Selected Internet Links

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Addresses, Zip Codes, Phone & Fax Numbers
Antiques
Astronomy
Automobile Buying & Selling Guides and Safety Information
Biography
Book Reviews
Business Links
Cape Cod

Attractions
Beaches
Cape Cod Baseball League
Community Information

Cape Verdean Links
Citation Links
College & University Links
Consumer Links
Demographic Links
Driving Directions
Education Links
Email Links
Emergencies
Finance Links
Financial Aid, Grants and Funding Sources
Flag Links
Geography
Genealogy Links
Government Links
Harwich, Massachusetts
Health Links
Help Wanted
Internet Resources
Job Listings (see Help Wanted)
Legal Links
Library Links
Literature Links
Map Links
Marine Links
Music
National Parks
News Links
Poetry Links
Reading & Literacy Links
Reading Group Resources
Recipes & Techniques
Reference Library
Science Fair Projects
Search Engines & Internet Navigational Guides
Tax Information
Telephone Directories
Theater Links
Transportation Links
Travel Links
Voting Information
Weather Links
World Wide Web Resources

Addresses, Zip Codes, Phone & Fax Numbers

BigYellow - your yellow pages on the web.
Switchboard - the people and business directory
Yahoo! People Search - e-mail and telephone search.
Yahoo! Yellow Pages
ZIP Search - enter a city, state or zip code.

Antiques

Antiques Roadshow - WGBH's website
Ebay- online auction site
Kovel's - online price guide
Maloney's Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide

Assistance Agencies

Family Pantry

Lower Cape Community Development Corporation
WE CAN Women's Center – located in Harwich Port

Astronomy

Sky & Telescope.com

Automobile Buying & Selling Guides and Safety Information

Edmund's Automobile Buyer's Guides
Kelley Blue Book - New Car Pricing, Used Car Values
Safety Problems & Issues - retrieve information from the available National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Database Files.

Biography

Books

New York Times Bestseller Lists
Publishers Weekly Bestseller Lists
Novelist – available to Brooks Free Library cardholders
New York Times Books Archives - over 50,000 books and authors, in reviews, news and interviews since 1980. (This link is only accessible in the Brooks Free Library. However, patrons can gain remote access to this site by registering at the New York Times home page. Registration is free.)
Book Club How To's - ideas for setting up a book discussion group from the Washington Center for the Book at the Seattle Public Library.
Tips for starting a book group - from the Washington Post.

Business Links

Better Business Bureaus - locate a BBB, alerts & news, business & charity reports
Harwich Chamber of Commerce
Cape Cod Economic Development Council
Chambers of Commerce on Cape Cod
SCORE Cape Cod – Service Corps of Retired Executives
Workforce Education Resource Center – at Cape Cod Community College
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Economic Development
Thomas Regional Directory - searchable database of more than 480,000 manufacturers, distributors and service companies organized under 4,500 product/service categories in 19 key U.S. industrial markets.
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers - Search 155,000 companies, 60,000 product & service classification headings and 124,000 brand names.
U.S. Small Business Administration

Cape Cod Attractions

allcapecod.com - The Cape Cod Information Center
Best Read Guide, Cape Cod - shopping, lodging, dining, calendar, arts & antiques, area maps, etc.
Cape Cod Visitors Directory - intended to provide useful tourist / traveler information about the goods and services available to tourists on Cape Cod.
Kids on the Cape - a guide for parents & grandparents
MyCape.com – from the Cape Cod Times
Virtual Cape Cod - take a virtual tour of the Cape, live photos, etc.

