Teaching Through The Trails An Educator’s Guide to the Tennessee Civil War Trails Program.

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Teaching Through The Trails An Educator’s Guide to the Tennessee Civil War Trails Program

What is a National Heritage Area? -Designated by Congress and Subsidiary of the National Park Service - NPS is a partner and advisor -Natural, cultural and historic resources combine to form nationally important landscape -Community-driven approach to heritage conservation and economic development -Historic preservation -Natural resource conservation -Recreation -Heritage tourism -Educational projects -Currently 49 designated Heritage areas nationwide -Heritage Area Strategy -Foster public-private partnerships -Engage non-profit organizations -Shape both short and long term interests -Unify and empower community organizations -Highlight unique & distinctive qualities of regions and localities -Model collaboration and common goal development

Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area OUR GOAL : Tell the WHOLE story of the American Civil War through Tennessee’s unique landscape. OUR STORIES : Slavery. Secession. Emancipation. Divided loyalties. Guerilla warfare. Military occupations. Transportation & Infrastructure. Women and hardships on the home front. Bloodshed on the battlefields. Legacies of Reconstruction. OUR OUTREACH : Educational programming. Tourism development. Economic growth. Sustainability advising. Preservation planning. Interpretive direction. Collaborative partnerships. OUR METHODS : Allocation and use of federal, state, local and private funding. Direction of professional outreach and heritage projects. 50/50 matching funds for interpretive tours, exhibits, educational materials & preservation planning OUR MISSION : How can we be your resource?

Civil War Trails: Connecting Story and Place Civil War Trails offer unparalleled interaction between landscape and story. Tennessee is most requested guide Full color map available at all Tennessee rest areas, visitor centers & Heritage Center Detailed locations across Tennessee in 77 counties -- Personal stories from soldiers and citizens alike Concise text provides educational snapshot Images and maps to provide context and visual understanding

Inform  Engage  Educate Newly launched TN Civil War 150 App exclusively for iPhone Civic and Government Road signs direct from main thoroughfares and side streets Historic HomesBattlefield SitesRivers and RailsRecreational Areas Diverse Locations Lead to Active, Outdoor Learning and Teaching Opportunities

Bringing the Trails into the Classroom Recommendations for Teachers - Visit trail markers within city or county – become subject matter expert - Highlight key points for encouraging deeper research - Develop writing and research projects based on key figures, stories or locations - Primary source training and critical thinking opportunities for students - Encourage outdoor physical activity – hiking, boating, sightseeing Recommendations for Students - Challenge each other to visit most markers - Encourage families to travel together to new areas of the state - Create scavenger hunts in towns or parks - Talk to parents and grandparents about family histories - Research relatives who fought in Civil War

Additional Resources Tennessee Civil War 150 Series Nashville Public Television Tennessee Sesquicentennial Website Franklin 150 th Events Tennessee State Library and Archives Digital Resources Civil War Era Database: A collection of nearly 2,000 pamphlets and complete runs of eight newspapers Civil War Sourcebook: A searchable collection of over 7,000 articles Looking Back: The Civil War in Tennessee: Scans of Civil War era manuscripts, artifacts and photographs Tennessee Civil War GIS Project : An interactive website with full GIS capability that displays over 750 Civil War battles and skirmishes in Tennessee in a variety of map layers—aerial photography, topographical, street map, land use, property—and links these points to narrative information about the events.