NHD 2025 Teacher Resources
Educators, check out these resources to help you as you guide students through the development of their National History Day (NHD) projects. Overview 2025 Contest Theme: Rights & Responsibilities…
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Teaching with the Library of Congress Blog
Highlights from the Library’s Blogs
The Library of Congress publishes more than 20 blogs, written by subject matter experts from around the Library and covering a variety of different topics. Here are a few recent…
Informational Text: The Power of Personal Narrative
This post is by Michael Apfeldorf of the Library of Congress. Less than a year after the bombing of Hiroshima, Haruo Shimizu wrote a riveting, first hand-account of the event…
Primary Source Spotlight: The Ute People
Background from the Southern Ute Indian Tribe website: “The Ute people are the oldest residents of…
TPS Consortium Update November 2024
Get content you won’t find anywhere else—news, resources, PD + other opportunities & more—with this monthly…
Collections Spotlight: Revolutionary Women
Women in the American Revolution Research Guide Unveiling of the Memorial to the Mothers of the…
Collections Spotlight: Nina Otero-Warren
Adelina “Nina” Otero-Warren’ was a member of the National Woman’s Party Advisory Council and a leader…
Collections Spotlight: Bridges
Bridge images Historic American Engineering Record collection Curated resource sets Films related to bridges Federal legislation…
Today in History: Citizenship Day
Today in History–September 17–we celebrate Citizenship Day, which was designated in 1952 and combined with Constitution…
Primary Source Spotlight: First Amendment
The Bill of Rights Ever read the Bill of Rights, Zonker? political cartoon The First Amendment…
Literature Links: Pairing Primary Sources with Historical Picture Books
When paired together, primary sources and historical picture books provide learners opportunities to explore and create…
Primary Source Spotlight: National Party Conventions
Democratic National Conventions Democratic National Convention proceedings 1832-1952 available online Democratic National Convention texts James K…
Primary Source Spotlight: Elections in the U.S.
U.S. election images U.S. election maps U.S. election sheet music U.S. election reports & printed ephemera…
Primary Source Spotlight: U.S. History by Time Period
Transatlantic Encounters & Colonial Beginnings Colonial North America American Revolution The Early Republic Territorial Expansion &…
Finding Resources: Congress.gov Help Videos
Congress.gov is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information and is developed and maintained by…
