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Desmarais, Gerald

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ERIC Number: EJ578495

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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Desmarais, Gerald

New England Journal of History, v53 n3 p51-55 Win 1996-1997

Describes a project using city and town archives to explore important issues in U.S. history for Advanced Placement American history courses. Relates how town death, birth, or marriage records can be used by students as the stimuli for research projects on larger trends in demographic, social, or political history. (DSK)

Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Archives, Higher Education, History Instruction, Instructional Materials, Local History, Primary Sources, Secondary Education, Student Projects, Student Research, Trend Analysis, United States History

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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