General Questions

5. The past may seem to be "a far away place." How can stories help us know more about the past and the people who lived in it?
   
   
6. What things do we need to know about a story before we can use it to do research?

Projects

1. Tell or write down a story that someone told you when you were a child.
   Discuss what this story tells about:
   - the story teller
   - the time and place the story comes from.
   How could you find out more about life in that time and place? Make a list of sources.
   
   
2. Pick a day. It could be any day at all, a day of historic importance, or the day you were born. Find a newspaper for that day in the Archives or reference library. What story of that day can you piece together from the newspaper? What were people thinking about? What were they wearing? How much did things cost? Tell or write what you find out.
   
   
3. Take out an old family photograph album. Look at the pictures. From the pictures, what can you tell about the people in them, and the time and place in which they lived? Tell or write a story about them.