World History
David Korfhage just tweeted this excellent site on Soviet history. The caption for the poster above is "Throw the Kulaks out of the Kolkhozes!" The site is organized by year. Click on 1929 and you'll find short essays, primary sources, and photographs like the one above about collectivization. You do not have to register for much of the material but you do for access to primary materials and photographs, but that registration is free. You can view the material by year or by theme.
- The Complete Works Of Charles Darwin Online
The Complete Works of Charles Darwin Online. I was very pleased to discover this new website which apparently was just launched on 9 October 2006. It currently contains more than 50,000 searchable text pages and 40,000 images of both publications and...
- Wikinfo - Primary Source
Primary source. This is an encyclopedia article from Wikinfo which explains what a primary source is. From the site: A primary historical source is any piece of information that was created by someone who witnessed first hand or was part of the...
- When Work Is Done
When Work is Done Teaches about primary sources using photographs to compile an album of early 20th Century American leisure life. It is geared towards high school students. From the site: The main vehicle for this lesson is the web site "When Work is...
- Using Primary Sources In The Primary Grades.
Using Primary Sources in the Primary Grades. This good essay shows how primamry source material can be used successfully in primary grades. From the site: What do a stamped Christmas postcard dated 1910, a Confederate one hundred dollar bill, soda...
- Women In World History/ Primary Sources
Earlier in the year, I wrote about a primary sources program at Stanford University with complete lesson plans. George Mason University has a similar program called "Women in World History." If you click on "modules," you...
World History
Seventeen Moments in Soviet History: an Online Archive of Primary Sources
- The Complete Works Of Charles Darwin Online
The Complete Works of Charles Darwin Online. I was very pleased to discover this new website which apparently was just launched on 9 October 2006. It currently contains more than 50,000 searchable text pages and 40,000 images of both publications and...
- Wikinfo - Primary Source
Primary source. This is an encyclopedia article from Wikinfo which explains what a primary source is. From the site: A primary historical source is any piece of information that was created by someone who witnessed first hand or was part of the...
- When Work Is Done
When Work is Done Teaches about primary sources using photographs to compile an album of early 20th Century American leisure life. It is geared towards high school students. From the site: The main vehicle for this lesson is the web site "When Work is...
- Using Primary Sources In The Primary Grades.
Using Primary Sources in the Primary Grades. This good essay shows how primamry source material can be used successfully in primary grades. From the site: What do a stamped Christmas postcard dated 1910, a Confederate one hundred dollar bill, soda...
- Women In World History/ Primary Sources
Earlier in the year, I wrote about a primary sources program at Stanford University with complete lesson plans. George Mason University has a similar program called "Women in World History." If you click on "modules," you...