Assessor
Information about the homeowners exemption and the senior citizen exemption
Information about property taxes in Cook County:
http://www.cookcountyassessor.com

Europe
Information on Europe:
http://news.bbc.co.uk

Fruit Crops
This site by Mark Rieger covers not only the history and origin of various fruits, but also nutritional values, growth and harvest and medicinal use:
http://www.uga.edu/hortcrop/rieger/

Hospice Care
Information for patients and families facing life threatening illness. Helps locate hospice sites and gives helpful information on caregiving and dealing with grief:
http://www.hospicenet.org/

HTML
Information on the use of HTML suitable for children:
http://www.lissaexplains.com/intro.shtml

Measurements
Information on converting measurements:
http://www.convert-me.com

Pearl Harbor
Information about the attack on Pearl Harbor:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pearlharbor

Pearl Harbor Casualty List
Alphabetical list of all casualties from attack on Pearl Harbor:
http://www.usswestvirginia.org/fulllist.htm

Plant Care and Maintenance
Information on the care of over 1,300 houseplants:
http://www.plantcare.com

Poetry
The Poetry Portal covers events, books, courses, competitions, terms and poetry in general:
http://www.poetry-portal.com/

Word Spy
Information on "new" words and "old" words used in new ways:
http://www.logophilia.com/WordSpy/

Search Engines
Here are some good sites to get answers to some of your more basic questions:
http://www.ilor.com
http://www.askjeeves.com
http://www.google.com

This page last updated 8/6/2001