Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858
Compare Republican and Democrat accounts of the great debates.
The Ways West
How emigrants traveled from Pennsylvania to Illinois in 1830.
East St. Louis Massacre
Raising “the terrible weapon of self-defense” during riots in 1917 Illinois.
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Teaching Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War? Explore this storehouse of Lincolnian history.
The 3Cities Project
Examine the nexus of representation, modernity, and urban life.
Augustana College Library, Digital Projects
Midwest teacher looking for local history primary sources? Try these nine digital collections.
At Home in the Heartland
Learn about family life and social history in the northern Midwest.
Abraham Lincoln
This lesson leads students to see how Lincoln’s life in Springfield influenced important national issues.
Photographs from the Chicago Daily News: 1902-1933
Presents more than 55,000 Chicago Daily News photographs taken in the early 20th century.
Great Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory
Commemorates the 1871 Great Chicago Fire with an array of primary sources.