TIES CONFERENCEDECEMBER 12 , 2010

Online Resources from Minnesota Historical

Society

Home Base for

MHS Online

Resources

Begin at main MHS page: www.mnhs.org Click on “Education” Bottom of page is “Online

Resources.” Click “More Resources.” This

page is your home base. Take an hour and investigate

the variety of sites

Forests, Fields, and the Falls

Engaging comic-book format

Interactive primary sources

Ready-to-go for classroom use

Stories of 4 early industries: lumbering, sawmilling, farming, & flour milling

http://discovery.mnhs.org/ConnectingMN/

Photo & Art Database

190,000+ digitized images

Search for people, places, events

Great for slide shows, class activities, research

Make U.S. history connections

http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresources

MGG: In Their Words

The Depression, The War, The Boom

Primary Sources: photo, video, audio

Ready-to-Go lessons for grades 4-8, 9-12

Teach U.S. History with MN stories

Oral histories from Minnesota’s Greatest Generation

http://stories.mnhs.org/mgg

Virtual CCC Trunk

Audio clips illustrate artifacts

Interactive look at Johnny Buskowiak’s CCC footlocker

http://stories.mnhs.org/stories/mgg/resources/custom.do?shortName=footlocker

This Day in Minnesota History

Fun way to start the day or weave MN events into lessons

http://events.mnhs.org/bookofdays

Civil War Letters: The Christie Family

MHS has extensive collection of letters from the Christie family

Three brothers fought in the Civil War

Minnesota stories bring meaning to broader topics

http://www.mnhs.org/library/Christie/intropage.html

History Topics

Originally created for History Day, helps students find research topics

Includes primary & secondary source lists

www.mnhs.org/library/tips/history_topics

Minnesota History Timeline

http://www.mnhs.org/about/dipity_timeline.htm

TimePieces

Interactive web timeline of MN history events

Captures student attention with popular culture, sports, and historical events

http://events.mnhs.org/timepieces

True North: Mapping Minnesota’s History

Create dozens of Minnesota maps

Includes population, historical events, archival maps, agriculture, natural resources, and more

http://www.lmic.state.mn.us/ghol

Tales of the Territory

Activities teach about MN’s territorial period

Learn about boundaries, people, and seeking a fortunehttp://www.mnhs.org/places/historycenter/exhibits/territory

And More Online Resources

Our home base will lead you to. . . Duluth Lynchings Governors of

Minnesota The Holocaust &

Minnesota History Minnesota Quarterly

Magazine Indexes, and more

www.mnhs.org/school/online/index.html