Students explore how objects can be used to learn about people, places, and events.
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Select the lesson plan for the appropriate level.
Lower Elementary
Upper Elementary
Teaching with Primary Sources
Students investigate primary source documents in order to learn about people, places, and events.
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Lower Elementary
Upper Elementary
Teaching with Oral History
Students utilize oral histories as a tool for learning about people, places, and events.
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Select the lesson plan for the appropriate level.
Lower Elementary
Upper Elementary
The materials on this page can enrich a visit to the Museum or help you teach about immigration. If you have questions or comments, please e-mail us.
Victoria Confino's Report Card 1913
Natalie Gumpertz's Petition 1884
Josephine Baldizzi's Oral History 1992
Abraham Confino's Naturalization Card 1925
Abraham Rogarshevsky's Census 1915
Bridget Moore's Death Certificate 1882
Postcard of Kastoria (the Confino's home town)
Adolpho Baldizzi's Ship Manifest 1923
Oral history on the first day of school from Morris Schneider and Dora Rich
Dora Rich remembers life in Austria
Teach immigration and New York City history with a virtual tour of our 1863 tenement.
Suitable for Grades 3-12
Suitable for Grades 3-12
Join Victoria Confino for a virtual journey from Ellis Island to Orchard Street.
Suitable for Grades 3-9
Suitable for Grades 3-9
