History Community Portal
Welcome – From the Editor
Welcome to the MERLOT History Portal, an educational resource for teaching and learning. Use this portal to discover online learning materials, MERLOT members, journals, professional organizations, and news in your discipline.
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Hundreds of photographs, documents, and film clips to browse to discover the connection between some of the National Archives' most treasured records.
New Materials
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Eliza Orme’s Ambitions: Politics and the Law in Victorian London
Why are some figures hidden from history? Eliza Orme, despite becoming the first woman in Britain to earn a university...
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Teaching with Historic Places (U.S. National Park Service)
Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) uses properties listed in the National Park Service National Register of Historic...
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The Columbian Exchange Lesson Plan & Free Resources
OER Project is a family of free, online social studies curricula. Aligned to state standards and easily adaptable. The...
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Chronicling America: America's Historic Newspaper Pages
The Chronicling America Historic American Newspapers collection provides access to select digitized newspaper pages...
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History of Ancient Egypt: 1700 to 1000 BCE
Instead of students purchasing three textbooks, students read articles on specific topics written by the specialist, and...
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Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor :: Learn
The Erie Canal carried more than cargo. It was the Internet of its day, carrying people and ideas and bringing the young...
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First Amendment: National Constitution Center
Two Lesson Plans with videos focus on the First Amendment and how the Supreme Court, legal scholars, and citizens have...
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Jacob Lawrence’s The Migration Series
This first lesson in the Economics and the Great Migration curriculum uses the art of Jacob Lawrence to teach the history...
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Harlem’s Journey
The second lesson in the Economics and the Great Migration curriculum teaches about the Harlem Renaissance, of which...
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The Origins of Wealth Inequality in America
This last lesson in the Economics and the Great Migration curriculum studies the practice of redlining, whose impacts on...
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Teaching Resources for Historians | AHA
From the website: "The American Historical Association has a long-standing commitment to teaching and history education...
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Lesson Plans | The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
The website for the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza offers well-detailed lesson plans for middle school and high...
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How Divine Images Became Art: Essays on the Rediscovery, Study and Collecting of Medieval Icons in the Belle Époque
How Divine Images Became Art tells the story of the parallel ‘discovery’ of Russian medieval art and of the Italian...
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The Kingdom and the Qur’an: Translating the Holy Book of Islam in Saudi Arabia
This book presents a detailed analysis of the translation of the Qur’an in Saudi Arabia, the most important global actor...
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History 350 - Chicana/o Experience in the Borderlands
This open textbook is being utilized in a History course for undergraduate or graduate students by Miriam Riggs at...
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HIST 356: Culture & Identity in Latin America
These open resources are being utilized in a History course for undergraduate or graduate students by Miriam Riggs at...
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How to Talk About the Israel-Hamas War: Resources for Educators
Soon after the surprise Hamas attack on Israel earlier this month, the San Diego County Office of Education released a...
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Synopses and Lists: Textual Practices in the Pre-Modern World
Textual practices in pre-modern societies cover a great range of representations, from the literary to the pictorial....
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History on the WWW: An Exploratory Introduction
What is today’s digital, networked world and how does it affect how the average American learns about immigration...
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4.5 Billion Years in 1 Hour
Earth is 4.5 billion years old - which is approximately the same amount of time it took us to create this video. We’ve...
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Snow Rider 3D
Snow Rider 3D brings the thrill of snowboarding along with beautiful 3D graphics & realistic physics. Let's snowboard at...
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After the Miners’ Strike: A39 and Cornish Political Theatre versus Thatcher’s Britain: Volume 1
In this rich memoir, the first of two volumes, Paul Farmer traces the story of A39, the Cornish political theatre group...
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Increasing Student Engagement with Free eTextbooks in a History Proseminar
The California State University and MERLOT have partnered to showcase how and why faculty have adopted Open Educational...
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History 12: US History 1865-Present
The California State University and MERLOT have partnered to showcase how and why faculty have adopted Open Educational...
New Members
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Manuela CrespiCpia
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Екатерина УшаковаМБОУ Шушенская СОШ №1
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Sarah StangelBryant and Stratton College
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connor johnstonCalifornia State University, Long Beach
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Ryan NortonLynn University
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Alessandro BassoLiceo Salesiano Valsalice
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Art NewmanPhiladelphia School District
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Garry CooksonRoyal history
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Eugene EarnshawSeneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
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Margaret VaverekTexas State University-San Marcos
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evelyn londoño porraspsicologia
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William WellsCollin County Community/Technical College
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Nicole MontgomeryCommunity/Technical Colleges of Spokane
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Karen MatiasUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México
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Perla RodríguezUniversidad Nacional de Salta - Universidad Nacional de Jujuy
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Samuel MomoduNashville State Community College
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Keri SalyardsMount Aloysius College
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Sylvain FayeLycée Vélingara
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Casey FinchCouncil on Foreign Relations
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Alex McDonaldIUSD
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Del DavisMissouri State University-West Plains
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Kathleen ShiromaCSU Long Beach
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Janet RankinOregon State University
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History on the Web
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0319 Today in History - YouTube
Mar 18, 2024 05:21 PM PDT
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TODAY IN HISTORY: March 19, Michael Jordan returns to basketball - Baytown Sun
Mar 18, 2024 04:05 PM PDT
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Shoals grant program specializing in Native American history opens - WAFF
Mar 18, 2024 02:59 PM PDT
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Oso landslide, deadliest in US history, was 10 years ago | king5.com
Mar 18, 2024 12:47 PM PDT
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California man wins $1.765 billion lottery, the second-biggest Powerball jackpot in US history
Mar 18, 2024 11:38 AM PDT
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Interpretive Writer/Curator of African American History - Black Heritage Trail
Mar 18, 2024 10:36 AM PDT
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“In some ways this election is unique in American history” - Uppsala University
Mar 18, 2024 10:24 AM PDT
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What Happened Today in History? - Dailyfly
Mar 18, 2024 10:18 AM PDT
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Today in History, March 18 - Salina Post
Mar 18, 2024 09:35 AM PDT
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Shoals grant program specializing in Native American history opens - WAFF
Mar 18, 2024 09:30 AM PDT
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York in American History: York Hospital - 120 years and counting? - Seacoastonline.com
Mar 18, 2024 09:23 AM PDT
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Michael Beschloss: We have never seen anything remotely like this in U.S. history
Mar 18, 2024 09:16 AM PDT
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Today in History: March 18, FDR signs executive order on internment of Japanese-Americans
Mar 18, 2024 09:00 AM PDT
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Michael Beschloss: We have never seen anything remotely like this in U.S. history
Mar 18, 2024 08:53 AM PDT
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Today in history, March 18 | Hot Springs Sentinel Record
Mar 18, 2024 08:21 AM PDT
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Counterparties: The largest antitrust settlement in US history? - Reuters
Mar 18, 2024 07:15 AM PDT
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Today in History - Arizona Daily Sun
Mar 18, 2024 07:05 AM PDT
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Today in history: March 18 - DBRNews.com
Mar 18, 2024 05:25 AM PDT
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JMHS Grad Will Speak About Marshall County's Impact on U.S. History - The Intelligencer
Mar 18, 2024 04:53 AM PDT
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Today in History: March 24, Exxon Valdez crashes in Alaska, creates massive oil spill
Mar 18, 2024 04:36 AM PDT