Primary Sources again? -- Library of Congress has a wonderful website.

So, looking for finding the perfect Primary Source for your classroom?  Look no further than a website that is maintained by your own tax dollars.  The Library of Congress has an updated website that not only is user friendly, but also is uber easy to use.

Here is the weblink:  http://loc.gov/

We are always looking at making connections as a way to include information about our world.  I decided to look up anything I could find about Newton, Kansas.  I was successful in the Print Photographs and Historic Newspapers.

Found a neat 1908 Cowboy Photograph included below.

From the searchable nationwide newspaper database, there were over 460 results of "Newton, KS" in the papers.  These high resolution PDFs can be read online or downloaded and used.  The red high lighted areas are where the search engine found "Newton, KS".  

Don't feel like you have to recreate the wheel when it comes to lesson plans to use this material.  I will be reviewing another website on that either later this week or next Monday...depending on the progress of my class project.

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