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Meet Our New Document Analysis Worksheets!
Our new worksheets have a new look and reinforce a standard progression while guiding students through the document analysis process.
New “Remembering WWI” App Release!
Remembering WWI is an iPad and Android app for exploring, collaborating, and engaging with an extensive collection of WWI photographs and moving images.
WWI App Coming Soon, with Help from Educators
Teachers provided invaluable feedback for a new WWI app, set for release early this fall.
The American Democracy Collection: Telling the story of Presidential Elections
Interactive exhibits in Google Arts & Culture’s American Democracy collection tell the story of presidential elections in the United States.
Fatal Crash
Today's spotlight is on a photograph of the first fatal Wright Brothers flying machine crash.
Primary Sources With Some Help from Historypin
Teachers used Historypin in a recent workshop to learn about the CCC and its lasting impact in their community.
Teachers Digitize Immigration Documents in Washington, DC
Over 50 documents related to Ellis Island and immigration are now available thanks to teachers in our Primarily Teaching summer institute.
The Civil War as Photographed by Mathew Brady, a New Teaching Activity
Students can reflect on the lives of soldiers during the Civil War by analyzing photographs taken by renowned photographer Mathew Brady in this new learning activity on DocsTeach.org. The holdings of the National Archives include over 6,000 photographs taken by Brady and his associates during the Civil War era; 16 are included in this activity. In … Continue reading The Civil War as Photographed by Mathew Brady, a New Teaching Activity
Searching for the Seventies in New York and New Jersey
As a child of the 1980s, the 1970s have always been a mysterious decade to me. So, I get the appeal of the exhibition “Searching for the Seventies” now on display at the National Archives in Washington, DC, through September 8. “Searching for the Seventies” highlights the photographs of the Documerica project, a documentary project … Continue reading Searching for the Seventies in New York and New Jersey