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November 17, 2006 “Famous Missourians” Project Brings History to LifeThe State Historical Society of Missouri has recently completed the first stage of an on-line educational resource for students of Missouri history. The electronic project, titled “Famous Missourians,” is available on the Society’s Web site. It was written and designed by educational writer Carlynn Trout in conjunction with Society staff.The primary purpose of the project is to help fourth-grade students learn more about Missourians from various time periods who made important contributions in a variety of fields. This educational outreach project provides students with visually engaging biographies that include images and documents from the Society’s rich collection of artworks, photographs, maps, newspapers, rare books, and reference materials. It also includes images and documents from the Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Columbia. In addition, Missouri state historic sites and local historical societies have loaned digital images. “Famous Missourians,” which supports the Show-Me State Standards for social studies for fourth grade, provides teachers and students with a comprehensive overview of each subject. This project has been generously supported by grants from the A. P. Green Foundation, the J. C. Penney Foundation, and the Richard S. Brownlee Fund. The ten biographies currently ready for use are Thomas Hart Benton, Susan Elizabeth Blow, Lucile Bluford, George Washington Carver, Samuel Clemens, A. P. Green, Marie Watkins Oliver, J. C. Penney, Sacred Sun, and Helen Stephens. posted @ 1:28 PM  back to News & Announcements
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