A historical postcard creates a theme by using
an image, a quote and a figure from the census data to work together
to inspire curiosity and insight into the theme of the postcard. (1790-1860).
1) Choose a famous American, a novel, an historic setting or an
event, you are interested in
2) Gather information and a picture from the Internet
3) Find the name of the county you person or event is centered in by
going to the National Association of Counties page at http://www.naco.org/
click on "About Counties" then "Find a County" - follow
the directions for finding the county associated with your person or event.
4) Go to the Historical
United States Census Browser and find the year and county associated
with you figure or event. http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/census/
5) Find a census fact that illustrates some aspect of your figure or
event.
6) Use WORD to assemble a postcard as demonstrated below.
