Articles related to "Primary Sources"
Dream to Reality
Once, not all that long ago, I had a dream about completing my education. I took a step, and then another, toward placing myself in a situation where I could realize my dream.
adult learning • websites • web sites • keys to success • primary sources
Once, not all that long ago, I had a dream about completing my education. I took a step, and then another, toward placing myself in a situation where I could realize my dream.
adult learning • websites • web sites • keys to success • primary sources
Finding Historical Fiction Sources
Museums, libraries and private collections are the place to go to find primary sources and give your historical fiction an authentic voice.
primary historical research • historical fiction • historical settings • historical documents • primary sources
Museums, libraries and private collections are the place to go to find primary sources and give your historical fiction an authentic voice.
primary historical research • historical fiction • historical settings • historical documents • primary sources
Primary Historical Research
Primary research includes diaries, letters, photos, historical objects and places to create vivid historical fiction.
historical research • historical fiction • primary sources • historical fiction settings • historic photos
Primary research includes diaries, letters, photos, historical objects and places to create vivid historical fiction.
historical research • historical fiction • primary sources • historical fiction settings • historic photos
Public Historical Documents
Newspapers, directories, maps and even cookbooks have incredible details for your historical fiction.
primary historical research • historical fiction • historical settings • historical documents • personal sources
Newspapers, directories, maps and even cookbooks have incredible details for your historical fiction.
primary historical research • historical fiction • historical settings • historical documents • personal sources
Even Fiction Needs Fact
All good fiction makes readers feel as if the story is really happening. Here's how to research the facts that make for realistic fiction.
research • fiction • writer • write • writers
All good fiction makes readers feel as if the story is really happening. Here's how to research the facts that make for realistic fiction.
research • fiction • writer • write • writers
Pioneer Women by Joanna Stratton
Pioneer Women: Voices from the Kansas Frontier tells the story of frontier wives and daughters who endured the hardships of the Kansas plains in hope of a better future.
joanna stratton • pioneer women: voices from the kansas frontier • pioneer women • frontier wives • women on the frontier
Pioneer Women: Voices from the Kansas Frontier tells the story of frontier wives and daughters who endured the hardships of the Kansas plains in hope of a better future.
joanna stratton • pioneer women: voices from the kansas frontier • pioneer women • frontier wives • women on the frontier
Credible Source Material (Pt 2)
How do you know if the research material you've gathered is reliable? Hopefully, this article will help you find out.
research • bias • credibility • popular • scholarly
How do you know if the research material you've gathered is reliable? Hopefully, this article will help you find out.
research • bias • credibility • popular • scholarly
Crassus Part 1/2
Marcus Licinius Crassus, 1st century BC Roman businessman and politician. Part 1: Crassus v. Spartacus
bingley • ancient biographies • primary sources • secondary sources • roman
Marcus Licinius Crassus, 1st century BC Roman businessman and politician. Part 1: Crassus v. Spartacus
bingley • ancient biographies • primary sources • secondary sources • roman
Crassus Part 2/2
Marcus Licinius Crassus, 1st century BC Roman businessman and politician. Part 2: Crassus in Parthia
bingley • greaves • suite101 • ancient • biographies
Marcus Licinius Crassus, 1st century BC Roman businessman and politician. Part 2: Crassus in Parthia
bingley • greaves • suite101 • ancient • biographies
Hypatia: Philosopher and Symbol
She is Hypatia, and she has become both a symbol and a cause, often unconnected with the realities of her life and ideas. Separating the facts about her from the legend challenges today's scholars.
philosophy • hypatia • neoplatonism • giacobazzi • kirtland community college
She is Hypatia, and she has become both a symbol and a cause, often unconnected with the realities of her life and ideas. Separating the facts about her from the legend challenges today's scholars.
philosophy • hypatia • neoplatonism • giacobazzi • kirtland community college
Women Writing Africa
Women Writing Africa: The Southern Region, a new book out from Feminist Press, is a great new resource for primary source materials and women's history in Africa.
