Grab some great #primarysource teaching ideas from the TPS Midwest during this free virtual course. I walked away so much smarter! Did I mention that it's free? teachingprimarysources.illinoisstate.edu/development @librarycongress.bsky.social #sschat #socialstudies
September 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Grab some great #primarysource teaching ideas from the TPS Midwest during this free virtual course. I walked away so much smarter! Did I mention that it's free? teachingprimarysources.illinoisstate.edu/development @librarycongress.bsky.social #sschat #socialstudies
Sharing this because #primarysource footage of historical events is crucial no matter how you feel about them personally.
September 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Sharing this because #primarysource footage of historical events is crucial no matter how you feel about them personally.
Great to know that museums use Google Arts and Culture to publish extensive collections of paintings. #primarysource For Medieval Age in Secondary 1/2, check out artsandculture.google.com/partner/gema...
Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Google Arts & Culture
The Gemäldegalerie boasts one of the world’s most important collections of
European painting ranging from the 13th to 18th century. Masterpieces from
all e...
artsandculture.google.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Great to know that museums use Google Arts and Culture to publish extensive collections of paintings. #primarysource For Medieval Age in Secondary 1/2, check out artsandculture.google.com/partner/gema...
Finished the first volume of my #primarysource and now I’m on the second! Let’s go! Always remember to use acid free paper and archival ink, #historians and #archivists need us to tell our own story - right here and right now! As the #hamilton musical said, PICK UP A PEN AND START WRITING!
April 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Finished the first volume of my #primarysource and now I’m on the second! Let’s go! Always remember to use acid free paper and archival ink, #historians and #archivists need us to tell our own story - right here and right now! As the #hamilton musical said, PICK UP A PEN AND START WRITING!
Get a quick peak at #Teaching with #PrimarySource #DataVisualizations through the Slow Reveal technique. Resources to dive deeper are also provided!
It only takes a "Primary Source Minute" to learn a strategy for teaching with a primary source, courtesy of a Library of Congress TPS Consortium member. tpsconsortiumcreatedmaterials.org/primary-sour...
Primary Source Minute - Teaching Data Literacy with the Slow Reveal
YouTube video by TPS Western Region at MSU Denver
www.youtube.com
May 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Get a quick peak at #Teaching with #PrimarySource #DataVisualizations through the Slow Reveal technique. Resources to dive deeper are also provided!
This is the internet at its best, chums!😍
⚠️Don't forget to acquaint yourself with the editorial explainer regarding word usage on the site, which discusses sensitive terms and their historical context.⚠️
#hardhistory #primarysource #slurs
3/4
⚠️Don't forget to acquaint yourself with the editorial explainer regarding word usage on the site, which discusses sensitive terms and their historical context.⚠️
#hardhistory #primarysource #slurs
3/4
January 10, 2025 at 12:31 AM
This is the internet at its best, chums!😍
⚠️Don't forget to acquaint yourself with the editorial explainer regarding word usage on the site, which discusses sensitive terms and their historical context.⚠️
#hardhistory #primarysource #slurs
3/4
⚠️Don't forget to acquaint yourself with the editorial explainer regarding word usage on the site, which discusses sensitive terms and their historical context.⚠️
#hardhistory #primarysource #slurs
3/4
VIDEO - The Centum Diary: One Year (1863) in the Life of a Civil War Union Soldier, Freeman Woodman, as Presented in The Geneva (IL) Republican from January to December 1963.
youtu.be/KRfz7zrAFXs #PrimarySource
youtu.be/KRfz7zrAFXs #PrimarySource
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM
VIDEO - The Centum Diary: One Year (1863) in the Life of a Civil War Union Soldier, Freeman Woodman, as Presented in The Geneva (IL) Republican from January to December 1963.
youtu.be/KRfz7zrAFXs #PrimarySource
youtu.be/KRfz7zrAFXs #PrimarySource
As well as this digital repository of #primarysource materials from the NY Civil Rights History Project:
𝗕𝗼𝘆𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸’𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀
https://bit.ly/3WQa7uF
#civilrights #blackhistory #youthactivism #directaction
4/4
𝗕𝗼𝘆𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸’𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀
https://bit.ly/3WQa7uF
#civilrights #blackhistory #youthactivism #directaction
4/4
Boycotting New York’s Segregated Schools
A teaching guide to the history of NYC schools
bit.ly
February 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
As well as this digital repository of #primarysource materials from the NY Civil Rights History Project:
𝗕𝗼𝘆𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸’𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀
https://bit.ly/3WQa7uF
#civilrights #blackhistory #youthactivism #directaction
4/4
𝗕𝗼𝘆𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸’𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀
https://bit.ly/3WQa7uF
#civilrights #blackhistory #youthactivism #directaction
4/4
Or, and hear me out, they may have not have been quite so enthusiastic about the preservation of slavery as our correspondent suggests?
#PrimarySource #USCivilWar - Keowee Courier, Pickens Court House, SC, June 8, 1861
#PrimarySource #USCivilWar - Keowee Courier, Pickens Court House, SC, June 8, 1861
October 11, 2023 at 7:18 PM
Or, and hear me out, they may have not have been quite so enthusiastic about the preservation of slavery as our correspondent suggests?
