Educational Web Companion

The Educational Companion serves as an interactive teaching tool that complements the student and teacher experience at the Center. We have created a history lab online where educators may analyze the Civil War with assistance from numerous lead historians and scholars.

The Companion offers educators and users an opportunity to preview the information contained within the Center to better prepare themselves and their students for their visits on location. The Educational Companion to the American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar (ACWC) contains a number of sections to further your understanding of the American Civil War and the American Civil War Center. Each section contains rich video information concerning the Civil War and questions that may serve as discussion or writing prompts.

The Companion Offers

Exhibits Provide an introduction to the center's permanent exhibit In the Cause For Liberty. Exhibits within the Companion include Union to Disunion, Emancipation, The War, Behind the Lines and Legacies.

Media Contain Audio, Videos, Readings, and Perspectives which introduce users to the thoughts and viewpoints of those who witnessed the Civil War first hand. Our Audio and Video Casts provide lectures and discussions from noted scholars.

Insights National Scholars provide insights and analyses, working with numerous historical resources including Runaway Slave Advertisements, Maps, Diaries, Letters, and Images.

Archives Visit 3 outstanding archives hosted by the Virginia Center for Digital History. Learn about and access numerous resources detailing various aspects of the Civil War.

1. The Geography of Slavery- A digital collection of advertisements for runaway and captured slaves and servants in 18th- and 19th-century Virginia newspapers.
2. The Valley of the Shadow- The archives tell the story of major national political events that occurred between 1859 and April 1870.
3. Civil Rights TV- Television News of the Civil Rights Era, 1950-1970, in streaming video format.

Resources Preview the Educational Programs offered at the ACWC. Lesson Plans, Websites and other teacher-centered Materials are listed.

Authorship Using PrimaryAccess, a free online digital video authoring tool, create your own historical narratives. Typically 1-3 minutes in length, these user-generated videos contain a montage of images, text or movies accompanied by a narration done in your own voice.

Consider: J. McPherson: Historic Tredegar

• Why were Richmond and Tredegar so important to the Confederacy?
• In what ways did Richmond act as an intersection for all three perspectives (Northern, Southern, and African American)?
  

 

Please contact the VCDH for further information

Will Davis - Director of Project Management
willdavis@virginia.edu

Andy Mink - Director of Outreach
mink@virginia.edu