Social Studies
Contact information for specific teachers can be found on the Bedford High School website linked here.
Top Picks
Crash Course - History - Playlist for all crash courses related to history
Teaching Tolerance - Texts (including visuals) - This is a searchable collection of short informational and literary nonfiction texts, as well as literature, photographs, infographics, and other media, written from a variety of perspectives.
The Choices Program - Brown University - Video Library - A collection of free short videos about historical events connecting them to current issues and featuring leading policy makers, journalists, practitioners, and other intellectuals
Civics in Action
United States House of Representatives
Oyez - A multimedia archive of audio, summaries, and transcripts of Supreme Court decisions and opinions with additional information about the justices, as well as a panoramic tour of the Supreme Court building
Current Events
The Atlantic - Access articles about the corona virus
Mr. Donnelly’s (BHS Economics Teacher) Economics blog - “Each day I will post to this page an update on important economic news and the best explanations of the economic impact that I have seen and that I think are informative and interesting. I will try to post materials from a range of different economists and I will provide a short background on each economist I am posting.”
Museums and Archives
Military History - National Archives - A list of websites compiled by the Library of Congress
Museum of African-American History - Boston/Nantucket
The National World War II Museum - New Orleans - Learn about the history and lessons of WWII and how it shaped our world. Resources include links to books, websites and fact sheets.
Explore the National Museum of Natural History - virtual tours - Self-guided virtual tours of select exhibits and areas within the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, with access to additional related collections and exhibits not currently on display
Explore The Palace of Versailles
Explore the Uffizi Gallery in Italy
Library of Congress Online Exhibitions - hundreds of rich, well-researched, primary source-based sites.
National Archives - online exhibits for a variety of topics
Ellis Island - interactive virtual tour
Lower East Side Tenement Museum Virtual Tour
Perkins School for the Blind - Virtual Museum - Short 3-12 minute audio recordings created for on-site exhibits in the Perkins Museum located in the Howe Building in Watertown, Massachusetts.
Additional Resources
Boston Public Library project - Be a part of preserving history, as the Boston Public Library is allowing volunteers to transcribe 19th century letters by abolitionists for the library’s collection. This article explains the project. To volunteer for the project, click here. Unfortunately, the project is not currently supported on mobile or tablet devices.
Eliza Page - Lowell Mill Girl - You are Eliza Paige of Lowell, MA, in this game in which you must make choices that mill workers like her might have faced in the 1830s. Learn more by searching the primary sources, bibliography, timeline, or links.
1619 Project - articles, resources
"The 1619 Project is an ongoing initiative from The New York Times Magazine that began in August 2019, the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery. It aims to reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of our national narrative."
Video (15 min.) about the publication
A History of Slavery in the United States - National Geographic interactive timeline
The Spread of U.S. Slavery 1790 - 1860 Interactive Map
The History Channel - slavery resources
The History Channel - Celebrating Women’s History Month - Celebrate Women's History Month by learning about this year's theme: "Valiant Women of the Vote." Check out articles, biographies, and images honoring "the brave women who fought to win suffrage rights for women, and for the women who continue to fight for the voting rights of others." - History.com
Teaching Tolerance - Teaching Hard History video clips - Historians discuss the institution of slavery in the United States and how it impacted the lives of enslaved peoples and the development of our country. Also learn about the influence of enslaved people on the culture and history of the nation.