The Basics of Historical Research is for teachers, students, beginning genealogists, and others interested in exploring the past. You’ll get practical advice and learn the basic steps for gathering the information that you will need to investigate and interpret a historical topic for a museum exhibit, class project, community celebration, curriculum enrichment, research article, History Day, a classroom based assessment (CBA), Core State Language Arts Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies or personal historical interest. This class will cover: Primary sources, what are they? Secondary Sources, how are they useful? We will also cover how to use the library, how to use archival collections, how to find and use reliable online resources, how to properly cite your sources and how to use a variety of sources.
The training is from 10am to 1pm.
For more information or questions – contact Tracy Rebstock at
[email protected] or 360-753-1684
Date & Time Start:
10-22-2016 10:00 AM
Date & Time End:
10-22-2016 01:00 PM
Location
Washington State Archives
1129 Washington St SE
Olympia, WA 98504