In the history lesson that makes up this issue, students become detectives, reading and analyzing primary source documents and artifacts as clues to the life of a nineteenth century woman, Annie Steel. Primary sources include marriage certificate and death announcement as well as letters. The students then use various materials to create a series of collages.
Note: This is an archival publication dating back to 1981 and any supplements or suggestions for off-site education may not be available.
Download "Art to Zoo: Playing Historical Detective: Great Grandmother’s Dress and Other Clues to the Life and Times of Annie Steel " (PDF).
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