women writing africa • feminist press • southern africa • south africa • zimbabwe
Women Writing Africa: The Southern Region, a new book out from Feminist Press, is a great new resource for primary source materials and women's history in Africa.
women writing africa • feminist press • southern africa • south africa • zimbabwe
Cathar Connections to Gnosticism Part 3
This is a short introduction to the material available and sources for the study of Catharism in the Middle Ages. Citations are available upon request.
cathar • catharism • heresy • gnostic • gnosticism
This is a short introduction to the material available and sources for the study of Catharism in the Middle Ages. Citations are available upon request.
cathar • catharism • heresy • gnostic • gnosticism
Cathar Connections to Gnosticism Part 3
This is a short introduction to the material available and sources for the study of Catharism in the Middle Ages. Citations are available upon request.
cathar • catharism • heresy • gnostic • gnostocism
This is a short introduction to the material available and sources for the study of Catharism in the Middle Ages. Citations are available upon request.
cathar • catharism • heresy • gnostic • gnostocism
How to Be a Journalist - Good Research
Good research is the backbone of non-fiction writing. Journalism is more than simply collecting information and regurgitating it. Nothing substitutes for good research
how to be a journalist • good research • importance of keeping good records. • sources of information • accurate reporting
Good research is the backbone of non-fiction writing. Journalism is more than simply collecting information and regurgitating it. Nothing substitutes for good research
how to be a journalist • good research • importance of keeping good records. • sources of information • accurate reporting
Researching Connecticut Records: A Summary
Some colonial era records for Connecticut are available both online and off. More recent records are available from town clerks and the Connecticut Department of Health.
connecticut genealogy • researching connecticut records • sources of connecticut vital records • connecticut registrars and town clerks • connecticut colonial records
Some colonial era records for Connecticut are available both online and off. More recent records are available from town clerks and the Connecticut Department of Health.
connecticut genealogy • researching connecticut records • sources of connecticut vital records • connecticut registrars and town clerks • connecticut colonial records
What is a Crossbill?
A description of the crossbills including physical cahracteristics, habitat, preferred food, and what differentiates them from the rest of the finches.
crossbill • crossbills • birds • finches • carduelidae
A description of the crossbills including physical cahracteristics, habitat, preferred food, and what differentiates them from the rest of the finches.
crossbill • crossbills • birds • finches • carduelidae
How the Internet Changes Hollywood
Breaking down the dollars in Hollywood from box office to cable and pay-per -view, video to TV, the margins are shrinking and the rules of film production in flux.
film distribution options • statistics for film industry • film studio system • harvard business school's 2008 media and entertain • film producing
Breaking down the dollars in Hollywood from box office to cable and pay-per -view, video to TV, the margins are shrinking and the rules of film production in flux.
film distribution options • statistics for film industry • film studio system • harvard business school's 2008 media and entertain • film producing
US CENSUS PART III: THE CENSUS AND THE FAMILY HISTORY CENTERS
tips on using the FHCenters to find census records
census • family history centers • ais
tips on using the FHCenters to find census records
census • family history centers • ais
An Operational Hydrogen Vehicle
There has been a lot of hype about hydrogen fuel cells for years, and now there really is a vehicle that runs on hydrogen. However, it is not a "big" advance.
hydrgen fuel cells • hydrogen vehicle • inventions • accomplishments • steps forward
There has been a lot of hype about hydrogen fuel cells for years, and now there really is a vehicle that runs on hydrogen. However, it is not a "big" advance.
hydrgen fuel cells • hydrogen vehicle • inventions • accomplishments • steps forward
Awesome Views in Jerome, Arizona
Perched on the side of a mountain, Jerome, Arizona offers visitors awesome views, unique shops and boutiques, and a taste of history.
