Angela's+local+history+project

OROL Local history sources 6-D-1

1. [] A documentary video called "The Evolution of Fry Street" which includes interviews of local artists and residents and photos that show what Fry Street used to look like. 2. [] This shows one of the restaurants that was in the first video on fire the next year.

3. [] Video of Denton Courthouse and University of North Texas 4. http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~37905~1210753:Rand,-McNally-&-Co--s-Texas-?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date&qvq=w4s:/where/Texas/;q:+Pub_List_No='2844.000'"+;sort:Pub_List_No_InitialSort,Pub_Date;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=1&trs=5 a map of Texas in 1903 It would be interesting to compare it to a map from today. There are no interstate highways and the part of Oklahoma we can see is labeled Indian Territory. 5. http://maps.google.com/maps?q=texas&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=EE85TNyOO4HGlQe0-vzUBw&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&ved=0CCoQ_AU A satellite image map of Texas

OROL Local history sources 4-D-1 // These are really interesting pics and docs (last link). You included older and some newer ones for students to make some comparision. These links will provide a wealth of resources for students to use during the project you are preparing for them. CK .//

[] A photo of the Denton City Public Free School Building erected in 1884.

[] This is a class photo from the Cooper Creek School 1893-1894.

[] This has a picture of first public school in Denton from 1884-1904. The site also has great historical information about the city of Denton.

[] An 1896 third grade class photo.

[] This photo shows the old high school which dates from 1909 being demolished.

[] Another photo of the high school being demolished. This also has more background information.

[] A 1902 picture of the Denton Athletic Club.

[] An 1884 picture of the Denton City Free Library.

[] This is a picture of the Denton Depot.

[] This is an aerial view of I35 in 1964. My kids' school is located on the right hand side of the picture where there are only trees. Along the interstate is a hospital and college housing.

[] The Acme Brick Company is still in Denton.

[] Two young girls in 1911.

[] Dr. Ashley Newton Denton son of John B. Denton for whom the city and county are named. Next to the photo is biographical information.

[] Aubrey street scene in 1898 with businesses, horse drawn carriages and people.

[] This has newspaper clippings and photos from Bridges Settlement which was probably the first community in Denton County.

[] Photo of the burial of John B. Denton on the lawn of the Denton County Courthouse. 1900

[] This photo is of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church before a new church was built on a new site.

[] This site lists all the UNT digital collections. here.

Angie-These are interesting sources. I enjoyed looking at the pictures, maps and documents on the LOC and Texas history sites. I think that images of this nature can really help people to gain insight into the past and how things have changed over the years. You have a good start here to the list of resources for your final project. CK.

[] This site has information about American schools from 1894-1915. It includes videos of an American Indian school, a kindergarten ball game and high school gymnastics drills. This will be a good source for my project about what schools were like 100 years ago. [] This site has videos about leisure time 100 years ago. It includes videos. [] This site can be used by me as a reference to other websites about Denton County. [] This site provides history on the Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth to whom our school belongs. [] This site provides different resources on Denton County history including pictures.

OROL 5-D-1 audio and music Interview with Esperanza Perez [] This interview would be an asset to my classroom since some of my students' families would have come here for similar reasons-migrant work. Magruder's victory march 1861 Houston, TX [] “Texas” sheet music1910 [] “The Texas Cowboy” sheet music1886 [] The two Texas covers could be compared. Does knowing that the first one was published in New York make a difference? “The Star Spangled Banner sheet music 1861 [] “The Star Spangled Banner” sheet music 1821 [] The last two could be compared since they are the same song but illustrated in a different way. On the 1821 edition Francis Scott Key is listed incorrectly as “B. Key.”
 * Local Audio and Music- //5D1Angie-these are all really interesting resources. Thank you for sharing them. I am sure they will be very helpful for your project plan. CK// . **