AncestryLibrary, Heritage Quest & Sanborn Maps

1. Clicked on Immigration & Travel. Put in Titanic and found 3 other ships also with the White Star line. The Majestic, Olympic & Republic. All had pictures with brief histories of each ship.

2. Under Search clicked on Newspapers & Publications. This brought up Obituary listings from the Hindenburg.

3. Searched under Books. Came up with many on Brown County.


Common Core:

Writing Standards 6-12
Text Types and Purposes: Grades 11-12 #2 b
Develop the topic thoroughly by selecting the most significant and relevant facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations or other information and examples appropriate to the audience's knowledge of the topic.

Using either AncestryLibrary or Heritage Quest pick one ancestor at least 20 years back and research one specific event that took place in that period.

Sanborn Maps would be very valuable as a tool in studying South Dakota history.