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Welcome – From the Editor
Welcome to the MERLOT History Portal, an educational resource for teaching and learning. Use this portal to discover online learning materials, MERLOT members, journals, professional organizations, and news in your discipline.
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Hundreds of photographs, documents, and film clips to browse to discover the connection between some of the National Archives' most treasured records.
New Materials
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Building Democracy for All
Welcome to Building Democracy for All - an interactive, multimodal, multicultural, open access eBook for teaching and...
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Financial Literacy Lessons for ESL Students
Financial Literacy Lessons for ESL Students lesson plan template and teaching resources. Our goals for this curriculum...
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Money & Debt: Crash Course World History 202
In which John Green teaches about filthy, filthy lucre. Money. And Debt. So, what is money? And what is it for? And why...
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Feeding America | American Culinary History/MSU Libraries
Feeding America is an online collection of some of the most important and influential American cookbooks from the late...
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Aesthetic Realism Opposes Prejudice!
This Emmy award winning, animated film by Ken Kimmelman, Filmaker, Educator and Aesthetic Realism Consultant has changed...
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African American History
African American History for HIST 244 is a compilation of selected readings from African American History (Lumen),...
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Plague Diaries: Firsthand Accounts of Epidemics, 430 B.C. to A.D. 1918
A collection of nine excerpts from historical accounts of epidemics: two from ancient sources, one from the Black Death...
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Our Story: An Ancillary to US History
This US History OER textbook is authored by Professor Ross-Nazzal with content provided by his students at Houston...
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History: HST 225 - American Civil War
Library and web resources for History courses at Northwestern Michigan College. HST 111 and 112 HST 211 and 212 HST 101,...
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Computing Educators Oral History Project (CEOHP): Teaching materials
To make this collection of interviews come alive for students, CEOHP has worked with a variety of educators to develop...
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Women in US History (HIST 215)
The heritage of women represents one-half of the history of the United States; for that reason alone it is worthy of...
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Women & the American Story | Digital Curriculum
Only 13 percent of historical figures in US history textbooks are women. WAMS is here to fill that gap. Women and the...
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Smithsonian Open Access: Create. Imagine. Discover
Welcome to Smithsonian Open Access where you can download, share, and reuse millions of the Smithsonian's images right...
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LA ARCHIVÍSTICA EN LA DOCUMENTACIÓN HISTÓRICA DEL DISEÑO GRÁFICO
The objective of this work is to support the importance of preserving the rich diversity of research results in the...
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The Great Inflation Online Course for Teachers and Students
In this course, superhero Jack of All Trades and his sidekick Andy are confronted by a villain that threatens to disrupt...
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Great Depression Online Course for Teachers and Students
History holds many economic lessons. The Great Depression, in particular, is an event that provides the opportunity to...
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The Great Depression Curriculum Unit
History holds many economic lessons. The Great Depression, in particular, is an event that provides the opportunity to...
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The Panic of 1907: J.P. Morgan and the Money Trust
The Panic of 1907 was a financial crisis set off by a series of bad banking decisions and a frenzy of withdrawals caused...
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The Free Silver Movement and Inflation
Students learn that money is a medium of exchange that facilitates economic activity. Next, students learn the...
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The Acceleration of the Great Migration, 1916-17
Students work in groups to examine excerpts from primary source documents. They identify social and economic factors...
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Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman?
In this lesson, students read the story of Sojourner Truth and discuss events that took place during her lifetime. Among...
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Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building
In this lesson, students learn about human resources, productivity, human capital, and physical capital. They participate...
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Potato: A Tale from the Great Depression
After reading and discussing a story about a family during the Great Depression, students differentiate between goods,...
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Piggy Bank Primer: Twenty-five cents of History
Students take a close look at nickels and quarters commemorating many of the proudest moments in our country and in the...
New Members
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Marlene AcevedoColegio -
Yuna LeeNone -
Angela WohlfarthMt. San Jacinto Community College -
Brett GuestDivine Child High School -
Michaela KeatingCalifornia State University, Fullerton -
Donna EdmondsonTexas A and M University System -
Liana HorovitzUniversity of Hawaii - Maui Community/Technical College -
Rebecca BushCalifornia State University, Long Beach -
Alonso VelardeUniversidad del Sur -
Andrew AdlerGeorgetown College -
Annette Armstrong-WilliamsElwood Community School Corp -
Alex MonahanNone -
James CadyGeorgia Northwestern Technical College -
Alexander FreundUniversity of Winnipeg -
Ghalem FatimaInessm -
steve harrisSan Francisco State University -
PAMELA STRUSSGeorge Mason University -
Paulina GalleguillosColegio San Agustín -
Luis Raúl Vázquez FloresUniversidad del Valle de Puebla -
A. Nicole HillValencia Community/Technical College
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Mizan RambhorosCape Peninsula University of Technology -
Tracy SachtjenPasadena City College -
John Carr-ShanahanUniversity of Texas System - San Antonio -
Karin TateUniversity of Alberta
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History on the Web
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Meditations: From Courage on the Podium to Cowardice of a Potus - Davis Vanguard
Feb 20, 2026 10:43 AM PST
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Mr. Beat highlights Kansas' role in American history - The Washburn Review
Feb 20, 2026 10:36 AM PST
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Brush up on American history with 'Common Sense' and 'We the People' - NPR
Feb 20, 2026 09:49 AM PST
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Star Spangled Stories: Baltimore County native Benjamin Banneker's contributions to U.S. history
Feb 20, 2026 09:48 AM PST
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Baltimore County native Benjamin Banneker's contributions to U.S. history - YouTube
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Today in History - Feb. 20: Lincoln's historic Cornhusker Hotel demolished - WOWT
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Today in history: February 20 - CTV News
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Melania Trump's 2025 Inaugural Ball Gown Donated to Smithsonian - C-SPAN.org
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Today in History: February 20, John Glenn becomes first American to orbit the Earth | Region
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The District's DEI hiring obsession led to largest wastewater spill in U.S. history
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Florida House must pass historic Black museum bill | Opinion
Feb 20, 2026 08:31 AM PST
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Today in History: Today is Friday, Feb. 20, the 51st day of 2026. - Wausau Pilot & Review
Feb 20, 2026 08:29 AM PST
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Mark Your Calendar: March Happenings at the National Museum of American History
Feb 20, 2026 08:21 AM PST
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WATCH LIVE: First lady Melania Trump donates 2025 inaugural ball gown to the Smithsonian - PBS
Feb 20, 2026 08:04 AM PST
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Red States Struggling To Deliver Pro-American History In Public Schools
Feb 20, 2026 07:33 AM PST
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Today in History: John Glenn becomes first American to orbit the Earth - The Boston Globe
Feb 20, 2026 07:31 AM PST
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Today in History: February 20, 2026 - Baltimore Sun
Feb 20, 2026 06:32 AM PST
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Applicants seeking federal museum grants directed to adhere to Trump vision
Feb 20, 2026 06:31 AM PST
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Today in History: William Wallace Lincoln dies - Chicago Tribune
Feb 20, 2026 05:03 AM PST
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Today in History, 1962: North Dakota attorney general defends state ownership of plane ...
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