theprofessional-amateur:I love a good Very Specific Resource. Here are the links to my posts about resources carefully crafted to share a specific bit of history (updated as needed)How Fast Was the Mail - Interactive map that giving mail delivery info in the US 1882-1908, also general railroad network informationStreaming Music from Around the World - No algorithms, lots of options, amazing music nerds helping you discover more music.Professor Shoelace - everything you ever needed to know about shoelaces Commercial Pattern Archive - over 50,000 scanned sewing patterns dating back to the 1850sPublic Domain Image Archive - thousands of images from various repositories no longer under copyright Medieval Murder Maps - interactive maps of murder and accidents in medieval London, York, and Oxford Travel in Times - plan travel routes in England and Wales in various centuriesThe Quilt Index - a digital repository of quilts, makers, and their stories Louis Armstrong Archives - Some highlights from the archives and how to access the full collection from home!RSN Stitch Bank - hundreds of sewing and embroidery stitches, their uses, their structure, how to make them, and history!Archive of 80s mixtapes - a whole lot of tapes from the 80s and also tapes of background music from Kmart in the 80s and 90sFeast Afrique - What started as an exploration and celebration of West African culinary heritage has since expanded to include history, language, culture, and customs of West Africa and the African diaspora.Letterform Archive - Thousands of high quality images celebrating graphic design, calligraphy, and typography. The beauty of letters!Historic Menu Collection - Over 17,000 historic menus, 1.3 million historic dishes transcribed. Historic popularity and price range, map it, and more.Palestinian Embroidery - Digital archives dedicated to the preservation of Palestinian embroidery. Over 1,000+ free patternsBlack Craftseople Digital Archive - enhancing knowledge of Black crafts people (both free and enslaved) and the objects they produced.Georgian Lady’s Magazine Embroidery Patterns - Free embroidery patterns from 1770-1819The Dutch Textile Trade Project - History and trade of textiles in the 17th and 18th centuries. Fabric types, images, data on trade.Estonian Knitting - Bog knits! History! Techniques!