Family Information

Kids Grown-ups Families Look around, you may be interested in all the sections!      Expecting to be a Mother soon? Why not see a baby announcement now? See your proofs (as many styles as you like!) right now....on-line....for free?

Kids

Research and Homework Helpers

School Closings now on-line!

Free children's educational software

Children's online games

Britannica on-line!

Funk and Wagnalls online! Dictionary, encyclopedia, thesaurus and more!

Kid's on the Web.

United States Presidents' Trivia

American Library Association Top 50+ web sites for kids!

Homework Help - General / Art / English / Florida / Homeschooling / Mathematics / Science / Social Studies

State Dept. Background Notes on many nations - you can do better than the encyclopedia

A Visual Thesaurus!

InfoPlease.com - All kinds of Almanacs, what happened on this day? 365 days

Dinosaur Facts!

This web site will check your math homework for you!

A Rhyming Dictionary!

Another Rhyming Dictionary!

Reference Desk. Facts Encyclopedia.

Word Generator. (example- what words can you make out of the letters of the word: "Thanksgiving?")

Acronyms and Abbreviations

National 4H Council

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations

World Atlas

see "Charlie's favorites" below also
 

Charlie's Favorite Links

 Boy Scout Troop 172

Albion High School Soccer Scores -- MichiganSoccer.net -- click on High School Scores-- also shows other useful soccer info (clinics and camps, nutrition and fitness, etc.

Soccer Clip Art! Make a web site for your team! From one of Charlie's former coaches, Glenn Cameron.

Excite Games: Online Games - checkers, chess, crosswords, and more!

funschool.com - Where's That U.S. State? Learn the location of the 50 states, see if you can beat the clock.
Kids.gov - NSync's favorite web page...Not! What do you expect from a bunch of old federal workers?/k

50 States and Capitals

United States Capitals Game -Try to name the capitals of the 50 states

Geo-Sim\geo  - Lots of Geography games and quizzes

Stately Knowledge State Capitals Game - another "guess the capitals game." -You have to know how to spell them too!

longitude and latitude finder -

Cities in the World - longitude and latitude

Free ZIP code Lookup - For any valid ZIP code, find the city and state, plus: county name and FIPS code area code, time zone, latitude and longitude

eBay Listings: Basketball - It's fun to look at all of the Basketball cards here.  Be careful of bidding though!

NBA.com: The Official Site of the National Basketball Association!

Beckett Collectibles Online- Price guides and more

CNN/SI from CNN and Sports Illustrated - Top  Sports stories- scores etc.

Sports Illustrated For Kids - games, fantasy leagues, sports news and more!
   

Games & Toys

Games Domain - The Gamer's Voice

Dr. Toy's Guide : Information on Toys and Much More

"Flash" games - very pretty! Probably made in Japan! http://www.orisinal.ws/games/

Families

AROUND HOME

• TV Channel LIne-up for Millenium Cable - for Albion
• Watch TV with no cable on your computer! HULU

Safety and Privacy

Parents! Check out family values of movies before your kids go to see them! (FamilyValues.com)

Chat Room Story- It might not be true, but it's real

Home Safety Checklist - Tips from Uncle Sam

Tips for Safe Living - from Captain Jackson

Stop Telemarketors from Calling You! Visit 877-offllist.org You will have to send them $5 to get on the list. It's worth it!

Shopping Helpers

Hot Deals Club-- get the best price on lots of items!

See "tips for tough times" below also

Good Deals on Sports Shoes from Dave - go to the clearance sections!

Feet.com

Overstock.com - Lots more besides shoes!

Fogdog.com - Sporting Goods

Shoebuy.com

SportsmansGuide.com - great deals here!

SportsLine.com - Sports Equipment, etc.

Always check dealmac.com coupons before buying! They have coupons worth 20-40% off from time to time.

DealMac Coupons. - Martha Stewart, Amazon, Target and much more!

Sporting Good Deals

http://www.currentcodes.com/ - Hundreds of well-known online stores like Barnes and Noble, Staples, and Amazon.com have a place within their shopping cart for a "coupon code" that gives a percent or dollar amount off your purchase. If you don't know the code, you can't take advantage of the discount.

WORLD OF INTEREST Kids' Connection  - Lots of links! Disney, Comics, classic books to read with pictures...

Crossword puzzles (Java)

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Family Travel

Parks and Museums.

Virtualmichigan

Visit the Snare Web Guide. Great links to these categories all across the U.S. and Canada! Arts & Crafts, Business, Community, Entertainment, Government, Home, Recreation, Sports

Travel-michigan

Visit Michigan Homepage

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Grown-ups

Send Virtual Cards and Flowers!

Send a postcard to someone in your family!

Mulitimedia cards for all holidays from Blue Mountain Arts. Free.

