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Primary Source Collections<\/h3>\n

Awesome Stories<\/strong><\/a>
\nThousands of images, slide-shows, videos, audio clips, documents and other primary sources linked, in context, to tell compelling true stories or to provide context for classic fiction.
\nGrades K-12<\/em><\/p>\n

Destination Indiana<\/strong><\/a>
\n“Destination Indiana brings Indiana’s history to life through thousands of images and hundreds of stories about our Hoosier heritage. These are the people and events of the past that made us who we are today, recreated through our vast collection of rare historical photographs and documents.”
\nGrades K-12<\/em><\/p>\n

Indiana Memory<\/strong><\/a>
\n\u201cIndiana Memory is a collaborative effort to provide access to the wealth of primary sources in Indiana libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions. It is a gateway to Indiana’s history and culture found in digitized books, manuscripts, photographs, newspapers, maps, and other media.\u201d
\nGrades K-12<\/em><\/p>\n

Library of Congress<\/strong><\/a>
\nDigital Content from the world’s largest library. Photos, maps, illustrations, political cartoons, sheet music, audio and video files, online exhibits and slide shows, lesson plans and much, much more. Special Projects include\u00a0the\u00a0Chronicling America<\/a>\u00a0newspaper archive and\u00a0American Memory<\/a>, which documents the American experience.
\nGrades K-12<\/em><\/p>\n

The New York Public Library Digital Collections<\/strong><\/a>
\n“A living database with new materials added every day, featuring prints, photographs, maps, manuscripts, streaming video, and more.”
\nGrades K-12<\/em><\/p>\n

Our Documents<\/a> from the National Archives and Records Administration<\/strong>
\n100 Milestone Documents in US history, including public laws, Supreme Court decisions, inaugural speeches, treaties, constitutional amendments, and more. Documents were chosen that have influenced the course of U.S. history.
\nGrades 4-12<\/em><\/p>\n

Smithsonian Collections<\/strong><\/a>
\n“Over 10 million records of museum objects, archives and library materials, including more than 1.7 million online media files.” \u00a0You can also visit the collections pages for individual Smithsonian museums, including the\u00a0National Air and Space Museum<\/a>,\u00a0The National Museum of American History<\/a>, and the\u00a0National Museum of Natural History<\/a>
\nGrades K-12<\/em><\/p>\n

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Ready Reference<\/h3>\n

Merriam-Webster Online<\/strong><\/a>
\nAn online dictionary and thesaurus, plus fun features such as Word of the Day, Words at Play, videos and games. “For more than 150 years, in print and now online, Merriam-Webster has been America’s leading and most-trusted provider of language information.” Sister sites include\u00a0Medical<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Legal<\/a>\u00a0Dictionaries.\u00a0Word Central For Kids<\/a>,\u00a0Spanish Central<\/a>,\u00a0Learner’s ESL Dictionary<\/a>, a\u00a0Visual Dictionary<\/a>, and\u00a0English-Arabic<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0English-Spanish<\/a>\u00a0translation tools.
\nGrades 2-12<\/em><\/p>\n

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Curated Collections of Quality Websites<\/h3>\n

Great Websites for Kids<\/a><\/strong>
\nA collection of informational websites selected by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) for students up through the age of 14. Divided into topical categories (Animals, The Arts, History and Biography, Literature and Languages, Mathematics and Computers, Reference, Sciences, and Social Sciences.)
\nGrades K-8<\/em><\/p>\n

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Looking for help with the research process? See the Research Tools and Tips<\/a> page!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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