Japanese Americans and World War II
Watch this clip from a larger two-part interview with Dr. Kelli Nakamura on the experience of Japanese and […]
Social Studies
Italian Immigration to the US in the Early 20th Century
This film details the history of Italian Immigration to the United States via steamship in the early 20th […]
Coming to America On Board the SS United States
Watch the oral history video that details what it was like immigrating to America from Germany post-WWII on […]
Escaping the Holocaust as a Child On Board the Nyassa
Learn about one man’s story escaping Czechoslovakia the day before the Nazis invaded. This anonymous interviewee talks with […]
Japanese Immigration by Steamship and Picture Brides with Kelli Nakamura
Join Education Director Aimee Bachari for a two-part discussion on Japanese immigration to Hawai’i by steamship and the […]
Women and Minorities in Shipbuilding During the Second World War
Learning Objectives Rhode Island Social Studies Standards Inquiry Topic 4: World War II Compelling Question: Was the “good […]
Chinese and Japanese Immigration to America
Teaching Instructions: Rhode Island Social Studies Standards Common Core Standards Lesson Plan “Give me your tired, your poor, […]
Teach with Local Fishing Examples
There are countless ways you can teach with local examples through fishing. You could teach about marine sciences […]
Ida Lewis Lighthouse Keeper
SOCIAL STUDIES/TECHNOLOGY – Learn about the history of women lighthouse keepers, five of whom worked in Rhode Island. […]
The Holocaust, Jewish Refugees, and Steamships
SOCIAL STUDIES – Students will learn about the ways in which the United States and other Western countries […]
The Floating Freedom School
“One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.” –Martin Luther King, Jr. Learning Objective: In the […]
Podcasts for Education
Podcasting is all the rage. In a recent blog post we discussed how to include oral history and […]
National History Day 2023 – Frontiers
The topic for this year’s National History Day is Frontiers. In American history, the term usually elicits an […]
The Role of Tugs in WWII
Often when we think of the role of ships in World War II, the first image that comes […]
The Art of Camouflage
As an art teacher, you may wonder how to bring history into your lesson plans. Why not teach […]
Women in Maritime History
Every March we celebrate International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month. Today we know that women have played […]
Immigration Then & Now
SOCIAL STUDIES – Learning through oral history and primary sources, students will compare early immigration via steamship with […]
Mississippi Steamboats: Enslavement and Freedom
SOCIAL STUDIES – Students will learn the ways in which steamboats facilitated the enslavement of people and the ways […]
Black Sailors in the Age of Sail
SOCIAL STUDIES – Students will learn about the history of Black sailors in America and can be assessed […]
Objects and Immigration Stories
ART – Use this project based learning lesson to teach students art skills through interdisciplinary work with social […]
Desegregating the SS Columbia
SOCIAL STUDIES – Learn about racial tensions in Detroit, the fight to desegregate a ship, and how this […]