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Come Visit Us at the National Association of Independent Schools Conference February 28-March 1st

February 25, 2013 by Danna Bell-Russel

If you’re attending the National Association of Independent Schools Conference in Philadelphia, please visit the Library of Congress on the exhibit floor. The Library will be in booth # 1414.

The Library’s K-12 education specialists will be available to talk about strategies for using the Library’s millions of digitized primary sources in the classroom. Learn more about the Library’s professional development opportunities and free online resources for teachers, suggest ideas for blog topics, or just drop by to say hello.

If you do stop by, please let us know you saw this blog post. We look forward to seeing you there!

Women Soldiers in the Civil War, Part 2: Their Service Remembered in Library of Congress Primary Sources

February 21, 2013 by Cheryl Lederle

At least 400 women served as soldiers on both sides of the Civil War and explored why they joined and how they managed to pass as men. Primary sources from the Library of Congress chronicle the experiences of some of those women, and allow us to examine how they were remembered after their service.

Women Soldiers in the Civil War, Part 1: Going Behind the Gender Lines

February 19, 2013 by Cheryl Lederle

Teachers frequently ask us about the experts who work with the Library’s collections. March has been set aside as Women’s History month, so we arranged this guest post from Kristi Conkle, women’s studies specialist at the Library of Congress. This is the first of two posts on women soldiers in the Civil War. Women filled …

Women’s History Month: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Suffragist March of 1913 with Primary Sources

February 14, 2013 by Cheryl Lederle

On March 3, 1913, thousands of demonstrators marched down Pennsylvania Avenue in a call for women’s suffrage. Primary sources from the Library of Congress can help students not only see the size and grandeur of this historic parade, but also go behind the scenes to examine the plans and promotional strategies of its organizers.

The Great Migration in Library of Congress Primary Sources

February 12, 2013 by Stephen Wesson

Primary sources can provide a window into the Great Migration, the largest internal migration in the history of the United States.

Frederick Douglass on Abraham Lincoln: The Writer and Abolitionist Remembers the President in Library of Congress Primary Sources

February 7, 2013 by Cheryl Lederle

African American History Month is a perfect time to celebrate the abolitionist efforts of white and black Americans alike, and to examine the relationship between the Emancipation Proclamation’s author and one of the greatest American abolitionists.

Informational Text, the Common Core, and the Library of Congress: A Resource Center Rich with Primary Sources and Teacher Tools

February 5, 2013 by Stephen Wesson

Informational text is more important to teachers than ever before, especially with the rise of the Common Core standards. The Library of Congress is an excellent resource for finding and using texts to build students’ reading skills.

Like a Kid in a Candy Store: Lee Ann Potter, the New Director of Educational Outreach at the Library of Congress

January 31, 2013 by Stephen Wesson

I’m delighted to introduce this guest post by Lee Ann Potter, who has joined the Library of Congress as its new Director of Educational Outreach. The expression “like a kid in a candy store” has been on my mind quite a bit since I began directing educational outreach at the Library of Congress earlier this …

Chinese New Year Celebrations: Primary Sources Reflecting a Cultural Tradition

January 29, 2013 by Cheryl Lederle

This guest post is from the Library of Congress Teacher in Residence, Earnestine Sweeting. Chinese New Year has been observed annually in China for hundreds of years. Use Library of Congress primary sources to help your students explore this rich cultural tradition that has been passed on from generation to generation. The Chinese New Year, …

The Preamble to the Constitution: Making Inferences About Intent Using Two Drafts from the Library of Congress

January 24, 2013 by Cheryl Lederle

The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution is well known to many Americans. But the meaning of those 52 words, and the original intent of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787, are still widely studied and debated.