What was my biggest discovery?
I was very interested in this challenge. We had a library inservice at the beginning of the year which got me interested but I needed a direction to go. This challenge gave me the opportunity to spend much more time on each area of the state library services. My first step was to get a library card so I can spend more time with research at home. I will have the opportunity to share the elementary resources with my kids so even though Corsica doesn't have a big library, I can access lots of information with my students and my own children.
My favorite activities were doing research. I enjoyed looking into different topics and found many different things I would like to go back and spend more time reading. I also really enjoyed looking into my family with ancestry, heritage and sanborn maps. I really appreciate all the time that you spent to put this together for a wonderful learning opportunity. Thank you!
Monday, March 28, 2011
Ancestry Library
I looked for my name and found my maiden name in the records but not my married name in Ancestry Library. Interesting? I found a map of Delmont and a map of Armour and located the places where my husband's family had lived since they are from Douglas county. I shared the map with his family also which they thought was interesting.
I did some more research and found out that two of my great-granparents were born in Canada. Also something that I didnt know either. I hope to find out more information- I find family research very interesting!
Thanks!
I did some more research and found out that two of my great-granparents were born in Canada. Also something that I didnt know either. I hope to find out more information- I find family research very interesting!
Thanks!
Sunday, March 20, 2011
blogging
I have found out many new things thanks to my fellow bloggers, I still have many things to continue to research but I really enjoy reading your thoughts!
Camio
I looked up Paul Revere on Camio and found many different items that he made. He was very skilled and made many detailed items. Some of the ones that I found were: a tea urn, federal style tea service, silver spoon, sugar bowl and cover, sauceboat, goblet, urn and cann.
I looked up the Sioux and found a variety of artworks. The first was a picture of a Sioux woman holding her child probably in the early 1900s. I thought about all of the struggles that she must have faced- especially if her children were forced to go to the boarding schools of that era. What was her life like? She had such a detailed face with such expression.
I also found many artist drawings and paintings. There were a variety of topics: battle drawings, worship, dancing, beadwork and clothing.
I chose to look up several different artists. I looked at works by Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Joan Miro, Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali. Many of these works of art would need to be screened out due to content for school but there were still several that would be interesting discussion points for our class.
I didn't know very many other artists from Mexico and found several artists that I want to further research: Paul Uribe, Rufino Tamayo, Maria Izquierdo, Jose Clemente Orozco and Francisco Antonio Vallejo. I did know a couple of them but I am curious to become more familiar with their works as well.
I looked up the Sioux and found a variety of artworks. The first was a picture of a Sioux woman holding her child probably in the early 1900s. I thought about all of the struggles that she must have faced- especially if her children were forced to go to the boarding schools of that era. What was her life like? She had such a detailed face with such expression.
I also found many artist drawings and paintings. There were a variety of topics: battle drawings, worship, dancing, beadwork and clothing.
I chose to look up several different artists. I looked at works by Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Joan Miro, Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali. Many of these works of art would need to be screened out due to content for school but there were still several that would be interesting discussion points for our class.
I didn't know very many other artists from Mexico and found several artists that I want to further research: Paul Uribe, Rufino Tamayo, Maria Izquierdo, Jose Clemente Orozco and Francisco Antonio Vallejo. I did know a couple of them but I am curious to become more familiar with their works as well.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Lesson 9 Ancestry Library
Last week I went and used Ancestry Library. I was so involved in the research I didn't get back to posting here. I looked for my great-grandparents and great-great grandparents and I was able to find many of them on the census records. Then I decided to research my husband's family and discovered that he is from both Sweeden and Norway. Glad to know he is a Norwegian too!
I will have to go back and research my name and look for photos also.
I will have to go back and research my name and look for photos also.
Lesson 8 Archive Grid and Camio-
I finished this assignment at school and posted my findings in the comment box below.
Lesson 7 World Cat and First Searches
I typed in Little Women and found out that it was in 1448 libraries.
Charles Dicken's A Tale of Two Cities by Harold Bloom was in 981 libraries. Interesting that a book about this book would be in so many other libraries. Must be well know too. The first one on the list was Roosevelt High School Library.LC: PR 4571 and Dewey 828.3. He has written about several famous authors: F Scott Fitzgerald, best poems, shakespeare, the western canon, Yeats and Mark Twain. I found other books that were written about A Tale of Two Cities.
I typed in South Dakota fiction and found a book
Of Uncommon Birth: Dakota Sons of Vietnam, and Field of Honor (A review). I could not find where the access button was to click on right away but I did find it eventually. I found out more information about the book and that is was published by the Univeristy of Nebraska Press. It gave an intesting description of the book. It is about two South Dakota men who came from different backgrounds and came together in Vietnam. It describes their very different backgrounds and different lives and how they end up sharing experiences and the same fears. One man survives and the other does not. It sounded interesting!
Charles Dicken's A Tale of Two Cities by Harold Bloom was in 981 libraries. Interesting that a book about this book would be in so many other libraries. Must be well know too. The first one on the list was Roosevelt High School Library.LC: PR 4571 and Dewey 828.3. He has written about several famous authors: F Scott Fitzgerald, best poems, shakespeare, the western canon, Yeats and Mark Twain. I found other books that were written about A Tale of Two Cities.
I typed in South Dakota fiction and found a book
Of Uncommon Birth: Dakota Sons of Vietnam, and Field of Honor (A review). I could not find where the access button was to click on right away but I did find it eventually. I found out more information about the book and that is was published by the Univeristy of Nebraska Press. It gave an intesting description of the book. It is about two South Dakota men who came from different backgrounds and came together in Vietnam. It describes their very different backgrounds and different lives and how they end up sharing experiences and the same fears. One man survives and the other does not. It sounded interesting!
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