Schedule for Homeschool History at the Atlanta Archives

Starting in September, Home School History will be offered on both the third Wednesday and the preceding Tuesday.  The programs each day will be identical but now you can choose which day is best for your family!  The new and improved schedule is below: 

Schedule of Sessions

August 17

10:00 a.m. US History in a Nutshell: Visualizing and Applying the Timeline (lecture)

This overview of American history will prepare the homeschooler to get the most out of the monthly labs and activities scheduled throughout the year.

1:00 p.m.  Introduction and Tour of the National Archives at Atlanta

Find out about the massive holdings of the National Archives at Atlanta and take a guided tour of our magnificent facility.

September 20 and 21

10:00 a.m. The Surprising Papers in the Case of the Heirs of George Rodgers Clark (Document Lab)

Revolutionary War hero George Rodgers Clark’s victories in the west secured America’s claim to the Mississippi but personal claims were made as well. Documents and maps found in the case date from the 1730s.

1:00 p.m. Documents of the American Revolution (Primary Source Activity)

Students will explore the war through analysis of primary sources from the National Archives.

October 18 and 19

10:00 a.m.  Documents of Early Federal America (Primary Source Activity)

Students will explore the early decades of the United States by analyzing primary sources from the National Archives.

1:00 p.m. How to do a History Project  

Learn how to choose a topic, form a research question, do research, and create a fantastic history project.

November 15 and 16

10:00 a.m.  The Documents of Slavery in the National Archives at Atlanta

(Document Lab)

Students will explore original records dealing with the Atlantic Slave Trade, Runaways, and Slave Manifests.

1:00 p.m.  Civil War Document Lab:

Lab consist of three parts: records relating the Civil War within the holdings of the National Archives at Atlanta, microfilm rolls from other NARA facilities, and the online photographs of George Bernard and the Atlanta Campaign

December

No Classes will be held in December 2011

January 17 and 18

10:00 a.m. Documents of Reconstruction and the Gilded Age (Primary Source Activity)

Students will explore the years after the Civil War and up to the turn of the century through analysis of primary sources from the National Archives.

1:00 p.m.  World War I Lab: A Demographic Study Using the World War I Draft Cards (Document Lab)

The National Archives at Atlanta holds all 24 million draft cards for the entire country.  This lab will look at random samples of this gigantic record group to piece together a view of the American population in 1917-18.

February 14 and 15

10:00 a.m.   Documents of the Long Civil Rights Movement (Document Lab)

Students will explore original records from the National Archives at Atlanta that documents the Civil Rights Movement from after the Civil War to the 1960s

1:00 p.m.  History Project Critique Session  

Students and parents will have an opportunity to ask questions about their research and other aspects of their history projects.

March 20 and 21

10:00 a.m.  Great Depression Lab: The Tennessee Valley Authority and the Controversy of Progress (Document Lab)  

The TVA brought power, flood control, and jobs to the South yet moved many off their land and challenged the idea of limited government in the private sector.

1:00 p.m.  The War and the Home Front: Documents of World War II (Document Lab)

From the depths of the Great Depression, America jump started their economy and joined the allied effort in World War II.

April 17 and 18

10:00 a.m.  Documents of the Manhattan Project (Document Lab)

From the holdings of the National Archives at Atlanta, learn about places like Los Alamos and Oak Ridge, people like Oppenheimer and Groves, and production facilities like Y-12, K-25, and X-10.

1:00 p.m.  NASA Lab: Exploring the Space Program

With the records of the Kennedy Space Center and the Marshall Space Flight Center, explore the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and Skylab programs

May 16

10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.  Home School History Expo: Student Projects, Quiz Bowl, and Awards

Home School students are encouraged to present their history research projects in creative formats and participate in a fun but challenging quiz bowl.

The National Archives at Atlanta is located at 5780 Jonesboro Rd, Morrow GA.  If you have any questions, contact Joel Walker at 770-968-2530 or joel.walker@nara.gov





~ Please feel free to submit any activities that homeschoolers might enjoy. To do so, you can email Ahermitt@gmail.com with headline Homeschool Gwinnett. ~ For most recently added activities, go here.