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Connecticut History Online Prototype Available



Connecticut History Online Offers Test Web Site
http://www.lib.uconn.edu/cho/

Representatives from the Connecticut Historical Society, Mystic Seaport and
the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center at the University of Connecticut announce
the prototype Web site Connecticut History Online
(http://www.lib.uconn.edu/cho/).  This collaborative effort, funded by the
Institute for Museum and Library Services, provides a site where teachers,
students, researchers, and members of the general public can explore
Connecticut's past.

The database currently includes more than 1000 images from the collections
of all three institutions.  By the summer of 2001, with about 14,000 images
available, it will be the largest collection of Connecticut historical
images on the Web and will include a broad selection of photographs,
drawings and prints reflecting Connecticut's social, educational, political,
civic and cultural life during the period 1800-1950.

A powerful search engine permits users to perform simple and complex
searches by keyword, subject, creator and place name, and enables them to
limit their searches by location or by date. A digital gazetteer will be
available by the summer of 2001, which will enable users to search images by
geographical location.

The present pilot site includes two sample lesson plans designed to help
students in grades 7-12 build observation, analysis and critical thinking
skills by bringing primary resources into the classroom.  Additional lesson
plans and learning activities are under development.

Teachers, researchers and the general public who would like to share their
impressions and to comment on this Web site should contact Allison Zhang,
Project Coordinator, by e-mail (Allison_Zhang@chs.org), mail (The
Connecticut Historical Society, One Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT 06105) or
telephone (860-236-5621 ext. 272).




Thomas Wilsted, Director
Thomas J. Dodd Research Center
University of Connecticut
Box 1205
Storrs, CT 06269-1205
Telephone: (860)486-4501
E-Mail: twilsted@lib.uconn.edu
Fax: (860)486-4521

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