Historical documents

The Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776 describes a man's place in society and is divided into political, economic, and social aspects.

A transcriber on the Isle of Man can decipher almost anything.

Various archives, files, journals, diaries and other documents of the past are now of interest only to collectors and historians. We will help You with a preliminary assessment of your documents, as…

Free printable copy of the Bill of Rights, from www.flandersfamily.info

Written accounts from the ancient world have been copied, studied, summarized, and paraphrased by later writers, who, for their part, have kept those writings ...

Read The New York Times’s original coverage of the March on Washington and its implications in August 1963, headlined “200,000 March for Civil Rights in Orderly Washington Rally.”

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The Social Studies classroom is built around primary source exploration. The use of primary sources can lead to incredible analysis, discussion, and higher-level thinking. Use the five sources below in your classroom to engage your students and explore new and […]

TIMBUKTU, MALI—Reports yesterday indicated that Islamic militants fleeing Timbuktu in the face of advancing Malian […]

Home for the holidays? How we celebrate the winter holidays may be a bit different this year, yet it is still a good time to be thinking about getting a better handle on those family and personal archives, especially if multiple generations of relatives are gathered in one place, whether in-person or via a screen. Here are some tips to get started, inspired by my experience assessing and preserving my own family’s historical records.