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Citing Primary Sources Found Online, Kathleen Ferris Mar 2012

Citing Primary Sources Found Online, Kathleen Ferris

Archive of CNMS Site

Libraries and archives around the world are making historic documents available for research from anywhere by digitizing original, primary source materials and putting them online. Using primary sources online is a great way to give your research more depth and make your resulting paper or project more interesting.


A Little History Of Santa Fe, Nm, Kevin J. Comerford Mar 2012

A Little History Of Santa Fe, Nm, Kevin J. Comerford

Archive of CNMS Site

Santa Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of Santa Fe County. Santa Fe (literally 'holy faith' in Spanish) had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Santa Fe, New Mexico Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Santa Fe County and is part of the larger Santa Fe-Española Combined Statistical Area. The city's full name when founded was "La Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asís" ("The Royal Town of the …


The Chanticleer, 2012-03-05, Coastal Carolina University Mar 2012

The Chanticleer, 2012-03-05, Coastal Carolina University

The Chanticleer Student Newspaper

The editorially independent student produced weekly newspaper of Coastal Carolina University.


Only One Surprise In Russian Election: Putin's Tears, Nicholas Hayes Mar 2012

Only One Surprise In Russian Election: Putin's Tears, Nicholas Hayes

University Chair in Critical Thinking Publications

No abstract provided.


Grand Valley Forum, Volume 036, Number 25, March 5, 2012, Grand Valley State University Mar 2012

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 036, Number 25, March 5, 2012, Grand Valley State University

2011-2012, Volume 36

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.


Ada News - 03/05/2012, American Dental Association, Publishing Division Mar 2012

Ada News - 03/05/2012, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.


Bounties, Richard C. Crepeau Mar 2012

Bounties, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The shocking news out of the NFL this past week was that football is a violent game and that violence is encouraged by coaches. I suspect most American boys learned this basic truth about football when they were six or seven years old.


Sam Standing Soldier, Joey Cordle Mar 2012

Sam Standing Soldier, Joey Cordle

Oral Histories

Sam Standing Soldier is 18 years old and has 5 brothers. He currently lives in Salem, Ohio with his dad and attends high school there. Sam is involved with numerous school-related sports - of which football is his favorite. An important component in his life has been his sense of spirituality. According to Sam, he carries on the traditional practices that have been passed down to him through his family and from the broader Native American community. Thus, as a former Firekeeper and current Sundancer, Sam has a strong sense of self and is aware of his place within the …


Braun, Richard C. Crepeau Mar 2012

Braun, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

From the time the story was leaked in early December, I had a feeling that Ryan Braun was going to be the first player to successfully appeal a positive drug test. I based this on two notions. First, someone sometime was going to be the victim of a false positive or some breach in the security of the urine sample. Second, I had a difficult time believing that someone of Braun’s obvious talent and public image, who did not exhibit a huge jump in his offensive numbers, was taking performance enhancing drugs. In most of the power categories (doubles, triples, …


Rufus Miles Jr. Mar 2012

Rufus Miles Jr.

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


Vera Bivins Cunningham Mar 2012

Vera Bivins Cunningham

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


Session C-1: The U .S. Civil War: Global Perspectives, Steven Buenning Mar 2012

Session C-1: The U .S. Civil War: Global Perspectives, Steven Buenning

Professional Learning Day

In Lincoln’s words, the Civil War would preserve the United States as “the last, best hope of earth”. A crucial turning point in U.S. history, the Civil War, was also an important global event. Viewed from broader economic, political, cultural, and social perspectives, the causes and consequences of the Civil War resonated worldwide. By using recent scholarship, this session will provide a context for helping students understand the place of the Civil War in global history. An original, document-based question will be presented, along with teaching methods developed by an AP history exam reader.


Session B-1: The Prize: Teaching Early Illinois History To Secondary School Students, Claiborne A. Skinner Jr. Mar 2012

Session B-1: The Prize: Teaching Early Illinois History To Secondary School Students, Claiborne A. Skinner Jr.