#PrimarySource #USCivilWar - Keowee Courier, Pickens Court House, SC, June 8, 1861
#PrimarySource #USCivilWar - Keowee Courier, Pickens Court House, SC, June 8, 1861
Because denying weaponry and lager to Sesech is a priority in the early days of the war. And thirsty work, clearly.
The Daily Exchange, Baltimore, MD July 1, 1861 #PrimarySource #CivilWar
The Daily Exchange, Baltimore, MD July 1, 1861 #PrimarySource #CivilWar
October 12, 2023 at 5:39 PM
Because denying weaponry and lager to Sesech is a priority in the early days of the war. And thirsty work, clearly.
The Daily Exchange, Baltimore, MD July 1, 1861 #PrimarySource #CivilWar
The Daily Exchange, Baltimore, MD July 1, 1861 #PrimarySource #CivilWar
It is the end of the school year and we have been getting many questions from #students finishing up academic projects, including questions about the Salem witch trials primary source material. Check out our website to learn more!
#salemwitchtrials #primarysource #history
#salemwitchtrials #primarysource #history
Student Resources - Salem Witch Museum
The Salem witch trials of 1692 are a fascinating and complex event in American history. Each year our museum receives requests from hundreds of students for information about the witchcraft...
salemwitchmuseum.com
May 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
It is the end of the school year and we have been getting many questions from #students finishing up academic projects, including questions about the Salem witch trials primary source material. Check out our website to learn more!
#salemwitchtrials #primarysource #history
#salemwitchtrials #primarysource #history
🤔 Want to teach with primary sources but need free, #OpenAccess materials?
in the latest @jstordaily.bsky.social article, a history instructor shares three in-class activity ideas with links to free #primarysource collections on #JSTOR.
Try one out and let us know what you think: bit.ly/40pWBzB
in the latest @jstordaily.bsky.social article, a history instructor shares three in-class activity ideas with links to free #primarysource collections on #JSTOR.
Try one out and let us know what you think: bit.ly/40pWBzB
Lies, Damn Lies, and…Primary Sources? - JSTOR Daily
An instructor shares her approach for teaching students how to evaluate historical materials and claims of veracity made by their originators.
bit.ly
July 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
🤔 Want to teach with primary sources but need free, #OpenAccess materials?
in the latest @jstordaily.bsky.social article, a history instructor shares three in-class activity ideas with links to free #primarysource collections on #JSTOR.
Try one out and let us know what you think: bit.ly/40pWBzB
in the latest @jstordaily.bsky.social article, a history instructor shares three in-class activity ideas with links to free #primarysource collections on #JSTOR.
Try one out and let us know what you think: bit.ly/40pWBzB
Friendly reminder to share your favorite artwork by Dr. Suess on March 2nd!
Take a closer look with this #primarysource analysis questionnaire for students by www.archives.gov/education/le...
#DrSuessDay #USHistory #Education #HistoryRhymes #DejaVu
Take a closer look with this #primarysource analysis questionnaire for students by www.archives.gov/education/le...
#DrSuessDay #USHistory #Education #HistoryRhymes #DejaVu
February 26, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Friendly reminder to share your favorite artwork by Dr. Suess on March 2nd!
Take a closer look with this #primarysource analysis questionnaire for students by www.archives.gov/education/le...
#DrSuessDay #USHistory #Education #HistoryRhymes #DejaVu
Take a closer look with this #primarysource analysis questionnaire for students by www.archives.gov/education/le...
#DrSuessDay #USHistory #Education #HistoryRhymes #DejaVu
October 7, 2024 at 1:58 AM
Just a reminder that we are primary sources. I’ve been keeping a hand written journal since the election. I would encourage others to do the same. History can be edited on the internet. #journaling #primarysource
January 19, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Just a reminder that we are primary sources. I’ve been keeping a hand written journal since the election. I would encourage others to do the same. History can be edited on the internet. #journaling #primarysource
So going straight to the source, and neither of these is a #PrimarySource.
Here is the primary source.
If anyone isn't aware, you can subscribe to this site to get daily digest emails of new bill submissions and process movements.
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
Here is the primary source.
If anyone isn't aware, you can subscribe to this site to get daily digest emails of new bill submissions and process movements.
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
www.congress.gov
February 11, 2025 at 10:26 PM
So going straight to the source, and neither of these is a #PrimarySource.
Here is the primary source.
If anyone isn't aware, you can subscribe to this site to get daily digest emails of new bill submissions and process movements.
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
Here is the primary source.
If anyone isn't aware, you can subscribe to this site to get daily digest emails of new bill submissions and process movements.
