Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! C-SPAN host, Brian Lamb, interviews Peter Hoffer, Distinguished Research Professor at the University of Georgia. Professor Hoffer defines primary and ...

What is a primary source? It’s a piece of paper containing information about an event created at or very soon after the time of the event. A birth certificate, or marriage license for example. Primary ...

What is a primary source? Primary sources are direct, first-hand accounts that describe a particular time period or event. Examples of primary sources include published materials (books, magazine and ...

The new question-of-the-week is: What are good ways to have students learn about—and use—primary sources? Primary sources can be great tools to inspire students to engage with history. They can also ...

In this lesson, students view an excerpt from the Rogue Book that introduces a 1909 book featuring hundreds of clippings for lost and wanted men from the early 20th century. They analyze pages from ...

Students will gain skills necessary for researching by locating credible and original sources, determining if the sources are primary or secondary, ascertaining the qualifications and reputation of ...