Resources for Teachers, Students, Researchers, and Writers
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Resources for Students and ResearchersFun with words: Wordorigins.org: Does POSH really stand for Port Outward, Starboard Home? Is "Mind your Ps and Qs" about pints or printing? Dave Wilton, author of Word Myths: Debunking Linguistic Urban Legends, gives you the lowdown and debunks the myths about the origins of familiar words and phrases. History web sites for students of all ages: Digital Commonwealth: Historic images from more than 100 Massachusetts cultural institutions, including libraries, museums, colleges, and historica societies. Includes photographs, memorabilia, historic documents, and more. History Matters: A collection of American history materials for students and teachers, including primary documents and images, interviews, and links to other history sites. The Library of Congress: Not just books! Music, photographs, documents, webcasts, and more on just about everything you'd ever want to know about American history. NELINET's Digital Collections in New England: Links to online collections of historical images and documents from New England cultural institutions. Nineteen Teen: A fun blog by authors Regina Scott and Marissa Doyle about what life might be like if you were a elegant teenager in Victorian England. A world and a half away from the life of the characters in A Difficult Boy! Nineteenth-century America: Links to hundreds of web pages with information about American history, maintained by "Teacher Oz," a teacher in Texas. Victoriana: A website of all things Victorian, including articles and fashion plates from Harper's Bazaar History web sites for elementary and middle-school students: Old Sturbridge Village’s Kids Zone: Jokes, games, and puzzles, 19th-century-style. Ask Jack what it was like to be a kid in the 1830s. Archives and Special Collections: While you'll find a lot of historic images and documents on the Internet, historical societies, museums, and libraries usually can only put a small part of their collections online. Here are some terrific historical collections that you might want to visit in person: American Antiquarian Society: Located in Worcester, MA, the AAS has extensive collections of American publications and manuscript materials through 1876. Online catalog available. More to come! |
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