Professional Learning Day

This presentation will outline ways in which Illinois can be placed at the center of the story of colonial America and the events which triggered the Revolutionary War. The discussion will be accompanied by a bibliography of relevant secondary readings for instructors, lists of public domain primary sources for students, websites where these can be obtained, lists of Illinois historical sites connected to these materials, and suggestions as to how to interpret these sites for students.


Session A-1: The Cuban Missile Crisis: Understanding The Impact Of Personality On Leadership, Lee Eysturlid Mar 2012

Session A-1: The Cuban Missile Crisis: Understanding The Impact Of Personality On Leadership, Lee Eysturlid

Professional Learning Day

This session will explore the impact of the various types of personalities that were involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis. These differences had a direct impact on the way each leader reacted to the stresses and demands of the crisis as well as their own political objectives. Attendees will come away with an immediately teachable topic on world leadership and the Cuban Crisis as an event.


Jackson, Alfred Metcalfe, 1816-1865 (Sc 306), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2012

Jackson, Alfred Metcalfe, 1816-1865 (Sc 306), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 306. Account book of Alfred Metcalfe Jackson, a physician in South Carrollton, Kentucky.


Adams, George Bradley, 1819-1854 (Sc 305), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2012

Adams, George Bradley, 1819-1854 (Sc 305), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 305. Account book, 1847-1848, of a blacksmith at Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky.


Perringer & Wile - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 304), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2012

Perringer & Wile - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 304), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 304. Account book, 1857-1858, of general merchants at Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky.


Robertson, Smoot & Brown - Woodburn, Kentucky (Sc 307), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2012

Robertson, Smoot & Brown - Woodburn, Kentucky (Sc 307), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 307. Two account books, 1860-1864, of Robertson, Smoot & Brown, general merchants at Woodburn, Warren County, Kentucky. Includes records of cash payments, credit accounts, and prescription accounts.


Crusader, March 2 2012, College Of The Holy Cross Mar 2012

Crusader, March 2 2012, College Of The Holy Cross

Student Newspapers

The student newspaper for the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. Articles include coverage of campus events and issues, sports, editorials and special features.


A. C. "Dub" Mcmillian Mar 2012

A. C. "Dub" Mcmillian

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


164th Infantry News: March 2012, 164th Infantry Association Mar 2012

164th Infantry News: March 2012, 164th Infantry Association

164th Infantry Regiment Publications

March 2012 edition of the 164th Infantry News. A total of 56 pages, containing news articles, event notices, photographs, and personal memories from the veterans of the 164th Infantry Regiment.


News From The Swenson Center: Salt Lake Institute Of Genealogy, Jill Seaholm Mar 2012

News From The Swenson Center: Salt Lake Institute Of Genealogy, Jill Seaholm

Swedish American Genealogist

No abstract provided.


Handwriting Example 30 Mar 2012

Handwriting Example 30

Swedish American Genealogist

No abstract provided.


Another Letter, #173, Samuel Magnus Hill, Elisabeth Thorsell, Chris Olsson Mar 2012

Another Letter, #173, Samuel Magnus Hill, Elisabeth Thorsell, Chris Olsson

Swedish American Genealogist

No abstract provided.


How To Find Documents On Svar, Part 1, Elisabeth Thorsell Mar 2012

How To Find Documents On Svar, Part 1, Elisabeth Thorsell

Swedish American Genealogist

No abstract provided.


Carl-Werner Pettersson In Memoriam, Ulf Beijbom Mar 2012

Carl-Werner Pettersson In Memoriam, Ulf Beijbom

Swedish American Genealogist

No abstract provided.


The Johnsons Of Moline, Part 1, Curtis C. Roseman Mar 2012

The Johnsons Of Moline, Part 1, Curtis C. Roseman

Swedish American Genealogist

No abstract provided.


Johanna Ogden - A Pioneering Woman In The West, John E. Norton Mar 2012

Johanna Ogden - A Pioneering Woman In The West, John E. Norton

Swedish American Genealogist

No abstract provided.


Handwriting Solution 30 Mar 2012

Handwriting Solution 30

Swedish American Genealogist

No abstract provided.


Swedes In California In 1852, Elisabeth Thorsell Mar 2012

Swedes In California In 1852, Elisabeth Thorsell

Swedish American Genealogist

No abstract provided.