Howard County Public Library Resources
Find Books Assignment Alert Ask the Savage Branch librarian if your teacher filed an Assignment Alert form. If she did, the library will have a collection of books already pulled from the shelf on your topic. PAC Search for books on the HCPL Public Access Catalog
Electronic Resources Access more databases through the library website.
Click on the Newspaper Icon. Then click to access the databases and find the following databases to use for this assignment.
Grolier’s America the Beautiful Interesting and easy-to-use articles about each U.S. state, territory, and region. Primary Search Contains the full text of more than 50 elementary school magazines and pamphlets covering topics of interest to elementary school students.
Library Card You will need a library card to access electronic resources and reserve and check out books. Apply for a card at the library or by using the following link.
Internet Resources
Colonial Trades Learn about various colonial trades such apothecary, blacksmith, and milliner at this Colonial Williamsburg site. The site includes photos of colonial reenactors in the costume of the time, and tools used for the trade. Audio clips include interviews with the tradesmen.
Colonial Family and Community Be a history detective. Go back in time and investigate the daily lives of the Daggetts, a colonial family from northeastern Connecticut.
Kids Click For links to more sites use KidsClick.org and perform a search for "Colonial Period"
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