Historic preservation provides the context for education and learning.

Eugene Cizek, "Why Historic Preservation?" 1997

Sites for Lesson Planning Ideas

Adding the study of local cemeteries to the school curriculum can provide students with new insights on many topics such as history, immigration, settlement patterns, social issues, architecture and design.

A Visit to the Cemetery: http://www.mtsu.edu/~then/Cemetery/page5.html

Ann Palkovich, "Teacher's Corner: Exploring Historic Cemeteries" AnthroNotes, Volume 20 No. 2 Winter 1998.

AnthroNotes: Museum of Natural History Publication for Educators.

USGS Education Site: http://www.usgs.gov/education/index.html

http://www.oregoncemeteries.org/cemetery_education_month.htm

http://academic.mwsc.edu/ascher/his465/cemetery.html

History Matters: Designed for high school and college teachers of U.S. History courses. http://historymatters.gmu.edu/

Do History: A site that shows you how to piece together the past from the fragments that have survived. http://dohistory.org/

Louisiana was the first state in the nation to produce a statewide architectural heritage education curriculum. Its goal is to provide the state's children with a sense of appreciation, pride, and stewardship for Louisiana's historic buildings. http://www.crt.state.la.us/crt/ocd/hp/heritedu.htm

At the English Heritage site at http://www.english-heritage.org.uk, click on "Education" for new ideas for Kids programming.

An Australian Site: http://www.teachingheritage.nsw.edu.au/

Opening quote: Eugene Cizek, "Why Historic Preservation?" Louisiana Buildings 1720 – 1940: The Historic American Buildings Survey. Poesch, Jessie and Barbara SoRelle Bacot, editors. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1997.