FSEM100RR: When Americans Came Marching Home

1) Finding a veteran

The guidelines for who the Library of Congress’s Veterans History Project is interested in are located here. [Note that for the purpose of this class, I'd prefer a focus on a veteran from one of the wars we cover in class.]
The easiest choice may be a relative or a friend [...]

Use the following links to begin research
Simpson Library
Online databases for historical research

Note-Taking Options

Note Cards
Post-It Notes
Word Processor (with or without templates)

Outlines or free-form notes

Citation (or other pay note-taking software like Nota Bene)
Microsoft OneNote
Excel/Access–For information in larger quantities that is consistent in its form (e.g., the census).
Scribe – GMU’s CHNM free note-taking software
Zotero — CHNM’s [...]

This is from a documentary made in the 1990s.
The second clip is from a 1933 movie, Heroes for Sale. Do the two clips differ in their portrayal of veterans of the Great War? Why or why not?

As you finish the revisions on your first paper, use the following from the History Department’s guide to writing:
General Writing Guidelines
Information on improving introductions and conclusions
Instructions on using quotations effectively

Since citations were a big issue in the drafts, I thought I’d post a few examples.
Examples