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Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn about the puzzles that can be found in the newspapers from Chronicling America.
Posted in: Culture and Folklife, Lesson Ideas, Primary Source Highlights, Young Learners
Posted by: Danna Bell
Historical primary sources provide examples of civic virtue--that is, of citizens dedicating themselves to the common welfare, even at the cost of their own interests. By examining such sources, students can reflect on how civic virtue was practiced in the past, and how the concept might apply today.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore resources to help students learn more about the electoral college.
Posted in: Government and Law, Presidents
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn about the history of absentee voting and voting by mail.
Posted in: Government and Law
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore the path the Constitution followed to ratification in North Carolina and Rhode Island with articles from the Gazette of the United States.
Posted in: Constitution, Revolution and the New Nation (1764-1815)
Posted by: Danna Bell
This post is by Jen Reidel, the 2019-2020 Library of Congress Civics Teacher in Residence. Through research, writing, presenting, and interaction with educators and colleagues on the Learning and Innovation Office (LIO) team, I have come to broaden what I see as civic education and the power of primary sources for all subject areas and ages.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts
Posted by: Danna Bell
See how primary sources can help students learn about public health challenges throughout history and provide insights into how such challenges are identified and addressed.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Danna Bell
This post is by Jen Reidel, the 2019-2020 Library of Congress Civics Teacher in Residence. During periods of crisis, Americans have often been called to practice civic virtue, placing the common good above individual need. Children historically have actively supported national objectives during wartime in age appropriate ways, including buying and selling war savings stamps, collecting …
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore three new collections that the Library of Congress has recently placed online: the papers of Andrew Johnson, Chester Alan Arthur and William McKinley.
Posted in: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Government and Law, Presidents