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Feb

09

Interact with the Civil War

Posted by   Published in Civil War (1861-1865), Recent News, Recent Scholarship

The website Civil War Interactive is a rich resource for interacting with the Civil War in the 21st Century.  The site contains a variety of different pages, including a discussion board, primary source documents, articles, biographies, a cookbook, and even trivia. What I liked most is its blog page, which lists a variety of several […]

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18

Feb

09

The Economist on President Lincoln

Posted by sailerd  Published in Civil War (1861-1865), Historic Periodicals

“THE success of the Republican candidate for the Presidency in the United States will prove one of the greatest events of modern times” –   Economist, November 24, 1860. This editorial, along with two others from 1865, were just posted in the From the archive section of the Economist’s website. This British newspaper considered the Republican […]

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17

Feb

09

The Learning Page at The Library of Congress

Posted by   Published in Lesson Plans, Reconstruction (1865-1880)

The Library of Congress has a section within their website called The Learning Page. This section contains great links to lesson plans, activities, and other resources. In particular, there is a great page within the Civil War and Reconstruction section called The Travails of Reconstruction. This page has some nice information as well as good […]

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13

Feb

09

Lincoln on Flickr

Posted by   Published in 19th Century (1840-1880), Images

Yesterday, the New York Times blog The Lede posted this news update about Abraham Lincoln and the image sharing website Flickr. In honor of the Lincoln Bicentennial, the blog says, the Library of Congress uploaded 16 never-before-scanned photographs to their Flickr photostream. The 16 pictures, in honor of the 16th president, are a part of […]

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11

Feb

09

Lincoln Bicentennial National Teach-In

Posted by sailerd  Published in 19th Century (1840-1880), Recent News, Video

Don’t miss the Lincoln Bicentennial National Teach-In on February 12, 2009 at 1:30pm (EST). House Divided co-director and Dickinson College Professor Matthew Pinsker, Lincoln Bicentennial co-chair Harold Holzer, and Doris Kearns Goodwin (Team of Rivals) will discuss the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln during a live webcast available at this site: http://www.history.com/lincoln The Lincoln […]

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11

Feb

09

David Willis House

Posted by sailerd  Published in Places to Visit

The New York Times just published an interesting article about a new museum in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The David Willis House, which opens tomorrow (February 12, 2009), was where President Abraham Lincoln spent the night before he gave the Gettysburg Address. Yet as Sean Hamill explains, “the museum’s larger purpose…is to tell what happened after the […]

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11

Feb

09

Digital History: Interpreting Primary Sources

Posted by   Published in Lesson Plans, Reconstruction (1865-1880)

The University of Houston has created a wonderful resource called Digital History. The site itself contains an abundance of great information presented in an interactive manner. In particular, the site contains an interesting section titled Reconstruction: Interpreting Primary Sources. This section contains several transcribed primary sources relating to the reconstruction period and concludes with several […]

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