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Search these and other websites about the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln at an Internet terminal in Central's computer lab or at a branch library.
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History website includes material on nineteenth century culture and the Civil War at http://gilderlehrman.org
The Institute also maintains an online journal, History Now, at http://historynow.org. Past issues on Lincoln include: Issue 2 - Primary Sources on Slavery, Issue 5 - Abolition, Issue 6 - Lincoln, and Issue 18 - Abraham Lincoln in His Time and Ours.
FOR ADULTS
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial 1809-2009:
http://www.lincolnbicentennial.gov/
The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, appointed by the President in 2000, is focused on informing the public about the impact Abraham Lincoln had on the development of our nation, finding the best possible ways to honor his accomplishments and stimulating Lincoln observances throughout the period leading up to the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, February 12, 2009. Lincoln's Life includes a timeline, speeches and a gallery of photographs and maps.
Abraham Lincoln Newspaper Archive:
http://www.abrahamlincolnarchive.com/Home.aspx
This free archive contains more than 25,000 historical newspaper pages about Abraham Lincoln dating back to 1860.
Abraham Lincoln Online:
http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln.html
A comprehensive website with daily Lincoln quotations, this week in Lincoln's life (keyed to the present date), latest Lincoln news, books, speeches, Lincoln museums and libraries across the country, resources, and educational materials.
Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress:
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/malhome.html
Most of the 20,000 items are from the 1850s through Lincoln's presidential years, 1860-65 and include incoming and outgoing correspondence and enclosures, drafts of speeches, and notes and printed material.
African-Americans in Antebellum Boston:
http://www.primaryresearch.org/bh/
A student developed database of around 1900 Beacon Hill/West End African-Americans from 1848-1855, using city directories, the 1850 federal census, and Boston city tax records which are linked with almost 500 sources from The Liberator with useful documents from the Athenaeum, Massachusetts Historical Society, State House Special Collections and Massachusetts State Archives; also included in the web project are a sampling of research papers that students have written using these resources.
Civil War @ the Smithsonian:
http://civilwar.si.edu/
Produced by the National Portrait Gallery, this online exhibit is dedicated to examining the Civil War through the Smithsonian Institution's extensive and manifold collections including photographs, letters and diaries, etc.
The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln:
http://quod.lib.umich.edu/l/lincoln/
Now available in electronic form, The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln is a multi-volume set of Lincoln's correspondence, speeches, and other writings, representing the first major scholarly effort to collect and publish the complete writings of Abraham Lincoln.
The History Place presents Abraham Lincoln:
http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/index.html
A timeline of Lincoln's life. It includes photographs and links to photographs, biographies, letters, speeches, and other events surrounding his life, presidency and the war.
The Lincoln Institute:
http://www.abrahamlincoln.org/
The Lincoln Institute concentrates on providing support and assistance to scholars and groups involved in the study of the life of America's 16th President and the impact he had on the preservation of the Union, the emancipation of black slaves, and the development of democratic principles which have found worldwide application. The Lincoln Institute produces and maintains six websites about Abraham Lincoln and the people with whom he lived and worked, click on Projects: Abraham Lincoln's Classroom, Mr. Lincoln and the Founders, Mr. Lincoln and Freedom, Mr. Lincoln's Whitehouse, Mr. Lincoln and Friends, or Mr. Lincoln and New York.
Mr. Lincoln's Virtual Library:
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/alhome.html
Highlights two collections at the Library of Congress that illuminate the life of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), The Abraham Lincoln Papers and the "We'll Sing to Abe Our Song!" online collection, that represents Lincoln and the war as reflected in popular music.
FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Eduscapes Civil War Resource Site:
http://www.42explore2.com/civilwar.htm
This pathfinder provides definitions, activities, the 4 good starting points, and many more links and resources for the Civil War. In "B an Explorer" there are seven different activities to choose from, such as, being a war correspondent, analyzing a battle, or writing a letter or journal entry.
National Park Service Gettysburg Site:
http://www.nps.gov/gett/forkids/index.htm
Activities for kids at the Gettysburg National Military Park.
The Underground Railroad: Escape from Slavery:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/
An interactive website that follows a young slave as he a Kentucky plantation for Canada along the Underground Railroad. Included are slideshows, activities, primary sources and a teacher's guide.
FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL
America's Reconstruction: People and Politics after the Civil War:
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/reconstruction/index.html
America's Reconstruction examines one of the most turbulent and controversial eras in American history.
A House Divided: America in the Age of Lincoln:
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/ahd/index.html
A House Divided explores the institution of slavery, the fierce sectionalism of free and slave economies in the rapidly expanding country, and the destructive power of the Civil War.
Lincoln/Net:
http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/
Lincoln/Net presents historical materials from Abraham Lincoln's Illinois years (1830-1861), including Lincoln's writings and speeches, as well as other materials illuminating antebellum Illinois.
The Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War:
http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/
Explore the daily lives of the inhabitants of Augusta County, Virginia and Franklin County Pennsylvania through the letters and diaries, newspapers and speeches, census and church records of these two communities during the Civil War era.
WEBSITES WITH CURRICULUM MATERIALS
From http://edsitement.neh.gov
Grades 3-5 "Slave Narratives: Constructing U.S. History Through Analyzing Primary Sources":
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=364
The realities of slavery and Reconstruction hit home in poignant oral histories from the Library of Congress. In these activities, students research narratives from the Federal Writers' Project and describe the lives of former African slaves in the U.S. -- both before and after emancipation. From varied stories, students sample the breadth of individual experiences, make generalizations about the effects of slavery and Reconstruction on African Americans, and evaluate primary source documents.
Grades 3-5 "We Must Not Be Enemies: Lincoln's First Inaugural Address":
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=246
Students will understand the historical context and significance of Lincoln's inaugural address through archival documents such as campaign posters, sheet music, vintage photographs, and documents.
Grades 6-8 "Eve of the Civil War: Factory vs. Plantation in the North and South":
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=289
Students will understand the basic disagreements between North and South through the investigation of primary source documents -photographs, census information and other archival documents-students gain an appreciation of everyday life in the North and South, changes occurring in the lives of ordinary Americans, and some of the major social and economic issues of the years before the Civil War.
Grades 6-8 "Eve of the Civil War: People and Places in the North and South":
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=358
Students will understand the basic disagreements between North and South through the investigation of primary source documents -photographs, census information and other archival documents-students gain an appreciation of everyday life in the North and South, changes occurring in the lives of ordinary Americans, and some of the major social and economic issues of the years before the Civil War.
Grades 9-12 "Abraham Lincoln on the American Union: A Word Fitly Spoken":
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=733
This unit explores the political thought of Abraham Lincoln on the subject of American union. Students will examine Lincoln's three most famous speeches-the Gettysburg Address and the First and Second Inaugural Addresses-in addition to a little known fragment on the Constitution, union, and liberty to see what they say regarding the significance of union to the prospects for American self-government.
Grades 9-12 "The Emancipation Proclamation: Freedom's First Steps":
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=290
Through examination of the original Emancipation Proclamation, related writings of Lincoln as well as little known first person accounts of African Americans during the war, students can return to this "first step" and explore the obstacles and alternatives we faced in making the journey toward "a more perfect Union."
Grades 9-12 "Families in Bondage":
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=280
This two-part lesson plan draws on letters written by African Americans in slavery and by free blacks to loved ones still in bondage, singling out a few among the many slave experiences to offer students a glimpse into slavery and its effects on African American family life.
OTHER CURRICULUM MATERIALS ON THE WEB
Primary grades "Abraham Lincoln":
http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/lincoln/
A website created by the students at Loogootee Elementary West in Indiana. The first grade class visits Abraham Lincoln's Boyhood National Memorial at Lincoln City, Indiana each year. This website includes quizzes, picture galleries and activities about Abraham Lincoln.
Grades 5-8 "Civil War":
http://www.smplanet.com/civilwar/civilwar.html
This lesson plan includes a good annotated list of historical fiction and non-fiction, film and music to introduce students to the era.
Grades 5-8 "Lincoln: a Photobiography":
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/linc/linctg.html
This unit provides resources for students to focus on Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. The following lessons are based Russell Freedman's 1988 Newbery Medal winner, Lincoln: a Photobiography.
Grades 6-8 "Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation 1863: Using Art to Study the Past":
http://www.whitehousehistory.org/04/subs/04_b_1863.html
The lesson analyzes the symbolism in a painting by Francis Bicknell Carpenter (1830-1900) entitled "First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation before Lincoln's Cabinet," e.g., Why is there a portrait of Andrew Jackson in the background? What message is conveyed by the use of light and dark?
Grades 6-8: "The Civil War through a Child's Eye":
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/99/civilwar/index.html
The Civil War through a Child's Eye lesson focuses on the use of historical fiction and primary sources to expand students' perceptions of the Civil War era. Designed by the Library of Congress for teachers as an introduction to its collections, the Learning Page includes lessons, features, activities, ideas and tips for using the collections in the classroom.
UCSD EVENTS
UC San Diego Events Celebrate the 200th Birthdays of Darwin and Lincoln with a series of events at UC San Diego that will reflect on both Darwin's and Lincoln's roles in the history of ideas and to celebrate their lives. Visit the website for more information: http://darwinanniversary.ucsd.edu/eventsl.html
April 14
"Abraham Lincoln, Restive Californios, and the Missions." A public lecture by James Sandos a Professor of History and Farquhar Professor of the Southwest University of the Redlands.
April 30
A public lecture by Ronald C. White Jr. discussing Abraham Lincoln and his Religious Perspectives. The Division of Arts and Humanities and the Burke Lectureship Series.
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