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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

We’d also have access to historical documents from the British Museum – such as notes from an English merchant in Syria in 1739 – and to the prisoner of war archives from the Red Cross. We’d examine historical images of Native American life from the Museum of Photographic Arts, other historical photos from the U.K.

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The History of the Civil War in Kentucky: Chapter 8 — Surrounding Morgan’s Great Raid

Life and Landscapes

I present it here as a series of individual blogs for my readers. Links to the previously published chapters will be provided at the end of each blog. The crossing of Morgan’s men into Indiana is steeped in local history and well-remembered by local residents. It deals primarily with the Central Kentucky Theater.

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Victorian Inspiration

Rosie the History Teacher

I dressed the part and memorized her life story and headed to the museum. The event at the museum included a speakeasy and a variety of historical props such as this sign from a famous Temperance Movement photograph – this Victorian Era lady couldn’t resist getting a photograph!

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