Ezra Cornell Project

This project affirms that rare manuscripts and artifacts are engaging and useful for young students. Over 30,000 scanned pages from letters, diaries, photographs, documents, and publications chronicle not only one man's family life in 19th century America, but describe important events in the century's history such as the Civil War, the development of the telegraph, and the founding of Cornell University. A timeline feature organizes the story that is told. Thanks to cooperation between Cornell's Interactive Media Group and the Cornell University Library, elementary students in upstate New York have eagerly explored local history through this web site.