These conversations between teens and historians bring the full power of history to you with depth and vividness that textbooks lack. Real history, to help you find answers to your big questions.
Over 180 three to five-minute audio stories with photographs relate the past and present of a unique rural Upstate New York community. Lessons can be learned from the catastrophes the community survived, famous people who visited, mountain adventures, Olympics and Olympians, social change, challenges, and fascinating people of all ages. Listen to one story or […]
OurStoryBridge, at www.ourstorybridge.org, is a free resource and tool kit for producing an online, crowdsourced, community story project and is designed to help libraries, historical societies, issue-related organizations, and others create their own story projects using Adirondack Community at www.myadirondackstory.org as a model. Take a look at the Tool Kit to understand how to start an online […]
The Provocation Deck is a tool for you, your friends, and your family to start provoking and stimulating conversations about ourselves, our communities, and our democracy. Use these cards to ask questions and discover opportunities to explore new possibilities during the 4th of July!
The early days of the movement, the changes of the 1960s, the AIDS epidemic and recent setbacks and strides forward for equality.
Our community of Gen-Z leaders has put together a list of some of the most engaging pieces of content they've consumed to help learn more about American history and what we can do in the future!
This is the companion website to "¡Presente! A Latino History of the United States," the first exhibition from the National Museum of the American Latino. Examine what you know about U.S. history, Latino identity, immigration, historical legacies, and how Latinas and Latinos have shaped the nation. Listen to first-person oral histories, examine 3D objects, dive […]
Explore the important and often overlooked contributions of American women drummers throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. This livestream will be hosted by Dr. Sherrie Maricle, drummer, educator, and music director of The DIVA Jazz Orchestra, FIVE PLAY and co-leader of the 3D Jazz Trio. She will also be joined by award-winning writer, producer, and […]
Historical narratives are often different depending on who is telling the narrative, so how might we begin to communicate across these different perspectives? The History and Society Conversation Guide offers a simple, sociable and structured way to practice communicating across differences while building understanding and relationships. The guide allows small groups to meet online or […]
Signs of the Times is an exhibition about the history of protest in North Carolina—about the people who protest, the wide array of issues they debate, and the way they shape society. The artifacts and images illustrate how protests occur over time, the many forms and expressions they take, and the lasting legacies of these […]
It's time for History on Tap at Hi-Wire Brewing! Come celebrate Kentucky Statehood Day and the kick off of Civic Season with your local history organizations, the Filson Historical Society and Liberty Hall Historic Site! The Commonwealth of Kentucky was admitted to the Union as the 15th state on June 1, 1792. Grab a pint […]
Step back in time to learn about 13 major events in Washington, DC's unique political history and how geography and politics determine who enjoys the rights of U.S. citizenship, and who remains disenfranchised. Best accessed using Chrome browser.