In this video, students will learn about the experience of Georgia women during the American Revolution by looking at a letter from the Georgia Historical Society collection. Written by Abigail Minis on January 14, 1780, the letter will help students better understand the important economic role played by women during the war. Students can see…
primary sources
Episode 49: Runaway Slave Advertisements from the American Revolution
VideoIn this video, students will learn about the experience of enslaved people during the American Revolution by looking at primary sources from the Georgia Historical Society collection. Students will discover what we can and cannot learn from runaway slave advertisements from the period.
Episode 48: Whigs or Tories: Choosing Allegiance in Revolutionary Georgia
VideoIn this video, students will learn about the difference between Whigs and Tories by exploring a very interesting primary source from the Georgia Historical Society collection. After hearing excerpts from the document, students will have to decide if the author is a Whig or a Tory. The full primary source is available on the Internet…
GaETC
The Georgia Historical Society was proud to present and have an exhibit booth at the 2017 Georgia Education Technology Conference (GaETC). Jonathan Merrill from Howard Middle School in Bibb County helped at our presentation by discussing his experience with the recent GHS pilot virtual program “Georgia in the American Revolution.” You can view our Google…
5 Practical Methods for Primary Source Inquiry
The Georgia Historical Society presented five practical methods for primary source inquiry during a session at the 2017 Georgia Council for the Social Studies conference. Participants rotated through five stations to explore different methods for using primary sources in the classroom. The five methods are presented below as PDF documents for download to adapt and use…
Episode 35: Top 10 Places to Find Digitized Primary Sources
VideoGHS Education Coordinator Sophia Sineath shares her top ten favorite places to find digitized primary sources for the classroom. The video explores places to find primary sources for teaching American history, Georgia history, and world history. In-depth videos on each of the places in the top ten list will be posted on the blog. Download…