Document-Based Question (DBQ) Exercises Index
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Primary Resources Links to Archives and History digital resources for West Virginia Studies 8th-Grade Standards |
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Educational Videos Educational videos on Archives and History YouTube Channel suitable for school use |
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Lesson Plans and Exercises Archives and History educational Web site and primary source activities for classroom use |
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Charts, Graphs, and Maps Images for use by teachers in developing their own projects |
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Daily Trivia and Quick Quizzes The Daily Trivia is a useful tool for students studying for History Bowl. Another way to learn is the Quick Quizzes, which offer groupings of 10 multiple-choice questions per quiz. |
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Online Resources by County A quick way to find resources that Archives and History has online for your county |
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Audio-Video Clips Footage of school integration at Matoaka in 1957, the Farmington mine explosion in 1968, and President Franklin Roosevelt and the Mountain State Forest Festival in 1936 and dozens more clips from the collections of the West Virginia State Archives (not available at present due to server space constraints) |
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Online Exhibits Archives and History online exhibits on John Brown, statehood, Buffalo Creek, the 1960 presidential primary campaign, gubernatorial inaugurations, and other West Virginia topics |
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On This Day in West Virginia History Did you know that renowned African American scholar Henry Louis Gates graduated from Piedmont High School on June 12, 1968? Or, that President Abraham Lincoln signed the West Virginia Statehood bill on December 31, 1862? "On This Day . . ." presents one or more events for every day of the year with links to additional information. |
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Photo Gallery Archives and History photographs and documents that were on display in the gallery area off the Great Hall in the Culture Center |
Also Check Out:
West Virginia History Center
The History Center offers links to various features, guides, programs, publications, and history topics. Included are materials on Civil War, Disasters, Education, Government and Politics, Women, and much more.
West Virginia History Bowl
In 2010, the West Virginia Division of Culture and History (WVDCH) began an exciting new challenge for eighth graders to test their West Virginia history - the West Virginia History Bowl Tournament. Teams of students from around the state face off in an academic bowl competition that focuses on West Virginia history, literature, arts, architecture, geography and culture.
West Virginia Memory Project Databases
Search databases on John Brown, photographs, Golden Horseshoe winners, West Virginia Veterans Memorial names, highway markers, and more.West Virginia Archives and History YouTube Channel