Cape Cod Beaches

Cape Cod Community Information

Barnstable County Home Page
Cape Cod Commission
Cape Cod Today
Community Profiles - provided by the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community and Development.
Lighthouse Alliance Health and Human Services Database –health care, food, emergency housing and job training resources

Cape Verdean Links

Cape Verde Home Page - a web site hosted at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. Contains links, information and resources on history, culture, news, politics, industry, etc.
Cape Verdean Creole Institute, Inc. - founded in Boston, MA. in 1996, a nonprofit organization with the goal of promoting the Capeverdean language.
Cape Verdean Genealogy Links

Citations

MLA Bibliographic Citation Form Guide

College & University Links

America's Best Colleges – rankings of comprehensive colleges by US News and World Report
College Board –SAT information and registration, college planning
FAFSA – Free Application for Federal Financial Aid
FinAid.org – SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid Planning
New England Board of Higher Education
Peterson's – guide to colleges and college planning
Tuition Break for New England Residents – regional tuition at public colleges in New England
U.S.News & World Report college search
Yahoo! Education:Higher Education:Colleges and Universities - list of national and international college and university web sites.

Consumer Links

Consumer Information Center - full text versions of hundreds of federal consumer publications. This information is provided by the U.S. General Services Administration.
Consumer Guide - free access to full articles – enter your library card number, choose General, then General Reference Center Gold
Consumer Reports – free access to full articles – enter your library card number, choose General, then General Reference Center Gold
Consumer World - a directory of consumer resources on the Internet.

Demographic Links

Cape Cod Community Profiles - provided by the Mass. Dept. of Housing and Community and Development.
Cape Cod Commission: Demographic and Economic Characteristics and Trends. Barnstable County
County and City Data Book: 1988, 1994, 2000
United States Historical Census Data Browser - data presented here describe the people and the economy of the US for each state and county from 1790 to 1960.
U.S. Census Bureau

Driving Directions

Education

Harwich Public Schools
Cape Cod Regional Technical Vocational High School – located in Harwich
Charter Schools in Massachusetts
Holy Trinity Regional School –located in Harwich, Grades Pre-K to 5
Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System Resources
Massachusetts Department of Education
Massachusetts Home Learning Association - founded in 1987, supports home learning as an alternative to public or private schooling.
New England Board of Higher Education
School District Profiles - information from the Massachusetts Dept. of Education.

Email

Some free email providers:

AOL – now offers free email accounts
Gmail – Free Email Account from Google
Hotmail – free email from Microsoft
JUNO - free email and Internet access
Yahoo! Mail - a free, full-feature email service.

Emergencies -

ALL EMERGENCY CALLS IN HARWICH..........Dial911

HARWICH POLICE DEPARTMENT - Non-Emergency Calls 1-508-430-7541
Harwich Fire Department - Non-Emergency Calls. 1-508- 430-7546
Mass. & RI Posion Control Center – 24 hour Hotline – 1-800-222-1222

(TTY for hearing impaired: 1-888-244-5313)

If the victim has collapsed or is not breathing, call 911 for an ambulance

Animal Control- 1-508-430-7541

Harwich Harbormaster – 1-508-430-7532, VHF Channel 16, 68

Digital Selective Calling MMSI# 016941897

American Red Cross – Cape and Islands Chapter
FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
MEMA – Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency

Finance and Investment Links

Bloomberg Online: Website - get quotes, news, charts & more.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Economic Development
EDGAR Database of Corporate Information - the electronic filings database of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Index Funds Online - a list of no-load index funds.
Intelligent Investor - market summary, industry groups, mutual funds, U.S. indexes, Canadian indexes and investing links.
Mutual Fund Connection - from the Investment Company Institute which serves as the clearinghouse for information about the U.S. mutual fund industry.
Nasdaq Stock Market Home Page
New England Economic Indicators - a monthly publication of the Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. It provides current and historical economic data for the six states in the first Federal Reserve District (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT), as well as for New England overall and the United States.
S&P's Personal Wealth - news, research, market quotes and investment planning.
Yahoo! Finance - get quotes, charts, profiles, research, insider trades, message board, etc.

Financial Aid, Grants and Funding Sources

AmeriCorps - the national service program that allows people of all ages and backgrounds to earn help paying for education in exchange for a year of service.
FinAid - the Financial Aid Information Page.
MEFA - Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority.
New England Regional Student Program: College Tution Break for New England Residents
Online Scholarship Search (fastWEB)
U.S. Department of Education

Flag Links

Flags of the World
International Marine Signal Flags
Our Flag – U.S. Government website with information about our flag, laws and regulations, protocols and care of the flag

Geography

Geographic.org
National Geographic
United States Census Bureau Geography
United States Geological Survey
US State Department Background Notes - information on geographic entities and international organizations
World Atlas
World Factbook - provided by the Central Intelligence Agency, facts and statistics on such topics as population, economy, government, maps and flags for each country.

