Skip to Main Content

Genealogy Resources for Students and Teachers

The is a guide to genealogy and family history research resources for teachers and students.

Genealogy Activities for Kids

Currier & Ives vintage family register decorated with flowers circa 1874

Currier & Ives. (ca. 1874) Family Register. , ca. 1874. New York: Published by Currier & Ives. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2001699062/.

Teacher and students in District of Columbia classroom circa 1964

Leffler, W. K., photographer. (1964) Integration in D.C. Schools. , 1964. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2016646619/.

Man with family in vintage automobile circa 1907

(ca. 1907) Mr. Chow and family in auto. United States, ca. 1907. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/93516932/.

Native American Family circa 1899

Rinehart, F. A., photographer. (ca. 1899) Sauk Indian family, full-length portrait / F.A. Rinehart, Omaha. , ca. 1899. Jan. 3. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2007684709/.

Soldier in uniform, wife in dress and hat, and two daughters wearing matching coats and hats. In May 1863, U.S. Secretary of War Ed

Photograph showing soldier in uniform, wife in dress and hat, and two daughters wearing matching coats and hats. In May 1863, U.S. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton issued General Order No. 143 creating the Bureau of U. S. Colored Troops. This image was found in Cecil County, Maryland, making it likely that this soldier belonged to one of the seven U.S.C.T. regiments raised in Maryland. (Source: Matthew R. Gross and Elizabeth T. Lewin, 2010)

Unidentified African American soldier in Union uniform with wife and two daughters. United States, None. [Between 1863 and 1865] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2010647216/.

Two young brothers from Lititiz, Pennsylvania

Collins, M., photographer. (1942) Lititz, Pennsylvania. Brothers. Pennsylvania Lancaster County Lititz United States, 1942. Nov. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2017839786/.

Spanish-American family eating dinner. Chamisal, New Mexico circa 1940

Spanish-American family eating dinner. Chamisal, New Mexico

Lee, R., photographer. (1940) Spanish-American family eating dinner. Chamisal, New Mexico. Taos County United States Chamisal New Mexico, 1940. July. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2017787158/.

Online Resources

Pennsylvania
United States

Academic Standards

Recommended Books

Need More Help?