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Illinois History
Illinois History
Welcome to the Illinois History.
Welcome to the Illinois History.
These units were created in cooperation with teachers. This page will add additional pieces as they are developed.
These units were created in cooperation with teachers. This page will add additional pieces as they are developed.
Cahokia: A Piece of Illinois History
Cahokia: A Piece of Illinois History
Explore Cahokia and the Mississippian time period. This unit explores Cahokia using activities, primary sources, museum collections, leveled reading material, and videos. Teachers may use as much of this packet as it fits with their curriculum.
Exploring the Great Migration
Exploring the Great Migration
Explore the period of the Great Migration. This unit explores the Great Migration using activities, primary sources, museum collections, leveled reading material, and videos. Teachers may use as much of this packet as it fits with their curriculum.
Estanislao Goff: Exploring How Objects Tell a Story
Explore with Historian Erika Holst, Estanislao Goff's story of her family immigrating to Illinois and how she carried on her Mexican heritage.
6th-12th grade
How Can Objects Tell A Story?
Explore with ISM Curator Erika Holst as she looks at how objects can help us understand history, and how they help tell us a story if we look at them carefully.
6th-12th grade
Lucy McWorter's Dress: Exploring How Objects Tell a Story
Explore with ISM Curator Erika Holst as she talks about the recreation of Lucy McWorter's dress and her part in the development of New Philadelphia, the first African American town in Illinois.
Sad Iron & Bettye Washington: Exploring How Objects Tell a Story
Explore with ISM Curator Erika Holst as she shares how a sad iron can help tell the story of a family's move during the Great Migration.
6th-12th Grade Level
1908 Dresser Top: Exploring How Objects Tell a Story
Explore with ISM Archaeologist Brooke Morgan the 1908 Race Riot by looking at a mable dresser top uncovered at the Archaeological Site.
6th-12th Grade Level
Black Codes: Using Art to Explore a Moment in History
Explore with ISM Curators Erika Holst and Douglas Stapleton as they look at a painting of John and Mary Jones and their fight against the Black Codes in Illinois.
6th-12th Grade Level
Freedom Seekers: Using Art to Explore a Moment in History
Explore with ISM Curators Erika Holst and Doug Stapleton as they look at a painting of John and Mary Jones and how they helped enslaved people escape to freedom on the Underground Railroad in Illinois.
6th-12th Grade Level
Platform Rocker & the 1908 Race Riot: Exploring How Objects Tell a Story
Explore with ISM Curator Erika Holst, the 1908 Race Riot by looking at a platform rocker that survived.
6th-12th Grade Level
Mitihok Ito & Her Painting: Exploring How Objects Tell a Story
Explore with ISM Curator Doug Stapleton as he looks at a piece of art, Sacramento by Mitihok Ito, and her life story including her time in Japanese Internment Camps.
6th-12th grade
Parachute dress: Exploring How Objects Tell a Story
Explore with ISM Curator Erika Holst as she looks at how clothing can tell a story and connect us to past events like the Vietnam War.
6th-12th grade
Vera Klements & Her Painting: Exploring How Objects Tell a Story
Explore with ISM Curator Doug Stapleton, the painting, Yellow Orcale by Vera Klements and her life story including her escape from Nazi Germany.
6th-12th grade
Radium Girls: Exploring How Objects Tell a Story
Explore with ISM Curator Erika Holst as she tells the story of the Radium Girls and shares how a watch can tell a story.
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