http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Tue, 21 May 2013 02:14:31 PDT Tue, 21 May 2013 02:14:31 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=77443 This site provides an introduction to the Salem witch trials. It includes materials (text and multimedia movie) about Salem, the trials, and the major figures involved in the events as well as teacher tips and a list of related books and web sites. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=77444 This Plymouth Colony Archive presents a collection of searchable texts, including court records, colony laws, 17th century texts, research and seminar analysis of various topics, biographical profiles of selected colonists, probate inventories, wills, maps, town and fort plans, architectural and material culture studies. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=78315 "Virtual Jamestown" is a digital research and teaching project that explores the settlement and impact of Jamestown. Primary resources found at this site include first hand accounts and letters (with full-text search capabilities), maps and images, 18th century advertisements for runaway slaves and indentured servants, a database of over 10,000 indentured servant contracts, and public records such as census data and laws. Future plans include adding court records such as deeds, wills, and court order books. Secondary materials at this site include a timeline, interpretive essays by prominent historians, links to related sites, bibliographies, and teaching tools and classroom activities. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=79152 Tangled Roots is a research project about the shared history of African Americans and Irish Americans. The purpose of the site is to investigate the history of American slaves and immigrants from Ireland and to consider the links between them in order to promote an understanding of race and ethnicity in America. The site includes short biographical sketches of important people, organizations and events from the history of African and Irish Americans; questions for class discussion; timelines; bibliographic references; and links to related web sites. It also provides access to The Gilder Lehrman Center's online document collection, which contains over 200 individual items dating from the 17th century to the present, including speeches, letters, cartoons and graphics, interviews, and articles. The documents are organized by author, date, subject, and document type. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=77415 This site covers the making and unmaking of the mill village system for textile manufacturing in the Piedmont region of the U.S. South between 1880 and 1934. It includes oral history resources, images, and text based upon the 1987 book of the same name. The web site covers the following topics: life on the land, mill village and factory, work and protest. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=77442 This site is based upon the PBS television special about the Mississippi River flood of 1927. It includes primary source documents, a sample Delta blues song about the flood, flood film clips, maps, and information from historians. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=78313 "At Home in the Heartland" is based upon a 1992 museum exhibit about family life in Illinois from 1700 to the present. The site is divided into six time periods. Within each section, site users find biographical sketches; timelines; maps; examples of material culture; audio components; exercises comparing the lifestyles and experiences of various racial, ethnic, and economic groups; and lesson plans. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=77450 This web site is associated with a literature course at WMU. It includes essays about literature and historical texts that deal with colonialism. It also provides essays about themes in the analysis of colonial literature such as African women writers, slavery, and literary style v. historical accuracy. Accompanying each essay (or dialogue) are links to other relevant sites and either links to or notes about teaching strategies. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=76309 Selection of video clips. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=76312 This University of Arizona web site documents the story of Fred Harvey (1835-1901) who began a partnership with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in 1878. In 1889, the Railway gave Harvey exclusive rights to manage and operate his eating houses, lunch stands, and hotel facilities upon the Santa Fe's railroads west of the Missouri River. The Harvey Houses took pride in their first class food, service, and cleanliness. Exhibit includes digitized photographs from the Special Collections at the University of Arizona.