7th Gr Local History Project
All online services passwords can be found in the Media Center Google Classroom.
Local History Handouts
- Local History Research Project Packet [Updated 10/18/17] (.pdf)
- Noodletools Virtual Notebook (How-To Manual)
General Links & Resources
School Purchased Online Resource (needs a password at home)
- Noodletools
- Google Drive
- Image Quest
- World Book
- History Reference Center (EBSCO)
- U.S. History in Context
Websites
- Maryland Historical Trust National Register Properties
- Historical Marker Database
- Historical Marker Database-by county (scroll down to MD-select the county you are interested in)
- Maryland’s Roadside Historical Markers
- Glen Echo-Cabin John Area History
- National Park Service
- National Park Service-Maryland
- Memorials in Washington DC (Map)
- Montgomery County Historic Districts
Annapolis
- History of Annapolis
- Historic Annapolis Foundation: Buildings & Sites
- Annapolis History
- A Brief History of USNA
AFI Silver Spring
Antietam
- Antietam History and Culture (nps.gov)
- Antietam
- 150 years later, preservationists see victory at Antietam
Baltimore
Boyds Negro School
- Boyds Negro School-Germantown Patch
- Boyds Negro School-ACHS Summary
- Boyds Negro School-Maryland Historical Trust
Cider Barrel Germantown
- Germantown Historians Want to Save City’s Famous Cider Barrel (Washington Post-Newspaper)
- Germantown's Cider Barrel Closes After 77 Years (Washington Post-Newspaper)
- Cider Barrel-Maryland State Historical Trust
Clara Barton
Dickerson
Fallingwater House
- Fallingwater Facts
- What is Fallingwater?
- Frank Lloyd Wright, Fallingwater
- Fallingwater Historical Marker
Frederick Douglass Home
Germantown, MD
Gettysburg
- Gettysburg Travel: History
- Civil War Trust: Gettysburg
- Gettysburg History and Culture (NPS)
- Stone Sentinels: The Battle of Gettysburg
Glen Echo
- History of Glen Echo, Maryland
- A General History of Glen Echo Park
- The Town of Glen Echo, Maryland
- Glen Echo
Hershey Park/Hershey, PA
- About Hershey: Entertainment and Resorts
- About Hershey: Our Proud History
- Hershey’s History of Happiness
- Hershey’s History
Horseshoe Curve
Jefferson Memorial
- Jefferson Memorial (nps.gov)
- Encyclopedia Britannica (MCPS Resource-Needs password at home)
- American Idol; 70 years after the laying of the cornerstone, the Jefferson Memorial still promises awe and comfort to those who make the trek
Little Bennett
Liberty Bell
Lincoln Memorial
- Lincoln Memorial (nps.gov)
- Lincoln Memorial Interactive
Luray Caverns
- Luray Caverns
- Encyclopedia Britannica Luray Caverns (MCPS Resource-Needs password at home)
- The Rift-A Family Dynasty Fights Over the Future of Luray Caverns (Newspaper article-Washington Post)
- The Beauty Beneath Your Feet
Monocacy Battlefield
Mt. Vernon
Rockville
St. Mary’s City
Strathmore
Washington Monument
- Washington Monument (nps.gov)
- From Eyesore to Monument (MCPS Resource-Needs password at home)
- Washington Monument (National Park Service)