American History

Our American History section offers students and teachers a unique and engaging way to promote inquiry and deepen learning.

Begin by engaging the hearts and minds of students and introducing subject matter in ways both personal and compelling with the Story Preservation audio embedded in each course offering. We’ve included photographs and graphics that support the audio. In many cases, the images seen are the personal photos and memorabilia made available to Story Preservation by the speaker.

Then expand that learning outward, comparing and contrasting historical events with current events. Ask students to consider the viewpoint of the speaker and whom do they believe is the intended audience. Investigate other primary sources to put the story into context. Our link to the Library of Congress provides an especially rich collection of primary source material. Create projects around the oral histories.

Story Preservation is working with teachers to develop and share lesson plans and projects that have tested and evaluated in classrooms. In some cases the speaker has added a lesson plan to further the conversation started in the oral history.

Take a look at our links of interest. They’ll direct you to libraries, museums, and other resources that pertain to the subject matter.

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