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
From the @nsarchive.bsky.social: Recently declassified documents provide insight into the treaty negotiations that took place across four presidential administrations to return sovereignty of the Canal to Panama in 1977. Lots of great context and #primarysource docs nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
The Panama Canal Treaty Declassified
Washington, D.C., February 3, 2025 - Continued U.S. control of the Panama Canal “looks like pure colonialism,” Henry Kissinger advised President Gerald Ford during a National Security Council meeting ...
nsarchive.gwu.edu
February 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
From the @nsarchive.bsky.social: Recently declassified documents provide insight into the treaty negotiations that took place across four presidential administrations to return sovereignty of the Canal to Panama in 1977. Lots of great context and #primarysource docs nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
The @nsarchive.bsky.social has published a set of #primarysource documents for those interested in 90s-era US foreign relations history, incl. a long-secret 1994 telegram by a political analyst at the US Embassy in Moscow criticizing market reform focused policies:
nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
The Long Telegram of the 1990s: “Whose Russia Is It Anyway? Toward a Policy of Benign Respect”
Washington, D.C., December 18, 2024 – A now-legendary but long-secret 70-paragraph telegram written by the top political analyst at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow in March 1994, E. Wayne Merry, criticizin...
nsarchive.gwu.edu
January 29, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The @nsarchive.bsky.social has published a set of #primarysource documents for those interested in 90s-era US foreign relations history, incl. a long-secret 1994 telegram by a political analyst at the US Embassy in Moscow criticizing market reform focused policies:
nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
Images from the front in WW1, trout fishing in the Laurentians, and Lord Chief Justice's opinion on beer! #PrimarySource Newspapers are great for revealing life in the past to students: numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/d...
February 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Images from the front in WW1, trout fishing in the Laurentians, and Lord Chief Justice's opinion on beer! #PrimarySource Newspapers are great for revealing life in the past to students: numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/d...
Where are the #teachers? Latest in our #HistoryBlog: Use #HouseRecords for #PrimarySource #LessonPlans on the Development of the Industrial United States and the Emergence of Modern America (1870–1931). #TeachingWithPrimarySources loom.ly/IULPAUs
January 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Where are the #teachers? Latest in our #HistoryBlog: Use #HouseRecords for #PrimarySource #LessonPlans on the Development of the Industrial United States and the Emergence of Modern America (1870–1931). #TeachingWithPrimarySources loom.ly/IULPAUs
Be careful of your Friday the 13th leisure activities - may I suggest something other than golf (preferably involving a nice bourbon and a good book)? Oh, and please don't wait to take that time off.
#PrimarySource #Friday13 #BadHook
New Britain Herald, New Britain, CT, October 13, 1923
#PrimarySource #Friday13 #BadHook
New Britain Herald, New Britain, CT, October 13, 1923
October 13, 2023 at 3:17 PM
Be careful of your Friday the 13th leisure activities - may I suggest something other than golf (preferably involving a nice bourbon and a good book)? Oh, and please don't wait to take that time off.
#PrimarySource #Friday13 #BadHook
New Britain Herald, New Britain, CT, October 13, 1923
#PrimarySource #Friday13 #BadHook
New Britain Herald, New Britain, CT, October 13, 1923
Playing with idea of using Dignity Index to develop a #primarysource analysis graphic organizer, asking students to view evidence through that lens. How have you used it? Would love to chat about your process! dignity.us/resources #sschat #socialstudies
Resources — The Dignity Index
www.dignity.us
April 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Playing with idea of using Dignity Index to develop a #primarysource analysis graphic organizer, asking students to view evidence through that lens. How have you used it? Would love to chat about your process! dignity.us/resources #sschat #socialstudies
Don't miss the free 10/09 #ChoiceWebinar
Explore new ways to teach women’s history with newly available archival and media content, including #primarysource materials in Women and Social Movements in the U.S. Since 1600 & the digitized archive of Ms. magazine.
ow.ly/LmQm50X18iI #Clarivate #Library
Explore new ways to teach women’s history with newly available archival and media content, including #primarysource materials in Women and Social Movements in the U.S. Since 1600 & the digitized archive of Ms. magazine.
ow.ly/LmQm50X18iI #Clarivate #Library
October 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Don't miss the free 10/09 #ChoiceWebinar
Explore new ways to teach women’s history with newly available archival and media content, including #primarysource materials in Women and Social Movements in the U.S. Since 1600 & the digitized archive of Ms. magazine.
ow.ly/LmQm50X18iI #Clarivate #Library
Explore new ways to teach women’s history with newly available archival and media content, including #primarysource materials in Women and Social Movements in the U.S. Since 1600 & the digitized archive of Ms. magazine.
ow.ly/LmQm50X18iI #Clarivate #Library
Some awesome #primarysource bell-ringers for purposefully occupying students while you prepare, take attendance, etc.
My fav - Lincoln's Pockets. How long ago do you think these items were used?
See all 20👇
tpsteachersnetwork.org/single-group...
#edusky #sschat #inquiry
My fav - Lincoln's Pockets. How long ago do you think these items were used?
See all 20👇
tpsteachersnetwork.org/single-group...
#edusky #sschat #inquiry
January 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Some awesome #primarysource bell-ringers for purposefully occupying students while you prepare, take attendance, etc.
My fav - Lincoln's Pockets. How long ago do you think these items were used?
See all 20👇
tpsteachersnetwork.org/single-group...
#edusky #sschat #inquiry
My fav - Lincoln's Pockets. How long ago do you think these items were used?
See all 20👇
tpsteachersnetwork.org/single-group...
#edusky #sschat #inquiry