I really wish the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) had been around when GHS was working to find primary source images to illustrate Today in Georgia History. In order to find images for each topic, I often had to research the collections of the Georgia Historical Society, the Library of Congress, the Georgia Archives, and…
“Teaching with Primary Sources + Boundless Resources = Boundless Potential.” Library of Congress’s Teaching with Primary Sources Program. In 2012, GHS received a grant from the Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Eastern Region at Waynesburg University to promote the use of primary sources in Georgia’s classrooms. TPS Eastern Region asked GHS and two other grantees…
Join guest host Elyse Butler in Sophia’s Schoolhouse for an overview of Native American cultures in Georgia. With the help of artifacts from the GHS Collection, Elyse will take you from the Paleoindian Period to the Mississippian Period in under 8 minutes.
Sophia’s Schoolhouse is back in session for another lesson on metadata. Learn how institutions like the Georgia Historical Society use metadata to make the treasures in their archives accessible to the public. Want your students to discover the power of metadata? Visit the Sophia’s Schoolhouse pages on the GHS website for a suggested classroom activity.
Watch the final WWII-themed episode with special guest First Lieutenant Wyatt Brown to learn why the M1 helmet is more than a simple piece of military equipment. This is the third in a series of WWII themed episodes in preparation for Pulitzer Prize-Winning Rick Atkinson’s visit to Savannah on May 20th to discus his Liberation Trilogy. Gear up…
Join Sophia and special guest First Lieutenant Wyatt Brown in the GHS Research Center to learn about another interesting object in the Hart Papers. This is the second in a series of WWII themed episodes in preparation for Pulitzer Prize-Winning Rick Atkinson’s visit to Savannah on May 20th to discus his Liberation Trilogy The learning…