Resources - America250PADelco

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Resources for Program Partners to help with Planning

Preparing for 250th

Promoting Delaware County and American History

Preserving Historic Sites, Documents, and Narratives

PA-SHARE - Pennsylvania’s GIS and online project management system for documenting and working with Pennsylvania’s older and historic places to search for and locate historic properties and archaeological sites.
Penn Pilot - Historical Aerial Photographs of Pennsylvania
Delaware County Historic Preservation Network - has links to publications, workshops, and groups dedicated to historic preservation.
National Trust for Historic Preservation

Re-enactors - Military and Interpretive Demonstrations

Heritage Tourism & Visitor Readiness

Engaging Community in Dialogue, Conversations and Commemorations

Rockdale Memorial Day Parade — the oldest Memorial Day Parade (est. 1881)
Delaware County Veterans Memorial — Flag Casket Ceremonies are held on the second Sunday of the month from April through November at 5 PM, weather permitting for family and friends to celebrate the memory of your loved one or Military ancestor.
Delco Libraries Book Clubs in a Bag — Pick up Delco's Revolutionary Reads or one of the other ready to go bags of 10 books for your group to read and discuss.
Media Fellowship House “Our Stories Connect”

Promoting Civic Engagement in Schools and Communities

Voter Resources — Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Governor's Civic Engagement Award
PA Civics - Mix and match these resources to fit any age group and grade level from Pre-K to College.
Stanford University's Strengthening Democracy Challenge — promising, short interventions and scientifically evaluated them in one of the largest randomized experiments in the social sciences.
Civics for All of US — an education initiative with civic literacy and engagement resources
Educating for American Democracy framework, which has been funded and endorsed by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Department of Education, the Collaborative intends to approach this grantmaking from a posture of “reflective patriotism.”
10 Facts: The Founding Fathers by American Battlefield Trust
Educate and Commemorate: 250 in America's Classrooms by National Council for History Education (Video ppt)
Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Engagement — inspiring the next gen of citizens
WHYY, PBS Ken Burns, Revolution and the New Nation 1754-1820s

Amplifying Lost or Underrepresented Stories

StoryCorps — Everyone’s Story Matters (audio)
Scribe Video Center — A place where emerging and experienced media artists could gain access to the tools and knowledge of video making and work together in a supportive environment.
CMP Radio — A non-profit radio station based in Chester, PA aiming to amplify the diverse voices in our community and across Delco.
Utility Works — SoundLab Recording Studio in Lansdowne where you can professional equipment and sound quality at affordable prices.

Watch Videos

Listen to Podcasts

Backstory - This one comes directly from academics — it’s also entertaining.
1619 New York Times
The History Chicks is dedicated to making sure that the women who've shaped history are recognized and remembered.
American History Tellers looks at the moments in history that shaped the country—from the Gold Rush to the Space Race, and many more—with attention to how these historical events still affect our lives today.
Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
More of Apple's Top Podcasts in History
Audible "The best history podcasts of all time"

Look at Pictures

DCHS Photography Archive - hosts thousands of photographs dating back to the late nineteenth century

Read Books