History Exchange

Classic photos recreated in lego.

Rag Linen aims to be the premier online resource for information about historic newspapers. As such, we're frequently updating our education pages and resources section, which contains links to important videos, blogs, books, websites and more. We hope Rag Linen increases your interest and passion for historic newspapers.

Sarah Kemble Knight, a third-generation American, was born in Boston. She was the daughter of Thomas Kemble, a Boston merchant, reportedly an agent of Cromwell in selling prisoners of war and Elizabeth Trerice. Prior to 1689 she married Captain Richard Knight, a shipmaster and a widower considerably her senior. The only record of their marriage is a document stating Richard Knight's intention to marry her in 1688.

This is not a work of fiction, as the scarcity of old American manuscripts may induce some to imagine; but it is a faithful copy from a diary in the author's own handwriting, compiled soon after her return home, as it appears, from notes recorded daily, while on the road. She was a resident of Boston, and a lady of uncommon literary attainments, as well as of great taste and strength of mind. She was called Madam Knight, out of respect to her character, according to a custom once common in New-England; but what was her family name the publishers have not been able to discover.

maps for any state

Site that shows examples of period clothing.

videos on words commonly on the SAT, along with flash card app.

articles and pictures of the depression in the US in the 1930s, including pictures of the dust bowls.

Virtual Reality Tour of Mount Vernon

2,500 Primary Sources from the National Archives and ready to use tools, activities to teaching these documents in the classroom.

Very interesting site for social studies and primary sources.

During Colonial times in Durham County, North Carolina, there was a plantation which extended from the east of the Flat River almost to West Point on the Eno, and from the vicinity of Bahama on the northwest past the Neuse River into Wake County on the southeast. The land covered 30,000 acres and more than 973 slaves worked the fertile land.

Bibliographies of Civil War letters and diaries yet published. It lists over 1,000 published and unpublished items from a variety of sources, including online resources and microform. 

This unit will introduce the first major clash in the Civil War--the Battle of Bull Run--and encourage students to consider the perspectives of ordinary citizens of the North and the South and the impact of this battle on their lives. The activities are based on the award-winning young adult novel Bull Run by Paul Fleischman.

Guide and resources to civics education on the Web.

Set up a space where people can get together and type on a common document. Great for student and teacher collaboration. 

Short video that looks at the historical spread of Democracy.