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RAINY DAY HOBBIES, ON THE INTERNET

Summer is a time full of cookouts and trips to the beach. But sometimes summer in Maine can mean rainy days when outdoor fun can be dampened by the weather. The Internet can help make a rainy day fun if you use it to pursue your favorite hobby. Below are some great websites for some popular hobbies.
Collecting:

Whether it’s stamps, coins, baseball cards, or teddy bears, whatever you collect you can find on the Internet. Here are some of the best sites we’ve found for collectors of all kinds.

www.baseball-cards.com - a great site for the baseball card collector. There is an online card auction and you can purchase other sports memorabilia.

www.heritagecoin.com - for the coin collector, on this site you can buy or sell coins, find rare coins, and find out how much your coins are worth.

www.collectiblesnet.com - this collectors site has everything from autographs to dolls to posters. You can even advertise your items for sale or for items you are seeking.

http://shop.usps.com - this site, run by the United States Postal Service, provides you information about stamp collecting along with selling stamps of all kinds.
Genealogy:

Interested in finding out more about where you came from? There are many online resources to help you trace your family history and create your family tree.

www.genealogy.com - search for ancestors, build your family tree, and view the family trees of famous people on this site.

www.genealogysearch.com - on this site you can search for family members by surname with access to over 50,000 records for family information.

www.ancestry.com - this site boasts the largest collection of family history records on the web and features a message board so you can find others researching your ancestors.
Antiques:

Instead of driving to antique shops, do your antiquing on the web. Here’s some great sites!

www.antiqnet.com - browse antiques by category, find a dealer, or have your items appraised.

www.antiquesjournal.com - this site from the New England Antique Journals features articles on antiquing and a calendar of shows and auctions.

www.antiquehotspots.com - this site is a master list of hundreds of antique sites on the web.


Have a hobby you’d like to explore on the net? Email us at netletter@gwi.net and we’ll add it to this list.