July in History with the Library of Congress
Posted by: Danna Bell
July highlights include the Seneca Falls Convention and independence for Liberia.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Teaching Tools
Category: Lesson Ideas
June in History with the Library of Congress
Posted by: Danna Bell
June highlights include the life of Henry Clay, "the Great Compromiser" and the signing of the Yosemite Land Grant.
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The K-12 Web Archiving Program: Preserving the Web from a Youthful Point of View
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
If you believe the Web (and who doesn't believe everything they read on the Web?), it boastfully celebrated its 25th birthday last year. Twenty-five years is long enough for the first "children of the Web" to be fully-grown adults, just now coming of age to recognize that the Web that grew up around them has irrevocably changed.
Posted in: Contemporary United States (1945-present), Lesson Ideas, Teaching Tools
May in History with the Library of Congress
Posted by: Danna Bell
May highlights include the Homestead Act and the debut of Good Housekeeping magazine.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas
Mining the Storehouse: Exploring the Library of Congress Blogs
Posted by: Danna Bell
Did you know that there are fourteen blogs published by various divisions of the Library of Congress? These blogs are full of useful information and can direct you to primary sources or other information that you can make use of in your classroom.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Teaching Tools
April in History with the Library of Congress
Posted by: Danna Bell
April highlights include the creation of the Works Project Administration and Carrie S. Burnham's contributions to the women's suffrage movement.
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March in History with the Library of Congress
Posted by: Danna Bell
March highlights include the first march from Selma, Alabama known as "Bloody Sunday" and the origins of Mount Rainier National Park in Washington.
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A Journey Back in Time: Analyzing Primary Sources to Paint a Picture of the Past
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Take the opportunity to explore the primary sources available from the Library to discover what was going on at a place in a certain time in history.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), Lesson Ideas
February in History with the Library of Congress
Posted by: Danna Bell
February highlights include the origins of Valentine's Day and the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance.
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