In Their Own Words

It's always very interesting to read first-hand accounts of events rather than just read about them from someone else's reporting.  For this reason, you may want to check out the following links to transcripts of interview with two important people who knew Anne.

Here the transcript for an Interview with Miep Gies.  As we know, Miep was a crucial helper to the Frank family while they were in hiding.

Miep Gies

Here is the transcript for an interview with Hanneli Pick-Goslar.  Hanneli was one of Anne's closest friends and a Holocaust survivor.

Anne and Hannah.  Anne is kneeling. 

Both of these interviews are based on questions that students asked themselves.  Because of this, they may be questions you are wondering as well.  If you still have any questions that you are burning to know, feel free to leave a comment and we can discuss them in class.

Google News Archive

I know it. You know it.  Whenever we are given something to research, our first instinct is to Google it.  My 4-year-old nephew knows about google.  My 84-year-old grandmother knew to Google.  Googling is so common that it has now officially become a verb.

There's nothing wrong with googling, but there are other ways!

Sometimes you're looking for something more than just a generic google search.  Maybe you want research that's more focused, more specific, more timely, more unique.  Maybe you're just looking for options to explore.  Today, I bring you Google News Archive.

Google News Archive is a collection of newspapers/articles scanned in to an electronic archive.  It is a searchable database for a multitude of topics.  All you do is enter in your keyword and lots of articles (real scanned copies of newspaper articles) pop up.  The archives can add a new level to any research project/ task you're working on.

Click this link to access the Google News Archive.

I've also created a very brief Google News Archive screencast to walk you through the site if you would like a tour.

Happy Researching!