A Thanksgiving Maze
Posted by: Danna Bell
Here's a holiday themed puzzle to help you celebrate Thanksgiving.
Posted in: Holidays
Archive: 2022 (68 Posts)
Hear What the 2022 Literacy Awards Winners and Honorees Have to Say: Literacy Awards Successful Practices Live Webinar Series Begins December 15!
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn more about our literacy award winners and the techniques they use in a series of webinars.
Posted in: Literacy, News and Events
The Cherokee Nation and the Civil War
Posted by: Danna Bell
Amira Dehmani, a 2022 Liljenquist Family Fellow at the Library of Congress, explores the role of the Cherokee Nation in the Civil War.
Posted in: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Native American History
Using Photographs from the Liljenquist Family Collection to Learn More about Civil War Soldiers
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn how to locate and verify information about people in Civil War photographs and how you can use this information in instructional activities.
Posted in: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877)
Cops and Guinea Pigs: Treasures Found in Chronicling America
Posted by: Danna Bell
Guest author Kitty Felde provides tips on effectively searching Chronicling America.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Interviews with Experts
“Perfect” Primary Sources Combinations
Posted by: Danna Bell
Lee Ann Potter summarizes a program featuring several of the Library's Teaching with Primary Sources partners and how they try to find the "perfect primary source combination" for their programs and how these sources can lead to transformative opportunities.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Science Technology and Math, Teaching Strategies
Opium Use in the 19th Century
Posted by: Danna Bell
Amira Dehmani, a 2022 Liljenquist Family Fellow at the Library of Congress, explores the use of opium during the Civil War for pain management and its impact on the soldiers that used it.
Posted in: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877)
Supporting Students with Dyslexia: Free Resources from the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled
Posted by: Danna Bell
Did you know that you can use the National Library Service for the Visually Impaired and Print Disabled to support your students with dyslexia and other reading issues? Find out more from today's blog post.
Posted in: Disability Awareness, Literacy
The Civil War and the Mail
Posted by: Danna Bell
In this post by Amira Dehmani, a 2022 Liljenquist Family Fellow at the Library of Congress, Learn how the Civil War forced the Union and Confederate postal systems to evolve.
Posted in: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877)