On this page you will find:

Primary Source Sets for Southern San Luis Valley

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Alamosa and So. San Luis Valley – Early Photos Click here
Art, Craft Work, and Music Click here
Education Click here
Farm Resettlement Project, 1930s Click here
Farming, 1930s Onward Click here
Farming and Water around 1900 Click here
Festivals and Recreation Click here
Founding of San Luis & Map of Sangre de Cristo Grant Click here
Hispanic Businesses around 1900 Click here
Hispanic Cultural and Social Activity around 1900 Click here
Hispanic Family Milestones around 1900 Click here
Hispanic Political Involvement around 1900 Click here
Hispanic Sheepherders vs. Anglo Cattlemen around 1900 Click here
Labor and Union History Click here
Maestas v Shone School Desegregation Case Click here
Orient Iron Mine, 1880-1932 Click here
Religion among Hispanics Click here
The Fight Over Taylor Ranch/La Sierra Click here
Use of Spanish around 1900 Click here
Women and Family Life Click here

                                                                     

For Analysis Tools and other resources for teaching with primary sources, Click here

Sample Lesson Plans for Southern San Luis Valley

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Celebrations Click here
Farming Click here
Identity and Community: Interviewing Our Families Click here
Identity Quilt – The Complexities of Ethnic Identity Click here
Immigration: “This I Believe” Essays Click here
Labor and Working Conditions for Latinos, 1920s-1970s Click here
Latino leaders Click here
Mining: Analyzing Photographs of Colorado’s Mining History Click here
The Life of a Migrant Worker: Before, During, and After Click here
Veterans Day: Celebrating Diversity (a PowerPoint presentation) Click here
Workers’ Movements and Civil Rights Activity Click here