Resources shared April 4, 2024

Slides from the workshop

Research worksheets

YouTube channel with Insta360 videos from the cemeteries. Insta360 Photos from the cemeteries. 

Resources for June 17 & 18, 2024

Curated biographic packets

The Veterans Legacy Program (VLP) commemorates our nation's Veterans and Service Members through the discovery and sharing of their stories. Visit the VA website for more information.  

Honoring the Stories Behind the Headstones: How to Uncover the Stories of Civil War and WW II Era Veterans Interred in National Cemeteries.  

The link takes you to the researcher's handbook that secondary teachers and students can use to help them find information about Civil War and World War II soldiers.

Please view this lesson plan for researching and writing biographies of U.S. Veterans' stories.

A lesson plan for conducting research in genealogical databases such as ancestroy.com, and then drafting narratives based on the information provided within the databases.

A lesson plan exploring the life of James Shipley. Students do research to answer specific questions about Shipley's life and gain an understanding of the research process.