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Introduction - U.S. Local History: A Resource Guide

Local history is the study of history in a geographically bounded area such as a region, a state, a county, a city, a town, a village, or a neighborhood.

AASLH Learning: Home

The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) is a national association that provides leadership and support for its members who preserve and ...

What is Local History?

Local history is the study of the everyday struggles and triumphs of ordinary people. The study of local topics allows for in-depth research to connect the past ...

How to Research your Local History | Getting Started - YouTube

Ever wondered about the history of your neighbourhood? Historian in Residence Shelly McElroy has four simple tips to help you become a local ...

How do I get started researching local history? : r/AskHistory - Reddit

I'm somewhat of an amateur historian and just someone interested as history as a hobby. I'd like to learn more about the history of my area…

Exploring Community Through Local History: Oral Stories ...

Students learn the value of local culture and traditions as primary sources. They relate stories, landmarks and traditions of their community to history, place ...

Investigating Local History | NEH-Edsitement

Both historians draw upon their own research to illustrate how studying local history can support students in making sense of their communities and contemporary ...

Making History - Using Local History

Note: If you are teaching world history, there are many curricular connections you can make to local history or the histories of your students. Consider the ...

Students learn local history through community-based inquiry projects

Students learn local history through community-based inquiry projects · Check out the local history of your community. · Think about what method ...

Local History Projects - Emerging America

What is your goal for students? To observe physical archives? To learn about their community's local history? To create and publish local histories? Start with ...

Recovering and Teaching Local History - Learning for Justice

Local history has a profound effect on our communities. It's up to educators to learn and teach students about the hard history in their own ...

Local Learning | English Heritage

Studying local history provides a unique opportunity for learners to step into history within their local area. They can compare and contrast their lives today ...

Local History Study Guide | Douglas County Libraries

Local History Study Guide by dclarchivists - a staff-created list : This list is meant to guide the study of local history, including practice, ...

The Importance of Learning About Local History and Culture

Learning about what others did and how they did it is helpful in many areas of life and can help shape choices we make and essentially who we ...

Starting Local History | Online Course | Pharos Tutors BALH

Getting Started with Local History (254). This course provides the knowledge and skills required to enable students to get started on a local history project.

Local History Online - Capital Area District Library

Local History Online ... We are working every day to bring a wide variety of material from the Forest Parke Library & Archives collections to the web. Give it a ...

Local History - Educators

In people and places you will find traces, that can provide entry points to learning about a region. You can discover these traces through interviews, through ...

Knowing local history is important for the community - Northern Star

Learning for Justice. ; requires students to learn about how the country established itself as a democratic republic. If learning the history of ...

Why It Is Important to Know Your Local History | Salina Public Library

Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. We have probably all heard this statement that has, in different forms and ...

How is doing local history an easy task? Why? - Quora

Local History is the study of the everybody struggles and triumphs of ordinary people . The study of local topics allow for in - depth research ...