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**Every moment has a story...** sometimes we just have to dig a little to find it.

**ENDURING UNDERSTANDING:**
History is a collection of elements and stories that fit together into a narrative. The raw materials of history - those original elements, stories, documents, and objects which were created at the time being studied - are called //**p****rimary sources**//.

**ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:**

 * What makes a primary source document valuable in the study of history?
 * How can we learn about an individual person by examining primary source documents connected with his or her life?

**PROJECT QUESTIONS:**

 * What did you learn about studying history through working on this project?
 * In what ways were you accurate in the conclusions you drew about your project partner?
 * In what ways were you inaccurate in the conclusions you drew about your project partner?
 * If you were inaccurate, where might your errors have developed?

While working in this wiki, please keep in mind some very important ideas.

 * 1) Whatever has been placed in the wiki was created by someone who worked very hard. Please be respectful of that work.
 * 2) You may add any relevant, important information but please don't take anything away. Any changes you wish to make can be changes //added// as an extra.
 * 3) Any work you add must be appropriate for school. If you are unsure as to whether something is appropriate, ask a teacher before adding it.
 * 4) Please keep copyright laws in mind at all times. If you take information or pictures from a source, be sure to properly cite the source. Give credit where credit is due.

//__IMAGE SOURCES__://
 * United States Constitution**/The National Archive
 * Abraham Lincoln**/The Library of Congress, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, DN-0003451. Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society
 * Coal Breaker Boys**/The Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
 * Wagon Train**/The Library of Congress, Courtesy Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Archives, Salt Lake City, UT