Farmingdale Local History: Teacher Resources

A free online community that connects educators across New York State to the valuable primary sources materials found in the churches, museums, historical organizations, libraries, and state and local governments with a series of highly-engaging learning activities

Provides questions, links to organizations and local projects, and research activity ideas for integrating local history into humanities courses.

In this lesson, students first examine pictures of household objects from the late 20th century and gather historical information about them from older family members, then create an in-class exhibit of historical objects from their own homes.

Essay on how to use the local community to create a research-based project.

Creating local history projects with students.

Students collect primary source materials from their families or local communities. In analyzing these primary sources, students examine the interplay between national, state, local, and personal history.

Lesson plan for high school on exploring the history of your local community.

Online tool for teaching with documents from the National Archives

High-quality classroom resources, professional development opportunities, and guidance to support efforts to teach research skills and advise NHD students.

Teaching tools and lesson plans to help educators engage young people with powerful stories representing America’s diverse history.