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My Hero Project

My Hero: Laura Ingalls Wilder

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this resource to learn about why Laura Ingalls Wilder is a writer hero and learn about her life as pioneer girl in the late 1800s.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Victorian Fashions in the Upper Ottawa Valley

For Students 9th - 10th
100 years of fashions, 1840-1940, are showcased in this collection of images. Included are close-up photographs that detail much of the intricate work produced during the Victorian Period.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Kinghorn School Days

For Students 9th - 10th
The history of the one-room school house in Kinghorn, Ontario operated between 1895 and 1936. Its history is told here through narratives, sound and images.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The French Connection

For Students 9th - 10th
This exhibit features narratives and pictures that recount the history of French settlers to the banks of the Detroit River in the 1700s.
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University of Alberta

Atlas of Alberta Railways: The Railway Labourers: The Navvies

For Students 9th - 10th
Many immigrants died during the building of Canada's railway. How they were recruited, their housing, food, pay, etc. are detailed here.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The Sterling Flour Mill

For Students 9th - 10th
Trace the history of milling and learn about the milling of flour as you explore the stories celebrating the history of the Sterling Flour Mill in Strome Alberta. Included are images of artifacts and primary source documents.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The Work of the Blacksmith Green Family Forge, Trinity, Nl

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the tools used by the blacksmith at the forge and how iron was worked with to create such things as horseshoes and the iron bands for cart wheels. Selecting the print story provides for more detailed information.
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Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma State University: Encyclopedia: Jesse Chisholm

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief biography discusses the life of American pioneer Jesse Chisholm, who blazed the Chisholm Trail.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Reading Writing & 'Rithmetic in the One Room Schoolhouse

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Comparing and contrasting are skills that are utilized in this lesson plan. Teacher resources and detailed activities will help the learners learn about the schools in early America.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Laura Ingalls Wilder

For Students 3rd - 5th
Site provides some historical information on early prairie life through the eyes of Laura Ingalls Wilder.
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Other

Finding Dulcinea: Billie Jean King, Tennis Star and Feminist Pioneer

For Students 9th - 10th
Article on former tennis pro Billie Jean King, with career highlights and an overview of her personal life. Dated November 2010.
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Other

African American Pioneers: Richard Allen

For Students 9th - 10th
This page from Afgen.com contains the life history of Richard Allen. Richard was the founding bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
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Curated OER

York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Maple Syrup

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Native people were making maple syrup long before the settlers came to Upper Canada. Learn about the process and what the settlers did to make it easier.
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Curated OER

York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Blacksmith

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Do you know where the Blacksmith got his name? Find out and learn about the different tool that the Blacksmith used.
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Curated OER

York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Blacksmith

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Do you know where the Blacksmith got his name? Find out and learn about the different tool that the Blacksmith used.
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Curated OER

York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Blacksmith

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Do you know where the Blacksmith got his name? Find out and learn about the different tool that the Blacksmith used.
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Curated OER

York Region District School Board: Pioneer Life in Upper Canada: Blacksmith

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Do you know where the Blacksmith got his name? Find out and learn about the different tool that the Blacksmith used.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Collection: Becoming Helen Keller

For Students 9th - 10th
Rediscover the complex life and legacy of the author, advocate and human rights pioneer. Helen Keller (1880-1968), who was deaf and blind since childhood, used her celebrity and wit to advocate for social justice, particularly for women,...
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Other

Doing History/keeping the Past: Farmers and Ranchers of Colorado

For Students 4th - 8th
An essay on how farmers and ranchers lived and created communities in Colorado in the late nineteenth century. This was the period following the initial migrations of pioneers and homesteaders into the West.
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George Eastman Museum

George Eastman House: Create a Phenakistoscope

For Students 3rd - 8th
Phenakistoscope. You may not be able to pronounce it, but with these easy to follow instructions you can make one. Have fun creating one of the earliest cinematography devices and watch your pictures come to life. Includes a printable...
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George Eastman Museum

George Eastman House: Create a Zoetrope

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A zoetrope, or the "wheel of life," is an early way motion pictures were made. With these easy to follow directions you can create one of your very own using the printable templates.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Lewis Howard Latimer

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an excellent biography of Lewis Howard Latimer. It discusses his joy of learning throughout his entire life, and also includes additional links to help illustrate the topics presented.
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Other

Internet Society: Jonathan Postel

For Students 9th - 10th
An article about the life and accomplishments of Jonathan B. Postal.
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University of Chicago

Flights Before the Wrights: Octave Chanute, Chicago

For Students 9th - 10th
A site that chronicles the life of Octave Chanute, an aeronautical engineer involved in flight before the Wright brothers.

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