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Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Throughout the nineteenth century, singing schools supported building music skills for community singing in church and home
Posted in: Fine and Performing Arts, News and Events
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
In 1866, William O. Bourne organized a unique left-handed penmanship contest for Union veterans who had lost the use of their right hand. Veterans were encouraged to submit a letter they had written using their left hand and a total prize money of $1000.00 was offered. The Library of Congress holds the many of the entrants’ letters and other information on Bourne and the contest.
Posted in: African American History, Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Veterans and Military History
Posted by: Danna Bell
What's one thing that stands out about your Institute experience? The quality of the professional development. In fifteen years in public education, I have sat through a lot of professional development. I left the institute with activities and ideas I could implement from day one.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts, News and Events
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
In addition to being fun, by design children’s songs teach valuable critical thinking skills.
Posted in: Culture and Folklife, Fine and Performing Arts
Posted by: Danna Bell
I wanted to spend a week at the Library of Congress Summer Teacher Institute learning why and how to incorporate primary sources into my biology classroom instruction. I attended the Institute last summer and my high expectations were surpassed! Spending a week learning about the use of primary sources with teachers of all grades from around our nation was invigorating, academically stimulating, and quite fun!
Posted in: Interviews with Experts, News and Events
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Some might argue that existing presidential shrines add a touch of majesty, yet the article provokes the questions: What are the many ways in which the U.S. memorializes its presidents, and why?
Posted in: Government and Law, Holidays
Posted by: Danna Bell
Many people are familiar with the "Ain't I a Woman" speech given by Sojourner Truth, but fewer know the story behind the speech--or the different accounts of the speech and its delivery.
Posted in: African American History, Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), Women's History
Posted by: Danna Bell
Fewer know about another way that African Americans could access the news of the day in the 1940s and 1950s; the All-American News, newsreels similar to the Movietone newsreels that were shown before feature films, were produced for African American audiences.
Posted in: African American History, Contemporary United States (1945-present)
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Join Library experts for an hour on February 12, 4-5 pm ET, and hear how all transcriptions are made and reviewed by volunteers before they are returned to the Library's website. Discuss the possibilities of using this tool in your work with students.
Posted in: News and Events