Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS)

Connecting Arizonans across time and place through the power of their histories. That's what Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) workshop can do for rural Arizona educators. Supported by a passthrough grant from the Library of Congress, our Education Dept. went to Flagstaff. They met with Arizona teachers to discuss strategies for engaging students with authentic historical evidence, and gain experience integrating primary sources into classroom instruction.

Participants also visited the Pioneer Museum to explore how the AHS documents and artifacts could be instrumental in teaching local histories to students.

Perhaps these students will become involved in National History Day Arizona!

And the Historical League is proud to support this program.

Stroll through history at the Pioneer Museum in Fredericksburg, Texas

Donna Esposito and Clede Gorrell

Amazing stories of German relocation to this area in May 1846 are told at the Pioneer Museum. With photos, videos, refurbished homes, schools and farm equipment, we learned about the trials and tribulations of 120 German men, women and children who began the last segment of the long and dangerous journey to their new home in Texas. Hope of a freer, more prosperous future for themselves and children strengthened them to endure the miseries of the trip and the hardships yet to come.  It is a definite MUST SEE when you are in the Texas hill country.

 In Fredericksburg, traces of the past are all around you. A quick glance suggests the German heritage of the town - the limestone constructions of its buildings, the names of its commercial buildings, the celebrations and festivals.

Susan Dale at the Pioneer Museum entrance

Barb Ziehler, Susan Howard, Jan Murray

Donna Esposito, Jan Murray, Clede Gorrell

Susan Howard admires the limestone buildings

Pioneer Museum in Flagstaff

The wonderful day trip to Flagstaff included an informative stop at Arizona Historical Society's Pioneer Museum.

Sharron McKinney and daughter Lexie

Lexie's son built this for his
Eagle Scout project

Published by the League for AZ Centennial

Q & A on the front porch