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2020 2021 History Fair - Communication in History: Finding Secondary Sources

Finding Information About Your Topic

The time has come to start gathering information about your topic!

If you are working in a group, every member of your group needs to read every source!

Remember for every source you find, you must create a note card in NoodleTools with a link to the source and an annotation!

You can find more information about what goes into an annotation here!

Databases

ProQuest eLibrary 

Click on Research Topics

Choose History

Choose Location for your topic:

  • ​Canada 
  • Mexico 
  • United States
  • World

Choose the time period that your topic falls into and read an article about your topic that verifies some of the information that you have found and provides new information that helps broaden your understanding of your topic.

Encyclopedia (Reference) Resources

Encyclopedia of Chicago (for Chicago-focused topics)

 

Encyclopedia Britannica