Teaching Montana History

Contact: mkohl@mt.gov

Of special interest to: Teachers interested in Teaching with Primary Sources

Re: Guides to Library of Congress IEFA-related materials, registration link for our April PD, and link to apply for the Teacher Leaders in History program

Looking for more primary sources or want to get your students doing research? 

Montana Historical Society Historian Melissa Hibbard, who is also the co-director of National History Day in Montana, put together some useful guides for searching for IEFA-related materials available online from the Library of Congress. 

• Searching for Images in the Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online Catalog

• Library of Congress IEFA Primary Source Sets & Research Guides

• Chronicling America: Researching Indian Boarding Schools (This has useful advice for searching any topic, but it uses Indian boarding schools as an example.)

Happy searching!

P.S. Don't forget to register for our LAST Tuesday Professional Development session, April 8 from 4:30-5:30 p.m.: Teaching Thematically, with Cynthia Wilondek.

P.P.S. The deadline to join the Teacher Leader in History program is April 7. Learn more about the program and find a link to apply here. 

Teaching Montana History is edited (and mostly written) by MTHS Outreach and Interpretation Program Manager Martha Kohl.