Smithsonian Institution
Solomon G. Brown: Letter Writing
Personal correspondence in the form of letters is not as common as it once was. This resource presents an opportunity for you to introduce your class to letter writing and cover topics in social studies. Learners read a letter written in...
Civil Rights Movement Veterans
Timeline of Events: 1960’s Civil Rights Movement of St. Augustine, Florida
A timeline can be a powerful learning tool because it reveals a pattern in events. While few would consider St. Augustine, Florida a hotbed of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, a selection of background information and a timeline of...
Curated OER
English Folk Music
In this English folk music worksheet, students read an article pertaining to the history of folk music in England from the times of the Industrial Revolution until the 1970s.
Other
19th Century Forts: Texas Frontier Clash of Cultures
Scattered across Texas are the remnants of a fierce defense system - forts. This site talks about the fort system as a whole. There are detailed links to information about specific forts in the state. An interactive student activity...
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Stephen Foster
A website that accompanies a film on Stephen Foster. Students can listen to the famous songs, view a timeline of his life, and find information about Foster's contemporaries.
Other
Denver Public Library: History of the American West
This massive archive holds more than 30,000 photographs detailing life in the American West from 1860 to 1940. Easy to use it can be searched by key word, topic,or a name index.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Biography of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
This Bibliomania.com site a biography of the 19th century American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882). Discusses his parents, early youth, education, literary ambitions, years of travel and study, Harvard tenure, love for...
Black Past
Black Past: Grafton Tyler Brown (1841 1918)
Learn about Grafton Tyler Brown, the most successful African American artist in the 19th Century west, who lived his adult life as a white man.
Oklahoma Historical Society
Oklahoma State University: Library: Chief Kicking Bird
This biography discusses the life of Chief Kicking Bird, a 19th century leader and peace chief of the Kiowa tribe of Oklahoma.
Vroma Project
Cambridge History of Eng. And Am. Literature: Longfellow at Harvard
Examines Longfellow's position at Harvard, his dissatisfaction with the academic life, and his second marriage. Includes a discussion of one of Longfellow's best-known poems, "A Psalm of Life."
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission
Explore Pa History: Mary Cassatt
A concise biographical sketch that examines the life and contributions of nineteenth century impressionist and Pennsylvania native, Mary Cassatt.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: William Merritt Chase
Web Museum profiles the American painter William Merritt Chase (1849-1916) and presents nine examples of his work.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Thomas Eakins
This Ibiblio.org site contains a summary on the life of artist Thomas Eakins. Also includes images of some of his most famous work.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Maggie Lena Draper Walker
Summarizes the life of Maggie Lena Draper Walker, an American businesswoman, who played a major role in the organizational and commercial life of Richmond's African-American community in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.