Genealogy Links

Ancestry.com – search the Social Security Death Index and other indexes – FREE ACCESS available in the Library
Brewster Family History Center - 94 Freeman's Way, Brewster, MA, 1-508-896-9863
Cape Cod Genealogical Society
Cape Cod Gravestones - web site contains information ongravestones dated before 1800 in towns of Barnstable County
Cape Verdean Genealogy Links
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - Over 29,550 links, categorized & cross-referenced, in over 90 categories
Harwich Historical Society
Harwich Vital Records
Heritage Quest Online – enter your Brooks Free Library card number to search
Mayflower History
New England Historic Genealogical Society
Online Genealogical Database Index - contains links to all known genealogical databases searchable through the Web
Sturgis Library – Barnstable, MA - online searchable database of collections
Vital Records Information - Massachusetts

Government Links

Harwich Representatives:

U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy
U.S. Senator John F. Kerry
U.S. Representative William Delahunt
State Senator Robert O'Leary
State Representative Sarah K. Peake
Barnstable County Commissioners – Lance Lambros, Mary LeClair, and William Doherty
Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates– Raymond C. Gottwald

Federal Government Links:

Federal Citizens Information Center
White House Offices and Agencies

The President's Cabinet
Federal Agencies & Commissions

U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
Government Printing Office
THOMAS - legislative information on the Internet
U.S. Supreme Court

Massachusetts State Government Links:

Barnstable County Links:

Other States and Local Governments:

State Government Web Sites

State and Local Government on the Web

Harwich, Massachusetts

Town Government:

Other Harwich information and websites:

Harwich Chamber of Commerce

Harwich Community Profile – provided by Mass. Dept. of Housing and Community Development
Harwich - in Commonwealth Communities - resource for information on the cities and towns of Massachusetts.
Harwich – on mycape.com

Harwich Conservation Trust – click here for 2007 Walk Schedule
Libraries in Harwich – Information on the Harwich Port and Chase Libraries, two non-municipal public libraries in Harwich
Pleasant Bay Resource Management Alliance

Harwich Attractions

Cape Cod Rail Trial –great for biking, walking, running or skating
Cranberry Valley Golf Course
Harwich Beaches
Harwich Cranberry Festival
Harwich Shellfishing and Aquaculture Information – visit the Shellfish Lab at Wychmere Harbor
Harwich Mariners – Cape Cod Baseball League
Harwich Junior Theatre
Harwich Recreation Dept.
Pleasant Bay Community Boating – affordable sailing and boating lessons for the community

Health Links

AMA Physician Select - On-Line Doctor Finder.
American Hospital Directory - look up any hospital in the US free of charge, see general characteristics, services provided, financial information, utilization statistics, and other information.
American Red Cross - humanitarian organization, helping over 30 million people each year prevent, prepare for and cope with emergencies.
Cancer News on the Net - dedicated to bringing patients and their families the latest information on cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Hospital Select - searchable database from the American Medical Association.
Massachusetts Department of Public Health - programs, directory/helpline, publications, events calendar, ...
Massachusetts Hospital Association - facts, directory, health care resources.
Massachusetts Medical Society - accreditation of institutions/organizations, legislative updates, news and community health resources.
Massachusetts Nursing Home Information for Consumers - This site makes available nursing home ratings compiled by the Dept. of Public Health.
Massachusetts Physicians Profiles - A comprehensive look at over 27,000 physicians licensed to practice medicine in Massachusetts.

