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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: 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: 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
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Recipes, like music scores, are especially interesting to me because they can still be used in the way the author originally intended. Though one cannot read historic newspapers to stay apprised of current events, or read historic letters to stay in touch with friends, "American orphan"; Amelia Simmons can speak through the centuries to help the reader get dinner to the table.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Revolution and the New Nation (1764-1815)