arizona travel • jerome arizona travel • mining town • ghost town • southwest travel
Perched on the side of a mountain, Jerome, Arizona offers visitors awesome views, unique shops and boutiques, and a taste of history.
arizona travel • jerome arizona travel • mining town • ghost town • southwest travel
Book Review: Letters from the Mary Rose
It’s ‘a Man’s world.’ While modern society may make us debate this, there was no question that it was indeed a man’s world back in Tudor times. “Letters from the Mary Rose,” published this year with Sutton publishing, drives this point home.
letters from the mary rose • henry viii • david loades • c. s. knighton • tudor galleon
It’s ‘a Man’s world.’ While modern society may make us debate this, there was no question that it was indeed a man’s world back in Tudor times. “Letters from the Mary Rose,” published this year with Sutton publishing, drives this point home.
letters from the mary rose • henry viii • david loades • c. s. knighton • tudor galleon
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Brief biography of CPE Bach, master of the keyboards, arguably, founder of modern piano-playing, and famous for "treatise on how to play the keyboard correctly."
carl philipp emanuel bach • cpe bach • german composer cpe • essay on the correct method of playing the clavier • wurtemburgian
Brief biography of CPE Bach, master of the keyboards, arguably, founder of modern piano-playing, and famous for "treatise on how to play the keyboard correctly."
carl philipp emanuel bach • cpe bach • german composer cpe • essay on the correct method of playing the clavier • wurtemburgian
College Drinking: Know Your Limit
When it comes to drinking, what does it mean to "know your limit"? Here are tips to help you prevent alcohol abuse and learn when to stop.
college drinking • alcohol addiction • losing your inhibitions • losing control of your behavior • crossing the line
When it comes to drinking, what does it mean to "know your limit"? Here are tips to help you prevent alcohol abuse and learn when to stop.
college drinking • alcohol addiction • losing your inhibitions • losing control of your behavior • crossing the line
Edwin Deakin at the Crocker
Through the artwork of esteemed painter Edwin Deakin, Crocker Art Museum patrons will be able to see dozens of California's most beautiful sites - all in the same place.
edwin deakin • crocker art museum • sacramento • romantic artwork • picturesque artwork
Through the artwork of esteemed painter Edwin Deakin, Crocker Art Museum patrons will be able to see dozens of California's most beautiful sites - all in the same place.
edwin deakin • crocker art museum • sacramento • romantic artwork • picturesque artwork
Greenhouse Gasses Climb in 2007
Data released for the Annual Greenhouse Gas Index (AGGI) show a dramatic rise in atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide and major increases in methane.
greenhouse gasses climb • annual greenhouse gas index • aggi • climate change • global methane concentrations
Data released for the Annual Greenhouse Gas Index (AGGI) show a dramatic rise in atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide and major increases in methane.
greenhouse gasses climb • annual greenhouse gas index • aggi • climate change • global methane concentrations
HIV/AIDS Canada: Native People
HIV/AIDS is on the rise in Canada, particularly in the Aboriginal community. What is HIV/AIDS and what is it doing to Natives on Reserves?
hiv • aids • aboriginal • native • canada
HIV/AIDS is on the rise in Canada, particularly in the Aboriginal community. What is HIV/AIDS and what is it doing to Natives on Reserves?
hiv • aids • aboriginal • native • canada
Hydrothermal Vent Bacteria
Very hot water rushes up from the seabed carrying toxic chemicals, but animals are found there!
hydrothermal vent bacteria • black smokers • giant tube worms • fast growing • symbiotic
Very hot water rushes up from the seabed carrying toxic chemicals, but animals are found there!
hydrothermal vent bacteria • black smokers • giant tube worms • fast growing • symbiotic
18th Century American Furniture Styles
The furniture styles of the 18th Century were a reflection of the changing world at the time and were considered more as an art than a craft.
18th century society • 18th century culture • american furniture • antiques • collectibles
The furniture styles of the 18th Century were a reflection of the changing world at the time and were considered more as an art than a craft.
