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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Please excuse multiple postings…<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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 State Library of Ohio and Ohio Digital Network are pleased to announce the creation of eight primary source sets, available for all to use and access at the
<a href="https://ohiodigitalnetwork.org/educators/primary-source-sets/">Ohio Digital Network</a> website. Curated by members of the Ohio Digital Network Outreach Working Group, each of the following themed set of resources focuses on Ohio and American history,
 and includes links to the primary sources on the <a href="https://dp.la/">Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)</a>website:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="http://ohiodigitalnetwork.org/african-american-ohioans-in-the-arts/">African American Ohioans in the Arts</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="http://ohiodigitalnetwork.org/flooding-in-ohio-using-historical-floods-to-prepare-for-the-future/">Flooding in Ohio: Using Historical
 Floods to Prepare for the Future</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="http://ohiodigitalnetwork.org/flora-and-fauna-of-ohio/">Flora and Fauna of Ohio</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="http://ohiodigitalnetwork.org/historic-ethnic-groups-in-ohio/">Historic Ethnic Groups in Ohio</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="http://ohiodigitalnetwork.org/industry-in-ohio/">Industry in Ohio</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="http://ohiodigitalnetwork.org/maps/">Maps</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="http://ohiodigitalnetwork.org/the-underground-railroad-in-ohio/">The Underground Railroad in Ohio</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="http://ohiodigitalnetwork.org/womens-suffrage-and-the-100th-anniversary-of-the-19th-amendment/">Women’s Suffrage and the 100th Anniversary
 of the 19th Amendment</a><u><o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">A primary source is an account of a topic or event from someone who experienced it or had a direct connection with it. Examples include photographs of an event, letters
 or manuscripts written by someone who experienced or took part in what they are writing about, an oral history of an event or an audio or video recording of it, and more. Primary sources are invaluable as research tools for all levels of scholarship and can
 provide great insight into our shared history. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">These eight primary source sets also include additional resources for further research, and a teaching guide that includes both classroom discussion questions and activities
 to generate critical thinking skills and deeper reflection of the topics at hand.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">The Women’s Suffrage and the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment source set provides timely resources in four sections: Suffragettes and Their Homes Depicted, Propaganda
 for the Movement, Letters & Documents, and Women’s Opposition to the Suffrage Movement.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Screen view of Women’s Suffrage and the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment source set.
<a href="https://ohiodigitalnetwork.org/womens-suffrage-and-the-100th-anniversary-of-the-19th-amendment/">
https://ohiodigitalnetwork.org/womens-suffrage-and-the-100th-anniversary-of-the-19th-amendment/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">The
<i>African American Ohioans in the Arts</i> source set highlights four influential African American Ohioans in the arts:
<a href="https://ohiodigitalnetwork.org/african-american-ohioans-in-the-arts/#arttatum">
Art Tatum</a>, a jazz pianist from Toledo, <a href="https://ohiodigitalnetwork.org/african-american-ohioans-in-the-arts/#rubydee">
Ruby Dee</a>, an actress and civil rights activist from Cleveland, <a href="https://ohiodigitalnetwork.org/african-american-ohioans-in-the-arts/#dorothydandridge">
Dorothy Dandridge</a>, an actress, singer, and dancer from Cleveland, and <a href="https://ohiodigitalnetwork.org/african-american-ohioans-in-the-arts/#paullaurencedunbar">
Paul Laurence Dunbar</a>, a poet from Dayton. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Screen view of African American Ohioans in the Arts source set.
<a href="https://ohiodigitalnetwork.org/african-american-ohioans-in-the-arts/">https://ohiodigitalnetwork.org/african-american-ohioans-in-the-arts/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">The
<i>Flooding in Ohio: Using Historical Floods to Prepare for the Future</i> source set is divided into three sections, Disaster Damage, Immediate Response, and Long-term Aftermath/Future Damage Reduction Efforts. The set is meant to provide an overview of natural
 disasters, but emphasizes flooding. While it is primarily devoted the 1913 flood, other notable floods are also included.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Disaster Damage in Flooding in Ohio: Using Historical Floods to Prepare for the Future source set. A photographic story of the flood in Dayton, Hamilton, and Cincinnati,
 March, 1913 : best flood pictures. 1913. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America,
<a href="http://digital.cincinnatilibrary.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16998coll11/id/1045">
http://digital.cincinnatilibrary.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16998coll11/id/1045</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><img border="0" width="295" height="248" style="width:3.075in;height:2.5833in" id="Picture_x0020_8" src="cid:image012.jpg@01D5D782.EFB87060" alt="A screenshot of a social media post

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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">A Teaching Guide
<i>Flooding in Ohio: Using Historical Floods to Prepare for the Future</i> source set that includes discussion questions and classroom activities.
<a href="http://ohiodigitalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/Flooding-in-Ohio-Discussion-Questions.pdf">
http://ohiodigitalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/Flooding-in-Ohio-Discussion-Questions.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Interested in seeing more? Contact
<a href="https://ohiodigitalnetwork.org/about/contact/">Ohio Digital Network</a> with topic suggestions or feedback.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">The Ohio Digital Network is a project of the
<a href="http://library.ohio.gov">State Library of Ohio</a> in partnership with <a href="https://www.ohiolink.edu/" target="_blank">
Ohio Library and Information Network</a> (OhioLINK), <a href="https://www.oplin.ohio.gov" target="_blank">
Ohio Public Library Information Network</a> (OPLIN), and <a href="https://www.ohiohistory.org/" target="_blank">
Ohio History Connection</a><u>, supported with funding from the <a href="https://www.imls.gov/">
Institute of Museum and Library Services</a> (IMLS)</u>. The State Library is one of nineteen Ohio libraries and cultural heritage institutions with collections in the Ohio Digital Network.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Marsha McDevitt-Stredney, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Public Information Officer<br>
Director, Marketing & Communications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">274 E. 1<sup>st</sup> Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Columbus, OH 43201<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Tel: 614-644-6875<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://library.ohio.gov/"><span style="color:blue">library.ohio.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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