Understanding family life in the 19th century necessitates a look at what was popular with children at the time. This website, put together by an English professor at West Chester University, lists periodicals for children published in the nineteenth century, each of which includes a chronological list of its important articles and links to a digital copy. The magazine […]
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Oct
09
Magazines for Children in the 19th Century
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Aug
09
College Student Finds Lincoln Fingerprint
Posted by Matthew Pinsker Published in Civil War (1861-1865), Recent News, Recent Scholarship, VideoThis year a freshman at Miami University in Ohio discovered a rare fingerprint from Abraham Lincoln just barely visible on one of his letters housed within the college’s archives. Lydia Smith, now a psychology major, made the discovery in November 2008 while examining a letter that Lincoln wrote on October 5, 1863. John Lupton, director […]
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Aug
09
Admirers of Robert Hicks, the acclaimed author of Widow of the South will be very pleased to know that in a couple of weeks his new novel, A Separate Country, will appear. The new novel has as its main actor John Bell Hood and there are other connections, too, with Franklin, Tennessee. But the real […]
11
Jun
09
Extensive Lincoln Biography Made Available Online
Posted by Published in 19th Century (1840-1880), Lesson Plans, Recent ScholarshipIn 2008 historian Michael Burlingame published Abraham Lincoln: A Life, an exhaustive and well researched biography of our sixteenth president. The huge, two volume work (the entirety of which weighs around 9 pounds) went through serious editing before it was ready to publish. Wanting all of his extensive research to be used by scholars and […]
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Jun
09
Abe Lincoln in the 21st Century
Posted by Published in 19th Century (1840-1880), Images, Recent News, VideoThe digital revolution is transforming both historical scholarship and the way we view our history. A great example of how new technology is transforming the past comes with the 21st Century Abe website. Presented by the Rosenbach Museum and Library, 21st Century Abe is a collection of photos, pictures, videos, articles, and essays that explore Lincoln’s […]
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Jun
09
Teaching about Abraham Lincoln in the Classroom
Posted by parkd Published in 19th Century (1840-1880), Lesson PlansThe Abraham Lincoln Association homepage currently houses links to sister-sites with curriculum-boosting ideas on how to approach the topic of Lincoln within the classroom. Although entirely document-based, the material still offers an engaging experience through the site’s innovative intertwining of primary documents with textbook style descriptions. Structured mainly for teachers in the state of Illinois, […]
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Jun
09
A Great Tool to Bring Lincoln into the Classroom
Posted by parkd Published in 19th Century (1840-1880), Lesson Plans, Places to VisitNorthern Illinois University’s site Lincoln/Net offers scholarly interpretation of Lincoln with a focus on both biographical information about Lincoln and historical themes relevant to his endeavors. The format of these items includes texts, images, sound clips and videos. Lincoln/Net also provides classroom help for teachers in the Teacher’s Parlor. This section of the website […]
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Jun
09
The Papers of Abraham Lincoln website recently inlcuded a link to samples of New Lincoln Documents. The site offers a sample of pieces that Lincoln either authored or upon which he penned “substantial” endorsements. Any fan of Lincoln should be intrigued to learn that none of these documents appeared in prior collections of Lincoln’s papers. […]
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Apr
09
“Naval Officers and their Uniform”
Posted by sailerd Published in Antebellum (1840-1861), Historic PeriodicalsTo see naval officers in uniform walking around New York city in 2009 is unremarkable. Yet in November 1859 a lieutenant wrote the New York Herald to address the fact “that a great number of naval officers are seen daily in the streets and public places in uniform.” While careful to note that he was […]
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Apr
09
Open Yale Courses – Professor David Blight
Posted by sailerd Published in 19th Century (1840-1880), Lesson Plans, VideoOpen Yale Courses is a great online resource that teachers should check out. This project provides free access to courses on a variety of subjects, including Professor David Blight’s HIST 119: The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877. This is not simply a single lecture. Instead, you can listen or watch all twenty seven classes. […]
