Civil+War+Sesquecentennial+stuff

Begin here: http://www.arkansascivilwar150.com/video/

Arkansas History Commission with have day by day accounts here: http://www.ark-ives.com/

New Arkansas History Hub launched this summer that has lesson plans: http://www.arhistoryhub.com/

Overview guest speaker Amanda Driver of Arkansas Preservation Society: Arkansas's Civil War Sites an Battlefield. http://www.arkansaspreservation.com/ The AHPP Education Outreach Coordinator is available on a limited basis to visit 3rd-12th grade classes, homeschool groups, scout troops and other organizations. Contact us now to reserve your presentation! Call (501) 324-9880  (501) 324-9880  or email educationoutreach@arkansasheritage.org This website also has a 28 page printable pdf on the battlefields in Arkansas.

Suggested titles for book clubs: High School - Nancy Dane's //Where the Road Began// (civil war in Ark - first of a series) high school- //The Killer Angels// by Michael Shaara and Gods & Generals, and Last Full Measure in the set Junior High - //Riot// by Walter Dean Myers Junior High or Middle School- //Chasing Lincoln's Killer// by James Swanson Junior High - //Red Moon at Sharpsburg// by Rosemary Wells Junior High or Middle Sch - //Death on the River// by John Wilson Intermediate -//A Soldier's Heart// by G. Paulsen Intermediate or up - //The River Between// Us by Richard Peck

ARk Sesquicentennial Commission website: http://www.arkansascivilwar150.com/

New Butler Center Civil War ARK website: http://www.butlercenter.org/civilwararkansas/

Here is a Brochure of book titles for YA Teens on Slavery and Civil War themes from Jana Dixon:

Ken Burns 6 DVD set "The Civil War".

The Programming Librarian offers a lot of links concerning the war. http://www.programminglibrarian.org/index.php?id=2529

You may wish to consult the National Park Service Civil War website for more information about the Civil War Sesquicentennial in your state. Websites for the two Natl Parks involved in civil war in Arkansas http://www.nps.gov/features/waso/cw150th/

The Civil War Trust and the American Association for State and Local History can also connect you to local resources and events. In addition, NEH offers high-quality learning resources about the Civil War on EDSITEment, its educational website.

http://www.sites.si.edu/lincoln/ Here you can download an exhibit of photos of Lincoln; one of the best exhibits from 2009. I think I will blow the photos up and put on mounting board and use in my library then let my exhibit travel to our elementary schools during the year.

Civil War Resources in Traveler Databases --- //Britannica Annals of American History// has more than speeches -- Images & Video/Animation select Multimedia  in the search box for Show only: http://america.eb.com/america/timeline?year=1850-1857&srt=asc&searchtype=multimedia&x=8&y=8 1850-1857 http://america.eb.com/america/timeline?year=1858-1865&srt=asc&searchtype=multimedia&x=9&y=8 1858-1865 InterActive Maps  -- Learning Materials, Social Studies  U.S. History  Learning in Action  (will need Shockwave Player) American Civil War: eastern campaigns The main area of the eastern campaigns during the American Civil War (1861-65). Use the left sidebar to control the speed of the map. Click on an individual battle name to receive more-detailed information, then click on the battle map to return to the eastern campaigns map. American Civil War: secession vote Vote on secession in the South by counties. Click on legend entries to view counties and their voting status. American Civil War: western and Carolinas campaigns The main area of the western and Carolinas campaigns during the American Civil War (1861-65). Use the left sidebar to control the speed of the map. Click on an individual battle name to receive more-detailed information, then click on the battle map to return to the western and Carolinas campaigns map.
 * From Sally Hawkes at ARk. State Library:**

Civil War Times: Bibliographic Records:07/01/1993 to present Civil War Times Illustrated Bibliographic Records:07/01/1993 to present American Heritage Bibliographic Records:12/01/1983 to present American Historical Review Bibliographic Records:02/01/1984 to present American History Bibliographic Records:01/01/1994 to present American History Illustrated Bibliographic Records:01/01/1984 to 05/31/1994
 * EBSCO** periodicals in MasterFile Premier, MAS Ultra � School edition, Middle Search Plus

MasterFile Premier, MAS Ultra � School edition History Today Bibliographic Records:01/01/1975 to present

MAS Ultra � school edition & Middle Search Plus Civil War Timeline Bibliographic Records:09/01/2009 to 09/30/2009 Full Text:09/01/2009 to 09/30/2009

African&#8208;American Years: Chronologies of American History and Experience, 1 vol. (2009 subscription) The African American Years focuses specifically on the history of African Americans from pre&#8208;colonial times to the present. This timeline is enriched by overview essays, sidebars, and primary sources &#8208; poems, memoirs, legal documents &#8208; and more than two hundred images that chronicle the story of African Americans. American Civil War Reference Library, 5 vols. (2009 subscription) American Civil War Reference Library offers comprehensive and wide ranging research options on this compelling era of American history. Material in each of the three titles has been reviewed by an independent advisory board for its curriculum relevance and its accessibility to students in grades 6&#8208;12. Reconstruction Era Reference Library, 3 vols. (2009 subscription) The three&#8208;volume Reconstruction Era Reference Library provides targeted information on post&#8208;Civil War America, from the end of the war in 1865 to the Compromise of 1877 http://www.gale.cengage.com/pdf/facts/GML36209_USHistCollection.pdf  U.S. History Collection http://www.gale.cengage.com/servlet/ItemDetailServlet?region=9&imprint=000&titleCode=IACSB3&cf=n&type=4&id=191119 Military and Intelligence
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