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You will need primary and secondary sources.
Primary-Primary sources are materials directly related to a topic by time or participation. These materials include letters, speeches, diaries, newspaper articles from the time, oral history interviews, documents, photographs, artifacts, or anything else that provides contemporary accounts about a person or event.
Secondary-Secondary sources are developed from interpretations and narratives of events based on primary sources, that is, documents and other evidence created by participants or eyewitnesses. The work of other historians is also used to create secondary sources.
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Try searching your topic here for both primary and secondary sources!
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Other excellent search tools!
Carrott2 Clustering Engine: http://search.carrot2.org/stable/search
Google Blog Search - see what people are saying about your topic: http://www.google.com/blogsearch
An excellent place to start is at Badgerlink. The link for the site is here, but you can also go to the Melrose-Mindoro School District website, www.mel-min.k12.wi.us, hover over the staff tab and the Badgerlink choice is there. Badgerlink allows you to find full text articles and papers on a great variety of topics.
Find a book that relates to your topic and order it. All you need is your community library card. The Melrose-Mindoro School District is part of the Winding Rivers System. The book(s) can be sent right to your school. Click on the link provided to begin your search.
For the last few years, the 8th grade classes have visited the Murphy Library at UW-La Crosse. At this site, you can search for books that might have helpful information on your topic. Be sure to write down the call number, title, and location of your choices so that you will have an easier time locating them once you're there.
http://www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/
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Check your historical figure's name for genealogical information: