The Our Place in History Archive offers local primary sources that relate to major themes in U.S. history. Browse the Collections section of the site to explore these topics and find tips on how to use these documents in U.S. history lessons. The individual Documents are also searchable through Tags, Map or an Advanced Search. Explore the Resources page for more information and suggestions for additional research. Register with the Archive to create your own account, where you can take additional notes on documents, assign your own tags or even create your own poster.
The Our Place in History Archive was created as part of Educational Service District 113's Teaching American History grant from 2006-2010, a partnership between ESD 113, The Evergreen State College, and Washington State University. Our Place in History (OPiH) was a professional development grant designed to improve U.S. history teacher content knowledge, by using local stories to inform U.S. history teaching. The OPiH Archive was built to provide local Washington state primary sources that would help middle and high school educators in southwest Washington use local examples for major themes in U.S. history.
The documents on this site are offered for educational purposes only. Users agree to follow U.S. Copyright laws. Please contact the holding institutions directly for any other requests.
