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Arthurdale, the Dream Then and Now.

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Wildasin, Julie – OAH Magazine of History, 1989

Traces the history of Arthurdale, West Virginia, a homestead community established by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Division of Subsistence Homesteads in 1933. Includes Arthurdale's community projects, activities, and schools. (RW)

Descriptors: Community Action, Community Programs, Community Study, Federal Programs

Bread Baking Contest.

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Blanchette, Amy; And Others – Canadian Social Studies, 1995

Describes a classroom project in which elementary students bake homemade bread to learn about the settlement period in Canadian history and the early history of the students' community. Maintains that students learn to compare the lifestyle of the past with the present. (CFR)

Descriptors: Active Learning, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Educational Objectives