Behind the Blue and Grey: Primary Sources Personalize the Civil War

Students, family, and friends enjoyed the evening of Wednesday June 11th when the Great Hall at Scarsdale Middle School was transformed into a museum gallery filled with exhibitions of over 200 primary sources from the Civil War. Seventh graders from all four houses worked in teams to research topics and analyze primary sources. Each team then created an exhibit including a large color copy of the primary source, a written piece explaining its significance, and a QR code which visitors could scan to hear an audio tour; both the QR code and the linked audio tour were created by the students. A group of 11 members of the Jazz Band came together to form the SMS Civil War Players and performed "Battle Hymn of Freedom, Battle Hymn of the Republic," and "Dixie" during the exhibition.

Seventh grade Social Studies Teachers

• Steve Goodman - Butler House
• Meghan Troy - Cooper House
• Marci Rothman - Fountain House
• Meghan Lahey - Popham House

Thanks to contributor Tracy McCarthy for text and photos.