Primary Sources
 
Free Sites for Finding Primary Sources

Digital Public Library
https://DP.LA

Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/
From the homepage you can access their various collections (Prints & Photographs, Manuscripts, Newspapers, etc). Scroll down towards the bottom of the page to access Today in History.
Library of Congress Teacher Portal
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/
Here you will find classroom materials and information on using primary sources in the classroom (including the Teacher’s Guides and Analysis Tool)
Voices from the Days of Slavery: Stories, Songs and Memories
http://www.loc.gov/podcasts/slavenarratives/
Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writer’s Program
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml/snhome.html

National Archives
http://www.archives.gov/
Includes a Teacher Resources and many Primary Sources for classroom use.
National Archives Digital Vault
http://digitalvaults.org/
This is a fun visual tool that brings together primary sources about a topic. Many topics are represented. Click Search to search for a topic (i.e. Vietnam War).
National Archives 100 Milestones in American History
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/content.php?flash=true&page=milestone

Hudson River Valley Heritage
http://www.hrvh.org
Provides access to digitized primary sources (and online exhibits) from over 50 libraries and museums in the Hudson Valley. Includes a For Educators section with links to lesson plans.


New York Heritage
http://newyorkheritage.org/
Provides access to digitized primary sources from hundreds of libraries and museums in New York (mostly upstate – some NYC).
 
New York State Archives Digital Collections
http://www.archives.nysed.gov/d/
Digitized primary sources from the collections of the New York State Archives.
 
New York State Library Digital Collections
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/scandocs/
Digitized primary sources from the collections of the New York State Library.
 
New Netherland Institute
http://www.newnetherlandinstitute.org/
A site dedicated to exploring America’s Dutch Heritage. Includes Teacher Resources

New York Public Library Digital Gallery
http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/index.cfm
Provides access to over 800,000 digitized resources.

New York Historical Society Digital Collections
http://www.nyhistory.org/library/digital-collections

Digital Hudson
http://www.library.fordham.edu/digital-hudson/digital-hudson.html
A project at Fordham Univeristy. Provides access to digitized resources about the Hudson River.

Harvest of History
http://www.harvestofhistory.org/
An online educational tool developed by the Farmer’s Museum in Cooperstown, NY. Includes 16 interdisciplinary activities for fourth grade students.

Faces of the American Revolution
This is a news article from the UK Daily Mail that includes photographs and short biographies.
 
Free Sites for Searching Historical Newspapers
HRVH Historical Newspapers
http://news.hrvh.org/
Search and browse historic newspapers contributed by libraries in the Hudson Valley.


NYS Historical Newspapers
http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/
Search and browse historic newspapers contributed by libraries in upstate New York.
 
Old Fulton New York Post Cards
http://www.fultonhistory.com/fulton.html
This is a home-grown site (literally built in someone’s garage) that contains millions of digitized newspaper pages. The site is a bit wonky and the search and browse options are not the most sophisticated, but there is a wealth of newspaper content.
 
Tools for Creating and Sharing Projects

Slide Rocket http://www.sliderocket.com/