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What do we use as sources of information
in our daily lives? Our own observations? What other people tell
us? What we read? What we see on television or hear on the radio?
Of course it’s all of the above. When it comes to understanding
the past, information in all these forms, and more, are potentially
useful. Historians divide these information sources into two basic
categories, primary and secondary sources. Primary sources are
considered the most important and most direct route to the pastthe
next best thing to being there. What are they and how are they
used? And how can you take a closer look at images as a way of
learning more about the past? To find the answers, follow the
links below.
Primary
Sources
How
to Use Primary Sources
Observing
and Interpreting Historical Images:
Take a Closer Look
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