18th century society • 18th century culture • american furniture • antiques • collectibles
Backyard Nature Conservation
The situation for animals outside of protected areas is becoming increasingly precarious as development and pesticides take their toll.
backyard conservation • citizen conservation • colony collapse disorder • wildlife and development • threats to honeybees
The situation for animals outside of protected areas is becoming increasingly precarious as development and pesticides take their toll.
backyard conservation • citizen conservation • colony collapse disorder • wildlife and development • threats to honeybees
Bibliography on Celtic Women
This is the main bibliography for my series of articles on Celtic women & the church.
celtic women • ireland • history • brigid • patrick
This is the main bibliography for my series of articles on Celtic women & the church.
celtic women • ireland • history • brigid • patrick
Bikram Yoga, Pros and Cons
New to yoga? Not sure where to start? For some, Bikram yoga is the ideal practice, but others claim it's the "anti-yoga" yoga.
bikram yoga • hot yoga • pros and cons of bikram yoga • teacher training for bikram yoga • hot yoga studios
New to yoga? Not sure where to start? For some, Bikram yoga is the ideal practice, but others claim it's the "anti-yoga" yoga.
bikram yoga • hot yoga • pros and cons of bikram yoga • teacher training for bikram yoga • hot yoga studios
Dizziness and Vertigo
Dizziness and vertigo are unpleasant and common conditions. Although the causes are not usually serious, some are, so it's important for sufferers to get checked out.
causes and treatment of vertigo • causes and treatment of dizziness • labrynthitis and vertigo • meniere's disease and vertigo • benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
Dizziness and vertigo are unpleasant and common conditions. Although the causes are not usually serious, some are, so it's important for sufferers to get checked out.
causes and treatment of vertigo • causes and treatment of dizziness • labrynthitis and vertigo • meniere's disease and vertigo • benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
Eumenes of Cardia Part 1/2
Eumenes of Cardia nearly beat the Macedonians at their own game after the death of Alexander the Great.
eumenes • cardia • philip • macedon • alexander the great
Eumenes of Cardia nearly beat the Macedonians at their own game after the death of Alexander the Great.
eumenes • cardia • philip • macedon • alexander the great
Fuzzy-Wuzzy
Made famous by Rudyard Kipling's poem, fuzzy-wuzzy, the Beja Warriors came from an ancient people and were one of Britain's most fearsome colonial enemies.
fuzzy-wuzzy • fuzzy-wuzzies • rudyard kipling's fuzzy-wuzzy • beja • beja warriors
Made famous by Rudyard Kipling's poem, fuzzy-wuzzy, the Beja Warriors came from an ancient people and were one of Britain's most fearsome colonial enemies.
fuzzy-wuzzy • fuzzy-wuzzies • rudyard kipling's fuzzy-wuzzy • beja • beja warriors
Georg Philipp Telemann Biography
Biography of Baroque composer George Philipp Telemann - his life, career and musical works.
telemann biography • telemann life and works • telemann and bach • german composer telemann • telemann baroque composer
Biography of Baroque composer George Philipp Telemann - his life, career and musical works.
telemann biography • telemann life and works • telemann and bach • german composer telemann • telemann baroque composer
Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
Written by Welsh Williams and composer John Hughes, this famous Christian hymn is a best-loved song in Wales.
guide me o thou great jehovah • william williams • peter williams • john hughes • sweet singer of wales
Written by Welsh Williams and composer John Hughes, this famous Christian hymn is a best-loved song in Wales.
guide me o thou great jehovah • william williams • peter williams • john hughes • sweet singer of wales
Heavy Metal Toxicity
Mercury is the most common source of heavy metal toxicity and dental amalgams are the primary source of mercury exposure.
heavy metals • mercury toxicity • environmental toxins • autoimmune disease • vaccines
Mercury is the most common source of heavy metal toxicity and dental amalgams are the primary source of mercury exposure.
