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Peer reviewedShipps, Jan – History Teacher, 1976
A course designed to acquaint undergraduates with the problems of interpreting historical evidence is described. (DE)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Historiography, History
Peer reviewedSocial Education, 1977
Presents a copy of a ship's manifest from 1847 and describes five learning activities to help students identify and organize information found in the document. Students answer questions about the ship's passengers based on information given in the manifest, draw conclusions about immigration in mid-nineteenth century, and write a family history…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Interpretive Reading, Learning Activities, Primary Sources
Bookmark, 1991
The 12 articles in this issue focus on the theme of family history resources: (1) "Introduction: Family History Resources" (Joseph F. Shubert); (2) "Work, Credentials, and Expectations of a Professional Genealogist" (Coreen P. Hallenbeck and Lewis W. Hallenbeck); (3) "Computers and Genealogy" (Theresa C. Strasser);…
Descriptors: Archives, Community Resources, Computer Software, Electronic Mail
