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Prompting Student Curiosity About George Washington’s Decision to Participate in the Constitutional Convention

September 29, 2022

Posted by: Danna Bell

This post is by Lee Ann Potter, the director of the Professional Learning and Outreach Initiatives office at the Library of Congress. In the September 2022 issue of Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies, our “Sources and Strategies” article shared a spring 1787 exchange between George Washington and Henry Knox …

Posted in: Constitution, Revolution and the New Nation (1764-1815)

“Vote!” Election Day Pages in Historic Newspapers

November 3, 2022

Posted by: Stephen Wesson

Learn how newspapers encouraged voter participation in elections.

Posted in: Contemporary United States (1945-present), Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Government and Law, Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)

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Celebrating Words and Works from Native American Communities

October 11, 2022

Posted by: Danna Bell

Use the songs, oral histories, poems and stories of Native Americans as part of activities for Native American Heritage month,

Posted in: Native American History

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Using Sheet Music to Bring History to Life

February 15, 2022

Posted by: Danna Bell

Have you used sheet music with your classes? It provides a different angle to study events in history.

Posted in: Fine and Performing Arts, National Expansion and Reform (1815-1860)

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