What was life like for people in the past? One way to learn more is to look at primary sources. A primary source is a form of information about the past from a person who was there. It can be a photograph, a letter, or a speech. Other things can be primary sources too. Click on a primary source below.
- Mr. Dugas Tells About Sundays at the Park When He Was a Boy—Oral History
- California Around 1650—Historical Map
- Preamble to the United States Constitution—Historical Document
- Amelia Stewart Knight Tells of Her Travels—Historical Diary
- “Follow the Drinking Gourd”—African American Spiritual
- A Guide for New Immigrants—Government Document
- Governor Earl Warren—Speech
- Florida and California State Quarters—Artifacts
- Mr. Blincoe Remembers Selling Newspapers as a Boy—Essay