On this website: Readers Theater - A reader's theater script for eight voices using excerpts from actual letters written to and by pioneer settlers in De Kalb 1803-1810. Excerpts selected by Hortense Brown for a presentation at the Town of De Kalb Historical Association in 2003. The Judge William Cooper Papers - Transcribed letters are all from the Judge William Cooper Papers, which are held by the Stevens-German Library at Hartwick College in Oneonta, NY. Judge William Cooper organized the purchase and settlement of the Town of De Kalb in February, 1803. He headed a group of proprietors who purchased the town and originally held a majority interest the town. Authentic History Center - comprised of artifacts and sounds from American popular culture. It was created to teach that the everyday objects in society have authentic historical value and reflect the social consciousness of the era that produced them. NYS Social Studies Document-Based Questions (DBQ) Online Course Course ONE: Edited by Julie Daniels. Historical Records: what, why, where and how. A brief course on using historical records in the classroom. Course TWO: Edited by Joseph Corr. Constructing DBQ questions and guiding the writing process as student create DBQ Essays. Digital History - A website designed to support the teaching of American History in K-12 schools. DBQ Project Instructions - By an unknown author. (Always give yourself when you publish on the Internet.) The Electronic Schoolhouse - A bilingual educational resource from the New York State Archives, the Archives Partnership Trust, and Time Warner that focuses on using historical records as learning tools in elementary, middle and secondary education. HistoryTeacher.net - A rich website maintained by a working teacher.   Primary Source Materials and Document Based Questioning- An Internet Hotlist on Document Based Questions - A website by Paula Goldstein, Nassau, NY BOCES. An extensive list of resources on the topic. Throughout The Ages: A Visual Document Resource - A resource from the New York State Archives that focuses on using historical records as learning tools in pre-K-grade 6 education: Pre-Kindergartent through Grade 6. Invitation to the Social Ball, February, 1849- This document is a great starter to get students speculating on the circumstances of this gala event. Return to the top of the page.