Park Street School

Gettysburg Address

The stage is set for war as the nation begins to tear apart. Opposition by the North to slavery in the South fuels a bitter debate, and the country wrestles with conflicts between the Union and States' rights. Commanding center stage are twering figures-- Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee. From Harper's Ferry to Fort Sumter, the first chapters unfold in a conflict from which there would be no turning back.

The Civil War PBS by Ken Burns

Resources for families.

Unit-Specific Resources

Unit-Specific Resources

Roman Empire resources, including primary sources, DVDs, video clips, timelines.

Indian House School Programs A replica of a house which survived the 1704 attack on Deerfield, activities include: Fireplace Cookery (seasonal), Colonial Life, Native American Life (in a bark wigwam, weather permitting), Textiles, Taverns, Historic Lights, Dame School (a 17th-18th C. school lesson), Early Farming, Stenciling (seasonal), and Neighbors and About Town (two different tours of the center of town). The Indian House Children's Museum is also open to the public during the summer and early fall.

Indian House School Programs A replica of a house which survived the 1704 attack on Deerfield, activities include: Fireplace Cookery (seasonal), Colonial Life, Native American Life (in a bark wigwam, weather permitting), Textiles, Taverns, Historic Lights, Dame School (a 17th-18th C. school lesson), Early Farming, Stenciling (seasonal), and Neighbors and About Town (two different tours of the center of town). The Indian House Children's Museum is also open to the public during the summer and early fall.

The Islamic World in the Middle Ages

"Etching as a printmaking medium emerged in the early 16th century in Germany and Italy, but its full creative potential only was realized with Rembrandt Harmensz. Van Rijn's activity as an etcher from 1630 to 1661. This exhibition of 45 works, drawn primarily from the MFA's collection,..."