Help Wanted

Boston Globe's Careers.com
Cape Cod Times Classifieds - Employment
The Monster Board - national and international job search, career center, resume builder, etc.
New York Times Job Market

Housing

Housing Assistance in Massachusetts – Mass. Dept. of Housing and Community Development
HECH – Harwich Ecumenical Council for the Homeless
Harwich Housing Authority
Housing Assistance Corporation
Interfaith Council for the Homeless of Lower Cape Cod
Lighthouse Alliance Health and Human Services database
Lower Cape Community Development Corporation

Internet Resources

Legal Links

ABA Network Lawyer Locator- information provided by Martindale-Hubbell and the American Bar Association.
Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
Oran's Dictionary of the Law - provides online definitions and pronunciations of legal terms.
West's Legal Directory

Massachusetts Legal Links:

Barnstable Law Library
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
General Laws of Massachusetts
Massachusetts Bar Assoictaion
Massachusetts Legal Help – a legal help site written in plain English
Information for Jurors in Massachusetts
Massachusetts Trial Courts reference service – Ask a Librarian –choose live chat or email service
Subject Guide to Massachusetts Law
WE CAN Women's Center – in Harwich, offering legal clinic and other services

Federal Links:

Library Links

American Library Association
Libraries in Harwich
CLAMS Catalog – Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing network
CLAMS Member Libraries -25 member libraries with 35 circulating locations on the Cape and Islands
Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC)
Southeastern Massachusetts Regional Library System (SEMLS)

Literature Links

Modern English Collection - from the Univ. of Virginia's Electronic Text Center. Contains fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, letters, newspapers, manuscripts and illustrations from 1500 to the present, arranged for browsing by author's last name or by category of interest.
Poetry Links
Project Gutenberg Etext Listings - library of electronically stored books.

Map Links

Historical Maps:

Map Case - a selection of worldwide historical maps from the University of Oxford's Bodleian Library Map Room.

Map Collections: 1597-1988 - from the Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress.

Marine Links

Marine Safety Newsletter

Weather Links

Music

National Parks

News Links

Boston Herald.com
Boston Globe Online
Cape Cod Chronicle
Cape Cod Journal - online resource for local news.
Cape Cod Times
Cape Codder
Christian Science Monitor Electronic Edition
Harwich Oracle
New York Times
Newspapers Online - USA & World – Ref Desk.com
Online Newspapers - US & World – Internet Public Library
Yahoo! Newspapers - browse by countries, regions and U.S. States.

Poetry Links

American Verse Project - University of Michigan Humanities Text Initiative.
British Poetry 1780-1910 - at the Electronic Text Center Alderman Library, University of Virgina

Reading & Literacy Links

American Library Association

Booklists from the Young Adult Library Service Association
Caldecott Medal Home Page
Newbery Medal Home Page
Resources for Parents and Kids - recommended reading lists and Web sites.

Bestsellers
Book Reviews
Links to Adult Literacy Resources - provided by the Boston Adult Literacy Fund.
Massachusetts Family Literacy Consortium

Recipes & Techniques

Bon Appétit - search the Bon Appétit database.
Epicurious Eating Dictionary - look up unfamiliar dishes, ingredients, foreign language menus, etc.
Epicurious Reference Guides - metric conversions, temperature equivalents and herb and spice chart.
Gourmet Magazine - search the Gourmet database.

Reference Library

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
Element Tables
Encyclopedia.com - provides more than 17,000 short articles from the Concise Columbia Electronic Encylopedia, Third Edition.
English Grammar
Flags Links
IAC InfoTrac SearchBank Databases - provides full texts, abstracts and citations to thousands of magazine, reference book, newspaper and journal articles. (Only available in the library.)
Information Please - from the print reference database, offering useful and interesting facts on a wide range of topics online. Also includes a dictionary and encyclopedia
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
MLA Bibliographic Citation Form Guide
Old Farmer's Almanac
Roget's Thesaurus
USA 2007 Statistical Abstract - a supplement to the Statistical Abstract of the United States.

World Atlas

World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency, facts and statistics on such topics as population, economy, government, maps and flags for each country.

Science Fair Websites

Search Engines & Internet Navigational Guides

Tax Information

Frequently Asked Tax Questions and Answers - prepared by the IRS.
H&R Block Refund Calculator
IRS Forms and Publications
Massachusetts Dept. of Revenue Tax Information
Other States' Forms