Questions of Evidence

K-12 Teachers' Workshop

January 30, 1998

 

Sponsored by the History Institute, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Primary Source Materials for Your Exploration...

• American Memory Project, Library of Congress
• Perseus Project (Exploring the Classical World), Tufts University
• Primary Sources and Activities, National Archives and Records Administration
• Databases and Demography
  • Massachusetts' 1990 Census Statistical Information by County
  • US Census Statistical Information by State

• See also links built for previous workshops (there's a lot to explore here...)

 

 

Try this out to see how primary source encounters are made interactive for learners over the Web...

• Port of Entry: Immigration (American Memory Project, Library of Congress)

UMass Projects Using Comparative Approaches To Primary Source Materials

• "Love Across the Color Line," Dr. Kathy Peiss
• "Inductive Approaches to History: The Lizzie Borden Case Study," Dr. Stephen Nissenbaum and Elizabeth Terhune (Tip for navigation: head through the student link into the virtual archive and activities section. You will be able to access Module 1.)

Suggestions for the Incorporation of Primary Source Materials in Your Curriculum Development

• Framework for Using Primary Source Materials with Students (American Memory Project, Library of Congress)
• Edsitement (National Endowment for the Humanities)