Learn to Love History!

For historians, finding primary sources is like a comedian in search of the perfect joke.  While secondary sources help people learn the foundation for historical subject matters, primary sources give historians and all students of history an insider's point of view and help to bring history to life.  History teachers are often in search of great ways to find, access, and share primary sources with their students.  Here are a few great resources I have come across while undertaking my own history research projects! Online Databases National Archives- Finding Primary Sources Legal History on the Web/Primary Source Databases- Duke University  Museum Traveling Trunk Programs Jefferson National Expansion Museum-Traveling Trunks National Churchill Museum Osage Culture Traveling Trunk- Missouri State University Civil War Trust-Traveling Trunk  Compiled Educator Resources Library of Congress- Teacher Resources  DOCS Teach- National Archives  Books and

One great way to cherish your family members and your relationships with your family and friends is to start a family history project.  People often decide to start family history projects after a teacher assigns a project in school that involves filling out your family tree.  The emergence of several new social platforms, apps., and other family history websites and software programs have also helped to generate greater interest in family history.  Many genealogy and family history experts discuss new and innovative ways to learn about your ancestors.  However, in addition to learning about new research tools and skills, family history also helps to inspire people to connect with history in a way that is deeply personal and often emotional.  Other experiences people have with history, whether from movies, books, or classes in school, often keep the people and events at a distance.  Family history projects allow people to develop a close relationship with a historical subject that help