Digital Historical Newspapers

May 9, 2011

While browsing my Delicious feed the other day, I came across the HistoryBuff.com website and found it very interesting and thought I’d share.  HistoryBuff.com is providing digitized versions of newspapers from throughout history.  According the the website the “site focuses primarily on HOW news of major, and not so major, events in American history were [...]

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Educational Civil War Alternate Reality Game Coming Soon!

May 5, 2011

The following is a guest post from Jeff Mummert

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Favorite Websites

May 1, 2011

I’m often asked about my favorite websites so I am providing the following list for your enjoyment. PENNSYLVANIA IN THE CIVIL WAR ONLINE RESOURCES Pennsylvania Historical Museum Commission www.phmc.state.pa.us/ Gettysburg National Military Park http://www.nps.gov/gett Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania http://www.libertynet.org/gspa/ Pennsylvania Civil War Flags http://cpc.state.pa.us/cpcweb/flags_about.jsp Pennsylvania State Archives www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/ Pennsylvania Civil War Soldiers http://www.pacivilwar.com ADDITIONAL ONLINE [...]

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Teaching the Civil War Podcast Episode 1

April 30, 2011

      This is the first official episode of my new podcast.  I hope the quality is better and that you enjoy listening.  In this episode I discuss why we should teach the Civil War, history standards, and start to talk about digital historical resources.   Feedback on the show?  email me at podcast@teachthecivilwar.com [...]

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Mysterious Civil War “Alternate Reality” Game

April 28, 2011

A great opportunity for students is being offered, free, by the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, PA. An “alternate reality” game entitled “The Jewel of the Valleys” will begin on May 15th, for students, classes, teachers, and the general public. The game will revolve around a mysterious document discovered in the Museum’s vaults, and [...]

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Which Civil War General Are You?

April 26, 2011

This is weird… In 2007, I took the “Which Civil War General Are You?” Quiz and scored: You scored as General Ambrose Burnside, The good news is, you’re considered a person of scrupulous honor and well liked by no less a personage than Abe Lincoln. The bad news is you’re pretty much inept, the worst [...]

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Happy Easter

April 24, 2011

Just a quick note to wish all of my readers a very Blessed Easter.  

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Educational Resources from Harpers Ferry

April 22, 2011

Here are some links to Harpers Ferry’s Education materials. Education Materials Packet – this provides a great overview for teachers with resources, original documents, and other source information for history directly related to Harpers Ferry. http://www.nps.gov/hafe/forteachers/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&PageID=129897 Links to online text books: http://www.nps.gov/hafe/forteachers/otherresources.htm Other curriculum resources such two Jeopardy games: http://www.nps.gov/hafe/forteachers/curriculummaterials.htm School programs: http://www.nps.gov/hafe/forteachers/planafieldtrip.htm General History: [...]

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Teaching the Civil War Podcast – Episode 0

April 18, 2011

      Introducing an introductory, Episode 0, of the Teaching the Civil War Podcast.  This initial podcast allows me to setup my blog to accept the podcast and to get my feed started in iTunes. Have a listen and let me know your thoughts.

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PA Civil War 150th Road Show

April 17, 2011

Here is an old press release that I found and thought I’d share from the PA Civil War 150th committee. In 2011, the Pennsylvania Civil War Road Show will travel to 22 counties across the state to share the incredible personal stories of Pennsylvania’s men, women and children during the war. The Road Show packs [...]

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Civil War Institute Blog

April 14, 2011

Another email that I received and thought I’d share.  This is from the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College.

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Resourses from EDSITEment

April 11, 2011

The following post is from guest blogger Joe Phelan who is with the National Endowment for the Humanities which runs the EDSITEment website.  Joe wanted to share some of the Civil War related resources available through EDSITEment with everyone.  Please welcome Joe and let’s hope this becomes a series of posts.

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Exploring the Gettysburg Address with kids

April 8, 2011

Just a quick post today to share that I was asked to write a guest blog post for the National Museum of American History’s blog. The post is entitled, “Exploring the Gettysburg Address with Kids” and it was a great experience working with the staff at the Museum and exploring their resources. Please check it [...]

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Dickinson College Launches House Divided Project to Honor Civil War Anniversary

April 5, 2011

I received this the other day, I wanted to post sooner but the redesign / upgrade has keep me busy. ————————————- FOR IMMEDIATE RELASE Matthew Pinsker 717-333-1515 or pinsker@msn.com Dickinson College Launches House Divided Project to Honor Civil War Anniversary Dickinson College will host a series of events at the outset of the Civil War [...]

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Please excuse the dust…

April 4, 2011

Just a note to say please excuse the dust, but as you can see I’m working on a site redesign.  I hope you will like the finished product but in the meantime, thank you for being subscribed. If you have suggestions on what you see so far or what you’d like to see, just let [...]

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New podcast about the Civil War

March 27, 2011

I received the following email the other day and thought I’d share with you: “That a Nation Might Live” is an online weekly podcast series (also available on iTunes) launched recently that traces the events of 150 years ago, reporting the week’s key developments in the run up to and during the war. The site [...]

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Harriet Tubman resources from the Library of Congress

March 25, 2011

Here is a quick link to some great resources on Harriet Tubman that are available via the digital collections at the Library of Congress. These resources include items like photographs, books, and various manuscripts. The Harriet Tubman Online Resources page provides numerous links to different websites that all contain digital historical resources related to Harriet [...]

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Battle of South Mountain book review

March 18, 2011

John Hoptak, a friend, fellow blogger, Antietam Park Ranger, and all around good guy has published a new book called, The Battle of South Mountain. This 182 page book is published by The History Press and is an excellent resource for anyone looking to learn more about this often overlooked battle. In addition to the [...]

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4 Irish related Civil War items

March 16, 2011

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, I thought I’d do a quick post on 4 Irish-related Civil War Items.   #4 – Civil War Steeplechase by Edwin Forbes: This sketch is from March 17, 1863 and shows a “Saint Patrick’s Day celebration, Army of the Potomac, American Civil War. Irish Brigade holds a steeplechase race” [...]

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Civil War Battlefield Markers website

March 14, 2011

Here is a cool link that I cam across recently, a database of battlefield and historical markers. According to the website, “Listed here are blog entries, pages, and links to marker lists which detail the historical markers located on Civil War battlefields.” It goes on to say, “The intent is to offer “virtual tours” of the [...]

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