2020 2021 History Fair - Communication in History: Building Context and Understanding Your Topic

ABC Clio American History 

American History has many different kinds of sources:

• Primary
  • Images
  • Historical Documents
  • Maps
  • Court Cases
• Secondary
  • Reference Articles
  • Timelines
  • Videos

When searching, you can Explore by Time Periods

OR

Use the Search box tp type in your search words

Keep It Simple!

Limit your search to the name of a person or the title of an event:

For example:

• Helen Keller
• Montgomery Bus Boycott
• Alexander Graham Bell
• Stonewall Riots

In the results that come back from your search, the type of source will be listed in the description.

eLibrary 

eLibrary is ideal for researching a national or global event or famous person.

For example:

• The bombing of Pearl Harbor
• Jackie Robinson
• the Mexican Revolution
• Frida Kahlo

You can search eLibrary using the search box at the top.

Type in search words:

eLibrary has topic pages you can use.

1.) Click on Research Topics > History

2.) Based on your topic, choose the appropriate place:

• Canada
• Mexico
• United States 
• World

3.) Based on your topic, choose the appropriate time period:

• 20th Century
• 21st Century
• Civil War
• Colonial
• Discovery
• Post-colonial
• Reconstruction 

4.) Search for your topic - there is the option to sort from A to Z in the upper right corner.