Tag: History

Two combined images. First image, on the left, taking up about 4/5 the total picture: Image that's collage a with text in the middle that says "Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources." The collage is of various photographs of students with each other or with teachers. The second image, on the right: a photo of Lia Atanat, a white woman in her thirties. . She has brown hair a little past the shoulders and wears a cream-colored button- down blouse.
Supporting Educators in Teaching Indigenous History
We spoke with Lia Atanat, our Maryland History Day Outreach & Professional Development Coordinator, about our new collaboration with tribal consultants and teachers in creating inquiry kits about the Indigenous history and culture of the land now known as Maryland.
August 31, 2023
Teens and kids mostly stand in pairs as part of a dance. There is one not in a pair. Almost all of the teens and kids are Black.
Dignity and Community Through Movement
Breai Mason-Campbell is the Artistic Director of Moving History, what she calls Kinetic African American History. Kids and teens involved with Moving History learn dance, cooking, musicianship, and/or visual art. The organization, a recipient of one of our Strengthening the Humanities Investment in Nonprofits for Equity (SHINE), started when Mason-Campbell reflecting about poverty.
June 9, 2023
Two young Black teens and one white teen in the State House in Annapolis. One Black teen wears a black-and-white houndstooth jacket, the other a red blazer and slacks and the white girl wears a dress and cardigan.
From Accokeek to Annapolis: Behind the Scenes with National History Day Gold Medalists
Lillian Merrill, Saniya Pearson, and Aliyah Smith placed second at the 2022 Maryland History Day State Contest. They advanced to National History Day, where they won the Gold Medal in their category. In 2023, along with other national honorees, they visited the State House. We spoke with them about their experience.
May 2, 2023
2 combined photos. The one on the left is Denise Kresslein, a white woman with straight (or straightened) brown hair and brown eyes. She wears a turquoise blouse. On the right is Thomas Stavely, a white man with glasses and brown hair. He wears a yellow polo.
Making History Personal
Denise Kresslein, Advanced Academics Teacher at North Carroll Middle School and Westminster East Middle School and Thomas Stavely of  Parkdale High School were named this year’s Maryland History Day Statewide Middle and High School Teacher of the Year, respectively. The teachers discuss the impact of Maryland History Day program on students.
April 18, 2023
Headshot of Lia Atanat, a white bruette woman with shoulder-length hair and glasses. She wears a green turtleneck . She sits in an office on a black couch in front of a yellow wall with black-and-white photographs.
Maryland History Day for English Learners: An Interview with Lia Atanat
Last fall, the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program awarded us $82,188 to support a Maryland History Day for English Learners Curriculum, featuring a collection of lesson plans and worksheets. We’re in the creation stage of this project, and we recently spoke about it with Lia Atanat, our Maryland History Day Outreach & Professional Development Coordinator.
March 31, 2022