Category Archives: Primary Sources
4/14 Reflection: The Jim Crow Era and Primary Sources
Hello Everyone! Kristen here – and I’m honored to pen the final blog post for our Social Studies class. During yesterday’s walk to see archival content, the weather was gorgeous, warm and breezy with a hazy watercolor sky. Blooming trees … Continue reading
Field Trip Blog Post
Hi class, I hope everyone enjoyed the field trip as much as I did. I found it to be very engaging and found it so fascinating to learn about the area where we live that has so much history deeply … Continue reading
Methods For Approaching Sensitive Topics in the Classroom
Hi everyone! I hope that everyone has had a nice couple of days and is looking forward to a fun and relaxing break from classes next week. Monday’s class focused on teaching sensitive topics, specifically emphasizing slavery. Many teachers are … Continue reading
Primary Sources: Privacy and Integrity
Salut mes amis, Last class was enlightening for me in more ways than one. I had no idea that Richmond had a rare book/archives collection (an extensive one at that!) It was incredible to take a peek into the lives … Continue reading
Postcard History
A few months ago I subscribed to a site called Postcard History. It has some terrific images for students to explore the differences between the past and present. It also has some fascinating historical tidbits. For example, today’s article is … Continue reading
The Declaration of Independence
The National Archives has an interesting and informative blog entitled Pieces of History. In it, primary sources are regularly highlighted. Last year they wrote about the Dunlap Broadside printed on July 4, along with the real-time proceedings of that day inscribed … Continue reading
Reading Portraiture
After our trip to the VMFA yesterday, I’m reminded of some of the wonderful resources at the National Portrait Gallery for interpreting works of art. You will find the downloadable teacher’s guide entitled “Reading Portraiture” to be particularly helpful.