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	The Preservation and Repair of Historic Log Buildings - http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/tps/briefs/brief26.htm This guide by Bruce D. Bomberger for the National Park Service includes a history of log cabins in the United States.
	Log Homes Council - http://www.loghomes.org/ US national organization of manufacturers of log homes. Showcases a log home each month, offers log home information, and lists accredited members.
	PBS: Frontier House: Frontier Life - http://www.pbs.org/wnet/frontierhouse/frontierlife/essay4.html Illustrated article by Christopher W. Czajka on the homes built on the United States frontier in the latter part of the 19th century. Covers the historical background and details of construction. Includes a short bibliography.
	Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site - http://www.lincolnlogcabin.org/ The 1840s home of Thomas and Sarah Bush Lincoln is now an 86-acre living history farm run by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, which includes a replica of the Lincoln log cabin and two other farm houses of the period.
	Log Cabins in America: The Finnish Experience - http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/4logcabins/4logcabins.htm This lesson plan from the US National Park Service provides a history of the log cabin tradition and Scandinavian influence on American pioneers.

	Morgan Log House, Towamencin, PA - http://www.fieldtrip.com/pa/53682480.htm Brief history, description and visitor information on the 17th-century log house, home of Daniel Boone's grandparents.
	Great Lakes School of Log Building - http://www.schooloflogbuilding.com/ Teaching the craft of log building in northern Minnesota. Provides a lengthy bibliography on the history and techniques of log construction.
	Log Cabins: Building Homes on the American Frontier - http://architecture.about.com/library/weekly/aalogcabina.htm Jackie Craven explains that today's log cabins may be spacious and elegant, but in the 1800s they reflected the hardships of life on the North American frontier.

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