To those students who were involved in National History Day this year, a job well done! We are especially delighted to send our warmest congratulations to students who attended workshops or researched at our National Archives or Presidential Library locations and took their projects all the way to the national contest in College Park, MD, last … Continue reading Congratulations NHD Winners!
Month: July 2015
Fatal Crash
Today's spotlight is on a photograph of the first fatal Wright Brothers flying machine crash.
Native American Fishing Rights: Digitized in Seattle
Educators in our Primarily Teaching summer institute in Seattle scanned documents on Native American land and fishing rights in the West.
Digitizing Chinese Immigration in Our New Innovation Hub
Educators came to research our holdings to find and digitize documents for lessons and activities on Chinese immigration.
Using Primary Sources to Analyze the 2015 AP U.S. Government FRQ: Civil Rights & Liberties
Our intern offers insight into how she’ll teach the 14th Amendment to her AP students next year using primary sources.
Educators in Chicago Digitize the WWI Homefront
Last week we welcomed educators to our annual Primarily Teaching summer institute in Chicago to explore documents on the homefront of World War I. These teachers delved into the holdings of the National Archives at Chicago, and found some great documents on this topic appropriate for classroom lessons and activities. The WWI homefront is a broad subject, but these teachers stepped … Continue reading Educators in Chicago Digitize the WWI Homefront