The Fall/Winter 2012 issue of the American Archivist recently appeared on my desk. I'm still working my way through it, but I found the article "Archival Document Packets: A Teaching Module in Advocacy Training Using the Papers of Governor Dick Thornburgh" by Richard J. Cox, Janet Ceja Alcala, and Leanne Bowler insightful and thought inspiring.The … Continue reading History Education in All Shapes and Sizes
Teaching with Historic Places
The December 2011 issue of Public History News contained an article entitled "Teaching Teachers the Power of Place", which focused on the Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) program established by the United States National Park Service.The TwHP program aims to provide resources for teachers based on the properties listed in the National Register of Historic … Continue reading Teaching with Historic Places