by TeachCivilWar | Oct 14, 2014 | Civil War Related Primary Sources, Lesson Plans
Bringing Civil War Photos to Life with Color As you know I am a huge fan of having students use primary sources in the classroom. This is especially true when comes to using photographs from the Library of Congress. I have blogged about using images in the...
by TeachCivilWar | Jun 12, 2013 | Civil War Related Primary Sources, Civil War Related Websites
Not sure why I haven’t mentioned this one before but The Center for Civil War Photography is a great place to find photos about the Civil War. There are numerous websites that offer images of the Civil War, but The Center for Civil War...
by TeachCivilWar | Jan 25, 2011 | Tutorials
Here is a screencast that I did for you on using primary sources to get your students to act like historians. Until next...
by TeachCivilWar | Jul 1, 2010 | Civil War Related Websites
As you know, I love looking at Civil War era photographs and I have discussed the site Virtual Civil War before. Mike Lynaugh is a professional photographer who has created a collection of photographs of Civil War battlefields and reenactments know as Virtual...
by TeachCivilWar | Mar 7, 2010 | Lesson Plans
Here is something cool you can do with your students. Have them take modern photos and make them look old. For example, here is a photo that I took of some friends of mine from Sykes Regulars. You can then take the photograph and put it into your favorite photo...