The wealth of brochures, booklets and lore available from historic sites can be used to create exciting learning stations. Centers filled with facts and artifacts of landmarks make local and area history come alive for students and individualize the social studies curriculum. (Author)

Two teachers portray historical characters--from Lewis and Clark to Laurel and Hardy. And now, heeeeere's Allen and Corey! (Editor)

The author suggests using historical memoirs and autobiographies to involve today's students in the lives of the children of pioneer America. He describes some particular memoirs he has presented to elementary classes. (Editor/SJL)

At the learning stations outlined in this article, children are taught to recognize biography as a literary form. The center is also intended to make history "come alive" for children and to reinforce their ability to distinguish between fact and fiction. (Author/SJL)