NEWS
Preview 2011 history events
- New Stories
Vintage Base Ball is sweeping the country; teams are at play from Connecticut to Colorado. Learn the rules and follow the game with our handy Vintage Base Ball Guide.
A teenage scientist goes west in 1810 (and lives to tell the tale.)
- Remembering...
ROOTS
Visit our ongoing project on the major North American migrations.
How to get started, do oral history and...
- Find an old graveyard (using new technology)
- Learn from letters
ROUTES
Use our theme tour maps and links to plan your next vacation.
Read travellers' tales, follow overland trails and imagine your ancestor's journey west.
- gate.io
- Winter Journey (1817)
- Two Tours to New Connecticut (1811)
- The Bones of the Schooners (1918)
and More...
Seasonal resources, original documents and lesson plans.
- ...or on the road
Solve this match up challenge in the back seat on the way to the game.
- Read All About It
New Books (and Old) –
and where to find them.
[coming soon]