What are “The Forgotten Files?”
I’ve been teaching history for years. I post artifacts with some context and include sources link so you can explore some of the archives that I feature. Enjoy these lost treasures that got left out of your textbooks.
About the author
Peter Pappas is a University of Portland-based educator, writer and instructional designer exploring frontiers of teaching, jazz, Macs, film, great books, and garlic. Online mentor for the Library of Congress' Teaching with Primary Sources Program.
He also posts at Copy / Paste and lurks on Substack Notes and Mastodon.
Find his university courses here: Social Studies Methods | Ed Tech
Historical Thinking Prompts
Use these prompts with the images to get your students to “think like a historian.”
~ Prompts from TPS Connect

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Peter Pappas
History, edu, jazz, biking, books, film, garlic.
Teaching: University of Portland's School of Education.
Online mentor for the Library of Congress' TPS Teachers Network.