Primary Sources
Digital Public Library
Library of Congress
From the homepage you can access their various collections (Prints & Photographs, Manuscripts, Newspapers, etc). Scroll down towards the bottom of the page to access Today in History.
Library of Congress Teacher Portal
Here you will find classroom materials and information on using primary sources in the classroom (including the Teacher’s Guides and Analysis Tool)
Voices from the Days of Slavery: Stories, Songs and Memories
http://www.loc.gov/podcasts/slavenarratives/
Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writer’s Program
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml/snhome.html
National Archives
Includes a Teacher Resources and many Primary Sources for classroom use.
National Archives Digital Vault
This is a fun visual tool that brings together primary sources about a topic. Many topics are represented. Click Search to search for a topic (i.e. Vietnam War).
National Archives 100 Milestones in American History
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/content.php?flash=true&page=milestone
Hudson River Valley Heritage
Provides access to digitized primary sources (and online exhibits) from over 50 libraries and museums in the Hudson Valley. Includes a For Educators section with links to lesson plans.
New York Heritage
Provides access to digitized primary sources from hundreds of libraries and museums in New York (mostly upstate – some NYC).
New York State Archives Digital Collections
http://www.archives.nysed.gov/d/
Digitized primary sources from the collections of the New York State Archives.
New York State Library Digital Collections
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/scandocs/
Digitized primary sources from the collections of the New York State Library.
New Netherland Institute
http://www.newnetherlandinstitute.org/
A site dedicated to exploring America’s Dutch Heritage. Includes Teacher Resources
New York Public Library Digital Gallery
http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/index.cfm
Provides access to over 800,000 digitized resources.
New York Historical Society Digital Collections
http://www.nyhistory.org/library/digital-collections
Digital Hudson
https://www.library.fordham.edu/digital/collection/digi_hudson
A project at Fordham Univeristy. Provides access to digitized resources about the Hudson River.
Harvest of History
http://www.harvestofhistory.org/
An online educational tool developed by the Farmer’s Museum in Cooperstown, NY. Includes 16 interdisciplinary activities for fourth grade students.
Faces of the American Revolution
This is a news article from the UK Daily Mail that includes photographs and short biographies.
Free Sites for Searching Historical Newspapers
HRVH Historical Newspapers
Search and browse historic newspapers contributed by libraries in the Hudson Valley.
NYS Historical Newspapers
http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/
Search and browse historic newspapers contributed by libraries in upstate New York.
Old Fulton New York Post Cards
http://www.fultonhistory.com/fulton.html
This is a home-grown site (literally built in someone’s garage) that contains millions of digitized newspaper pages. The site is a bit wonky and the search and browse options are not the most sophisticated, but there is a wealth of newspaper content.
Tools for Creating and Sharing Projects
Slide Rocket http://www.sliderocket.com/
Museum Box http://museumbox.e2bn.org/
History Pin https://www.historypin.org/
Prezi http://prezi.com/
Pinterest http://www.pinterest.com/
Voice Thread http://voicethread.com/