The collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th
century
North American and
South American
maps and other cartographic materials. Historic maps of the
World,
Europe,
Asia, and
Africa are also represented.
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Flickr: The Commons
Copyright-free images from the Library of Congress and a number of museums and other organizations. Primarily historical photos, with lots of great primary source material.
more fromwww.flickr.com
Infinite Thinking Machine: Friday Five: Create, Express, Learn with Primary Source Material
Five sites to find and use online primary source content with students, focusing on sites that encourage students to remix and share multimedia content. Some of the sites provide tools for production and publication.
more fromwww.infinitethinking.org
Dipity
Create a timeline by adding each event manually or by adding a source (Flickr, RSS, twitter, etc.) Images, music, and video can be included in events. Related services include Tickr, which lets you create a dynamic timeline with Flickr images based on search criteria, and TimeTube, which does the same for YouTube. Some people are playing with this as a way to visualize the river of information from the Connectivism course (CCK08) this fall.
more fromwww.dipity.com
Wisconsin Electronic Reader
Online collection of primary sources related to Wisconsin's history. Copyright specifically allows educational use; many sources are old enough to be public domain.
more fromwww.library.wisc.edu
The Great Peshtigo Fire of 1871
Primary source material from the Peshtigo fire (which happened the same night as the Chicago fire).
more fromwww.peshtigofire.info
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
American history museum with some online exhibits and primary source materials. Quizzes and other materials for teachers also available.
more fromwww.gilderlehrman.org
Mnemograph: Web Based Timeline Software
Free tool to create online Flash-based interactive timelines.
more frommnemograph.com
Digital Vaults: Social networking for primary sources «
Description of the National Archives Digital Vault and how it may help digitial natives find primary sources in a more accessible way. I'm not sure whether the digital native/immigrant difference is as important as the simple fact that the Digitial Vault is more visually appealing and interactive. I think it helps show patterns and connections between primary sources more effectively, which can be helpful for people of any age.
more fromhistorytech.wordpress.com
National Archives Experience
Flash site for accessing the US National Archives with a visual searching tools.
more fromwww.digitalvaults.org
Dr. Seuss Went to War
Political cartoons by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel), published from 1941-1943. Browse in chronological order or by subject; no search available
more fromorpheus.ucsd.edu
HarpWeek: Explore History
Historical political cartoons from Harper's Weekly, plus educational resources like lesson plans and connections to standards.
more fromwww.harpweek.com
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AAME : Raw History Lesson Plan: Using Primary Sources; The Domestic Slave Trade, Runaway Journeys
more fromwww.inmotionaame.org
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The First Thanksgiving - You Are the Historian - Online Learning Center
more fromwww.plimoth.org
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