Teaching with Food
Teach with all five senses, including taste!
Food 50 Years Ago
Is your favorite food a recent invention?
Recipe for Victory: Food and Cooking in Wartime
Winning a war using…food? Explore sources concerning World War I and gastronomical homefront movements.
Thanksgiving: Presidential Turkeys
How many turkeys have presidents pardoned?
Valerie Tripp: Salty Ham: Using the Senses in Historical Research
Have you tasted pioneer foods like apple butter? Listened to old records on a phonograph?
Victory Vegetables
WWII Victory Gardens allowed citizens to raise food…and wage war!
Turkey Tracking
Thanksgiving—how much do you know about the history of this popular holiday?
Paradise in a Breakfast Bowl
A morning meditation on flakes: Do your morals and values help you decide which cereal to eat in the morning?
The Ice Cream Wars
Was there conflict in the past over one of our favorite summer treats?
The Many Roots of African American Cooking
Africa, Europe, and North America—mix, and serve. Explore the foods that African Americans developed in the colonies, and later in the nation.
Column A and Column B
In the 19th century, no one expected Chinese food to take off in the United States.
Back to School
Binders, buses, and backpacks—consider the history of these back-to-school basics.
Early American Artifacts
What did people living in what is now known as North America leave behind? Answer these questions about archaeological finds.
Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Culture
At the virtual home of the Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Culture, six exhibits highlight ethnic culture in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan.
Playing House—Homemaking for Children
How have childhood and gender roles changed over time? Browse five housekeeping books for girls.