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A vast, free historical archive has emerged on the Internet. New technology, together with millions of dollars in government and foundation funding, has democratized access to the historical record in ways unimaginable. The potential represented by this development has only been partially realized because most students lack the skills to decipher historical texts and to synthesize them into coherent narratives. Many teachers are similarly ill prepared.This project addresses the paradox of an…

Histories of the National Mall will make visible the rich past of the National Mall for its millions of on-site visitors through a website easily accessible by mobile phones that provides content and interpretation far superior to static guidebooks and existing mobile tours and applications.

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Designed for high school and college teachers and students of U.S. history survey courses, this site serves as a gateway to online resources and offers unique teaching materials, first-person primary documents, and guides to analyzing historical evidence.

Materials focus on the lives of ordinary Americans and actively involve students in analyzing and interpreting evidence.

Two first-grade students learn about historical thinking by taking photos of the FDR Memorial. Teaching American History activities encouraged teachers and students to explore the meaning behind monuments and memorials.

Andy Privee opens a fairy princess figurine during the CHNM holiday party white elephant gift exchange.

The Hurricane Digital Memory Bank (HDMB) seeks, first, to collect and preserve digital evidence of the devastating Gulf Coast hurricanes of 2005—Katrina, Rita, and Wilma. The purpose of the grant is to continue the work started in October 2005 with an officer’s grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. This grant expands on the pilot version, to further develop and disseminate the practice of collecting and preserving the past online, offering guidance, tools, and approaches to be used in a…