The Smithsonian Commons: Vast, Findable, Shareable, Free
Chime in on the development of the Smithsonian’s newest resource.
Teaching about Vietnam
The topic is broad and multifaceted; online materials abound.
Teaching African American History: Do We Still Need a Black History Month?
Black History Month is as important now as when Carter Woodson first thought of it.
A Roundup of Resources
What’s new at AHA, NEH, LOC and Gilder Lehrman?
Bookmark This! Google Scholar: Finding the Laws that Govern Us
Search for federal and state district, appellate and supreme court opinions—full-text and related cases.
Teaching Native American History: I is for Inclusion
How can I tell good books about Indians from bad ones?
Veterans, Oral History, and the Library of Congress
Veteran oral history projects relate the classroom to real people and real life.
Primary Sources: 100 Milestone Documents
Consolidated access to pivotal diplomatic, legal, and political primary source documents.
Teaching the Constitution
Teach the Constitution on Constitution Day (or all year ‘round)!
Bookmark This! Teaching Mexican American History with the Bracero Program
A resource for bilingual (Spanish-English) materials for teaching 20th century American history.
ROTFLOL?* President John Quincy Adams Twittered?
Media change, but do the messages?
August 1945: Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The age of nuclear warfare began on August 6, 64 years ago.
Forty Years Ago: One Giant Leap for Mankind
It’s been 40 years since man first landed on the moon.
Bookmark This! Teacher Resources at the Library of Congress
The Library of Congress expedites educator access to primary sources and professional development.
Bookmark This! History Sites on YouTube
History and art museums and archives join the YouTube communications field.
Happy Presidents Day
What exactly is Presidents Day?
The Electronic Schoolhouse/LaEscuela Electronica: A Bilingual History Education Resource
New York State Archives offers lesson plans and materials about Hispanic history and culture in two languages.
Remember the Ladies—But Not Just in March
Women’s history should be integral to the total narrative of American history.
Register for Your Virtual Seat: Smithsonian Education Online Lincoln Conference
If you missed this two-day online event, watch the videos from the Abraham Lincoln: a Smithsonian Education Online Conference on the website.
The Great Depression and Today
Does the current financial crisis echo the Great Depression?
Flickr Update: The Commons
The Commons encourages public response to museum collections.
Teaching Resources for Constitution Day
Constitution Day is September 17.
Chronicling America Newspaper Site Adds More Pages, Features
More than 79,000 newly digitized newspaper pages, along with several new site features, have recently been added to the Chronicling America Web site of the Library of Congress.