heavy metals • mercury toxicity • environmental toxins • autoimmune disease • vaccines
How To Be a Maid of Honor
This maid of honor has more of a role to play than any other member of the bridal party. Here's how to be the best maid of honor possible, and have fun too!
how to be a maid of honor • bridal party • traditional wedding roles • matron of honor • wedding planning
This maid of honor has more of a role to play than any other member of the bridal party. Here's how to be the best maid of honor possible, and have fun too!
how to be a maid of honor • bridal party • traditional wedding roles • matron of honor • wedding planning
How to Cook Cicadas
Although generally considered a nuisance, mostly due to the high-pitched sound they exude, these insects can also be a culinary treat.
cicada • cicadas • cicada bug • cicada facts • cicada life cycle
Although generally considered a nuisance, mostly due to the high-pitched sound they exude, these insects can also be a culinary treat.
cicada • cicadas • cicada bug • cicada facts • cicada life cycle
Hypnerotomachia Poliphili
An amazing example of incunabula, Hypnerotomachia Poliphili is a beautiful and intriguing art object.
hypnerotomachia poliphili • incunabula • technopaegnia • battista
An amazing example of incunabula, Hypnerotomachia Poliphili is a beautiful and intriguing art object.
hypnerotomachia poliphili • incunabula • technopaegnia • battista
Italy - Forgotten Front Remembered
Diverse in scope the Italian Campaign of World War II lost its prestige once the Allies stormed into Normandy in June 1944, but played a large part in the final victory.
world war ii • italian front • italy • southern european battlefront • gustov line
Diverse in scope the Italian Campaign of World War II lost its prestige once the Allies stormed into Normandy in June 1944, but played a large part in the final victory.
world war ii • italian front • italy • southern european battlefront • gustov line
Living Centers for Autistic Adults
Some parents of young adults may make the decision to look into a residential program. Learn more about the CLLC in North Carolina and Eden A.C.R.E.s in New Jersey.
adults with autism • residential autism programs • carolina living and learning center • eden a.c.r.es • teach
Some parents of young adults may make the decision to look into a residential program. Learn more about the CLLC in North Carolina and Eden A.C.R.E.s in New Jersey.
adults with autism • residential autism programs • carolina living and learning center • eden a.c.r.es • teach
Manage Students' Computer Use
Though there are tools available to monitor student computer usage, it is important for teachers to also be aware of what students are doing.
classroom management • classroom technology • teaching strategies • teacher resource • computer classroom management
Though there are tools available to monitor student computer usage, it is important for teachers to also be aware of what students are doing.
classroom management • classroom technology • teaching strategies • teacher resource • computer classroom management
New Music 'Within Sight of Shore'
Halifax composer Scott Macmillan wrote a piece that tells the story of the sinking of HMCS Esquimalt. The piece embodies both patriotic and family history.
scott macmillan • within sight of shore • esquimalt • halifax composers • canadian composers
Halifax composer Scott Macmillan wrote a piece that tells the story of the sinking of HMCS Esquimalt. The piece embodies both patriotic and family history.
scott macmillan • within sight of shore • esquimalt • halifax composers • canadian composers
Oceanography
Oceanographers study many aspects of the sea and there are many careers in the field.
oceanography • careers • marine biology • charles darwin • jacques cousteau
Oceanographers study many aspects of the sea and there are many careers in the field.
oceanography • careers • marine biology • charles darwin • jacques cousteau
Online Dating Etiquette
The world of Internet dating is slightly different in terms of social manners. Learn what's acceptable with these important online dating tips.
online dating etiquette • online dating guide • online dating chat • internet dating • rules for online dating
The world of Internet dating is slightly different in terms of social manners. Learn what's acceptable with these important online dating tips.
online dating etiquette • online dating guide • online dating chat • internet dating • rules for online dating
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