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Maralee Guiher replied to Carol Buswell's discussion FINAL PROJECTS in Research Basics with the National Archives, Winter '13
"Thank you for sharing such a valuable resource!Final Project"
Apr 14, 2013
Maralee Guiher replied to Carol Buswell's discussion SAMPLE SEARCHES in Research Basics with the National Archives, Winter '13
"Question about copyright:  It's my understanding that we can use whatever materials are available from the NARA site (?????) I was thinking of using a digital copy in my power point that had this in it's details:


Access Restriction(s):…"
Apr 7, 2013
Maralee Guiher replied to Carol Buswell's discussion Lesson 9 Discussion in Research Basics with the National Archives, Winter '13
"           My love of the “Little House on the Prairie” television series and of the Laura Ingalls Wilder books drew me to the lesson plan on the archive.gov website entitled “Little House in the Census: Almanzo and Laura Ingalls Wilder.” The plans…"
Mar 28, 2013
Maralee Guiher replied to Carol Buswell's discussion SAMPLE SEARCHES in Research Basics with the National Archives, Winter '13
"I was intrigued by the Eyewitness exhibit (Lesson 8) on Dachau. Only 2 pages of a letter were on exhibit. I wanted to finish reading this letter. The following citation was on the page: “National Archives, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library…"
Mar 20, 2013
Maralee Guiher replied to Carol Buswell's discussion Lesson 8 in Research Basics with the National Archives, Winter '13
"This lesson opened up so many interesting links to research. It was difficult to choose just one exhibit or collection to explore. I was drawn to the Eyewitness Exhibit since I have always been drawn to biographies and historical novels. These…"
Mar 18, 2013
Maralee Guiher replied to Carol Buswell's discussion Lesson 4 Discussion in Research Basics with the National Archives, Winter '13
"In regards to transcriptions, I've found in researching census records that the transcriptions can be really off. Upon not finding a family in a particular census year search in Ancestry.com or familysearch.org I have resorted to digging through the…"
Mar 16, 2013
Maralee Guiher replied to Carol Buswell's discussion Lesson 6 in Research Basics with the National Archives, Winter '13
"Okay, my brain is about to explode and my eyes are bleary from the computer. I have spent many, many hours on this lesson. (Not complaining mind you, I love research, but it’s been frustrating.) Anyway, I’m going with what I have so I can move on to…"
Mar 10, 2013
Maralee Guiher replied to Carol Buswell's discussion Lesson 5 Discussion in Research Basics with the National Archives, Winter '13
"A Prologue article related to my topic of “Andersonville Prison” was not found to my satisfaction. The search led me to Prologue: Selected Articles from Fall 2002, Vol. 34, No. 3. The related subject was “Civil War Images” A Day Captured at…"
Mar 2, 2013
Maralee Guiher replied to Carol Buswell's discussion Lesson 4 Discussion in Research Basics with the National Archives, Winter '13
"    I found the results from the eutopia learning style test puzzling. My highest score was 75% with the naturalistic learning style (only because I am an avid gardener & enjoy pets.)  My next highest was musical at 56% (I am a musician,) linguistic…"
Feb 23, 2013
Maralee Guiher replied to Carol Buswell's discussion Lesson 3 Discussion in Research Basics with the National Archives, Winter '13
"OK, I am a music teacher after all........ I used the structure of the symphony orchestra for my illustration.Lesson Three-Organizational Structure.pdf"
Feb 10, 2013
Maralee Guiher replied to Carol Buswell's discussion Lesson 2 Discussion in Research Basics with the National Archives, Winter '13
"As an elementary music teacher, I have never used any analysis tools in my classroom. I have had a minimal amount of history classes, limited only to the very basic required courses (and that was many years ago.) For this lesson, I used the Library…"
Feb 6, 2013
Maralee Guiher replied to Carol Buswell's discussion Lesson 1 Discussion in Research Basics with the National Archives, Winter '13
"My music classroom archives includes copies of concert programs (I conduct two concerts with the general music classes, band and choir per year), photos, recordings, and videos of concerts, band and choir rosters (it's nice to track students through…"
Jan 25, 2013
Maralee Guiher replied to Carol Buswell's discussion Please tell us about yourselves in Research Basics with the National Archives, Winter '13
"Hello! I'm Maralee Guiher and I teach music K-5 at Harborview Elementary in Juneau. My husband (a retired band director) and I have also lived and taught in Angoon and Barrow since moving to Alaska in 1982 from Illinois. (Greg-I was raised in…"
Jan 24, 2013