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Visiting History: A Guide for Professional Development
Apr 20 2012
Summer's around the corner . . . time to go visiting history! [...] »
Joe Jelen: Old Newspapers Find a Home in New Technology
Oct 10 2011
Newspapers are alive and well in the U.S. history classroom. [...] »
An Ear for the Past: The National Jukebox
Jul 2 2011
Catchy primary sources? You bet! With the Library of Congress's National Jukebox, get your students humming history. [...] »
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2011
May 17 2011
Scratch the surface of Asian Pacific American history this May, and keep digging. [...] »
Joe Jelen on the New York Public Library Digital Gallery
Apr 25 2011
This digitized photographs contained in this collection can be incorporated into lesson plans in a variety of exciting ways. [...] »
Presidents in the Library
Feb 18 2011
Happy Presidents Day! What better place to turn to for presidential history resources than libraries dedicated to the presidents? [...] »
Patents as Primary Sources
Sep 28 2010
Patents as primary sources? These documents can give your students clues to development of U.S. science, technology, business, and social concerns. [...] »
The Smithsonian Commons: Vast, Findable, Shareable, Free
Jul 13 2010
Chime in on the development of the Smithsonian's newest resource. [...] »
Teaching about Vietnam
Apr 29 2010
The topic is broad and multifaceted; online materials abound. [...] »
Teaching African American History: Do We Still Need a Black History Month?
Feb 9 2010
Black History Month is as important now as when Carter Woodson first thought of it. [...] »
