Browse Blog - primary sources
Teaching About Haiti
Jan 22 2010
Why is the history of Haiti and of America's relationship with that country important today? [...] »
Teaching About Dr. Martin Luther King
Jan 13 2010
A day of service, commemoration, and evaluation. [...] »
The People Speak: To Zinn or Not to Zinn
Jan 5 2010
Howard Zinn is controversial and he makes students think. [...] »
Primary Sources, Historical Reenactments, and Twitter
Dec 10 2009
A new approach to leading your students through primary sources. [...] »
Bookmark This! World War II Interactive Collection: Free From Footnote (December only)
Dec 9 2009
Digitized primary resources on World War II—free access during December! [...] »
Thanksgiving: The Real Backstory
Nov 20 2009
Historians dispute the date of the first Thanksgiving. Is there a definite time and place? [...] »
Bookmark This! Google Scholar: Finding the Laws that Govern Us
Nov 19 2009
Search for federal and state district, appellate and supreme court opinions—full-text and related cases. [...] »
Bookmark This! History and Headlines
Nov 15 2009
This online magazine brings the perspective of history to today's events. [...] »
Teaching the Cuban Missile Crisis
Nov 3 2009
Teaching about the Cuban Missile Crisis generally begins with the political and diplomatic perspective. [...] »
Bring "The National Parks: America's Best Idea" into the Classroom
Oct 19 2009
The new PBS film series talks about fascinating people and places we often don't pay attention to. [...] »
