SENIOR LINKS
Sites selected with you in mind
You're Aging Gracefully
USA.Gov Senior Citizens' Resources
Links to government resources as well as featured websites and online services.
Your Health
Medline Plus Health Information
Links to health information using a variety of formats
The Mayo Clinic
Information on diseases, conditions, drugs & supplements, treatment decisions, healthy living, specialist information.
NIH Senior Health
National Institutes of Health website specifically for senior citizens. Large font size and simplicity of design makes site easy to search.
You're Still Learning
Art cyclopedia: the fine art search engine
Guide to great art on the Internet.
Infoplease
Access to online calculators, atlases, encyclopedias, new sources, etc.
Internet Public Library
Reference resources online.
Librarians' Internet Index
Librarians' Internet Index (LII) is a publicly-funded website and weekly newsletter which offers guides to authoritative websites on the internet. Covers topics from aquariums to boy and girl Scouts.
Quick and Dirty Tips
Quick and Dirty Tips offers short, actionable advice from friendly and informed authorities. Available as podcasts or transcripts. Topics include grammar, money management, travel, how-to's for projects, parenting tips, legal issues and manners.
Savvy Senior
A national information service devoted to older Americans and the families who support them. Through a variety of media, Savvy Senior provides information and resources..
You're Remembering When
Historic House Museums
Allows users to search for historic houses that are operating as museums by name, state, region or time period.
Kingwood College Library Decades Links
Interesting links to information on American Cultural History from 1800 - 1999. Topics include art & architecture, pastimes as well as standard historical information.
Library of Congress: American Memory
Allows users to browse or search the collections of the Library of Congress for information and entertainment in a variety of formats.
National Archives
Allows users to search for geneological-related materials such as military service records, photos and other information.
Smithsonian Global Sound
Download and learn about traditional music from different time periods and places all around the world.
Your Finances
American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging
Free access to Bifocal which is the organization's monthly newsletter as well as some resources for seniors and their families, especially guardianship issues.
National Council on Aging Benefits Checkup
The National Council on the Aging created BenefitsCheckUp to help older adults to quickly identify federal and state assistance programs that may improve the quality of their lives.
Your Next Career
CareerOneStop
Website links users to interest tests, resume buildres, job databases, salary information, sample cover letters and thank you notes, etc.
Encore: Work that matters in the second half of life
Founded by author, Marc Friedman, promotes work for social change, lifelong learning, news of interest to second careerists.
Emurse
Free resume builder lets you create pick two templates so use to build two resumes and hosts one free online. Emurse has an online video for training purposes.
NYCareerZone
SR 8 - Your next career
Website allows users to take interest tests, build resumes, search job databases and find out about education that matches their goals - not just for New Yorkers!
