Presents a brief history of the development of the centennial exhibit developed by James P. Wickersham for the Pennsylvania Department of Common Schools. (JDH)

Describes how high school students in Virginia helped construct a Chesapeake Bay deadrise oyster boat in order to help gain an appreciation for the culture and history of their area. (JDH)

Describes in detail an historical research project, beginning with a tombstone marker, and eventually uncovering the lost story of local educator, Philotus Dean. (JDH)

The students in this English class wrote the history of their town. (JH)

Provides an overview of a unit on the American Revolutionary War. Presents the text of a slide lecture used to illustrate the involvement of the area around Collegeville, Pennsylvania in the military history of the United States. (JDH)

Describes a living history program on life in nineteenth-century San Diego for secondary students. During tours of a restored Victorian house, students view slides of historical photographs, study clothing and furniture styles, and participate in typical sewing, cooking, and cleaning chores. (AM)

Explores the immigration history of Afro-Americans from the West Indies to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Specific focus is a case study of the communal patterns of the immigrants in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Provides suggestions on how to plan other local history projects such as this. (BSR)

Reviews Frances FitzGerald's book, "America Revised," and discusses FitzGerald's critique of recent revisions in secondary-level U.S. history textbooks. The author advocates the implementation of a core curriculum for U.S. history which emphasizes political and local history. (AM)

This guide provides information for planning a field trip to the Indiana Limestone District. This district, located in Monroe and Lawrence Counties, Indiana, is responsible for material that has dominated the building-limestone market in the United States for nearly a century. A few of the many well-known buildings using Indiana limestone are the…

In the Bicentennial spirit, an English class delved into the histories of several deceased local people and wrote their epitaphs. (JH)

Advocates the use of primary sources to increase student interest and learning. Includes suggestions for using local resources in such a program and provides a sample lesson plan. Discusses the importance of student work with unedited materials as opposed to secondary sources. (GEA)

Describes three programs offered by the San Diego History Research Center for teaching local history to secondary students. Students tour the Center, use primary sources to write research papers for a contest, and view a slide presentation. (AM)

Suggestions are given for getting students involved in handling and viewing the stuff of history that is around them. (JH)

Intended to provide the reader with information concerning the development and early heritage of a secondary vocational agriculture program, this historical account of the development of an Ohio vocational agriculture program is intended also to be useful as a prototype for other communities who wish to make a similar report of their programs.…