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Posted by: Danna Bell
What is a story map? Learn how staff from the Library of Congress are using them to help connect the Library's collection to provide information about events in a unique way.
Posted in: Primary Source Highlights, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Danna Bell
See how broadsides and other paper publicity sources were used to engage people and encourage them to support a cause such as labor rights.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), Primary Source Highlights
Posted by: Danna Bell
What is a monument and how do we help students understand what they are and why they are important? Intern Bryn Walker provides some answers and teaching suggestions.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Primary Source Highlights
Posted by: Danna Bell
Chronicling America has added over1.5 million pages of content. Learn more about the new resources available including resources on life during the Revolutionary War.
Posted in: Primary Source Highlights, Revolution and the New Nation (1764-1815)
Posted by: Danna Bell
Join us for our series with the Prints and Photographs Division, Double Take. Learn more about analyzing and using photographs in your classroom.
Posted in: News and Events, Primary Source Highlights
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
As the new school year approaches, we thought it might be helpful to highlight new collections that have been added to the Library of Congress digital collections.
Posted in: News and Events, Primary Source Highlights
Posted by: Danna Bell
One of Dr. Carla’s Hayden’s stated goals for her time as Librarian of Congress is to continue to expand access to our primary source collections, and the Library of Congress staff is working hard to achieve this goal. Here is the first post from the Teaching with the Library of Congress blog team highlighting some …
Posted in: News and Events, Primary Source Highlights
Posted by: Danna Bell
Here are just a few of the additions to the Library of Congress web resources available online.
Posted in: Lesson Ideas, Primary Source Highlights