Culture, Community, and the Classroom: Teaching with Primary Sources

In this workshop, educators will learn how to teach using primary sources drawn from their local community. Primary sources from ethnographic and folklife collections go beyond historical documents and include photographs, recorded interviews, artifacts, recipes, music, maps, and more. Although they do often reflect historical truth, primary sources are valued as powerful reference points for understanding individual and community perspectives on memory, meaning, and identity.

Sponsored by the Folklife Center at the Crandall Public Library & Local Learning

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