Greetings Online

BONUS.COM® the SuperSite for Kids - MAKE YOUR OWN MASTERPIECE, ART FOR ALL AGES

Postcards Online

send virtual flowers

Awesome Cyber Cards from Marlo

The Postcard Rack- send a friend a postcard with classic art - FREE

Send a Virtual Holiday to a loved one - A virtual vacation to the beach, the mountains, ballooning, and more.  Free

Reminder Service - Never forget important days again!
           Birthdays, anniversaries, register them here free and get email reminders!

E-love's virtual flowers

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Cool Stuff for kids & families

Researchers, genealogists and the plain curious can now use the Internet to check more than 50 million historical records at the National Archives, from Civil War battles to family immigration files.

The Tom Lisella's Baseball Links

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Music & Audio

Jazzinteractive

Welcome to the Ultimate Band List

SoundAmerica

Spiritual Helpers

Take the photo tour of the Starr Earthworks event!

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale's wisdom in a fully searchable online archive. (small fee)

Guideposts Magazine - online

Prayers for Peace - from the Albion Ministerial Association

Albion Church Directory.

Mid-Michigan Church Listings! Add a link to your church's web site, or just type in information about your church! Free!

Daily devotionals.

Today's reading from Michael's 52 week Bible Reading Plan. Read through the bible in 52 weeks!

Daily Wisdom. Story, allegory or commentary on life.

A Christian's Introduction to the Web.

Christianity resources on the Web. From NerdWorld!

"Christian Prayers and Daily thoughts" on the Web. From NerdWorld!

Visit the Albion Michigan Inspiration Page for more Spiritual Helper Links.

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Mostly for Adults

Grown-ups! Need a job? Check out Career Path. - It's free!

Nation Job.com - P.J. Scout will look for a better job for you!

"CENT" -- Council for Employment Needs and Training This site has job openings listed for many local businesses, including Walmarts, Felpausch, Consumer's Energy. Also,

Employment Information - Tips for Finding the Right Job, College Graduates: Degrees, Earnings and Outlook, Changing Your Job and much more! from the Consumer Information Catalog - the US Government - Great info online!!

Free software -- full versions -- (they do charge $6.99 for shipping.) U.S. History, Make your own will, Webster's Encyclopedia, etc.

Check below for more news and "tips for tough times."

Albion Resource Directory - featuring Education, Emergency food, Clothing, Shelter, Health Insurance, Health Services, Housing, Utilities, Mental Health, Nurture and Transportation.

Real, Honest To Goodness Credit Repair -- follow the link to "sample letters" on the bottom right...

Matthew Lesko Wants You To Help Yourself -- This site has lots of sources for free money. Grants etc. You just have to do a little work to apply.
Examples: get $250,000 to work on your invention, get free air travel for specialized health care, get $24,500 to go to graduate school, get $1,200 a month for day care. Got the picture?

Interested in selling on Ebay? Find out how from the experts!

Hot Deals Club-- get the best price on lots of items!

2-1-1 comes to Albion! (Where to call when you need help.)

Free Airplane rides for kids? We just did this in Jackson! Visit YoungEagles.com.

Individual Development Account -- this program will help you to save toward the purchase of a productive asset- a home, a small business or post-secondary education. They will match your funds. Find out more.

Quicken Tax Freedom Project - if you have adjusted gross income of $25,000 or less, you qualify for free online tax preparation and filing!

Government Guide: Does Someone Owe You Money? You would be surprised!

OnLinespy.com - virtual dictionary, encyclopedia, lyric finder, newsgroup query, reverse email finder, movie search, and more!

Does the Government Owe You Money?

Housing - Financing & Sales: How to Buy a Home With a Low Down Payment, Looking for the Best Mortgage--Shop, Compare, Negotiate, Home Maintenance: Fixing Up Your Home and How to Finance It, Keeping Your Home Safe from the Consumer Information Catalog - the US Government - Great info online!!

Internet Family Finder - Family Tree info

FamilySearch.Org-- just opened in 10-02. Mormons donated 15 years to recreate 1880 database!

Genealogical Links

www.ancestry.com/ - the #1 source for family history online.

Messies Anonymous Main Page

MediaFinder from Oxbridge Commu

Cyrano  - Have Cyrano write a love poem for you.

Candlelight Romance - Romance Directory

555-1212  -find people you are looking for!

411.com - another place to look!

ICQ - - free download then chat with your friends

Freeshop - Free samples, trial

MediaFinder  Have catalogs sent to you from your favorite companies!

Parade Magazine (5/21/2001) Tips to Help the Elderly Eat Better

Federal Information Center - Free online advice from Uncle Sam about Cars, Children, Consumer help, Education, Federal Programs, Food, Health, Housing, Info Gov, Money Recalls, Money, Recalls, Scams/Fraud, Small Business, Travel and more.

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