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Local Heritage Digital Portfolio
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Local Heritage Digital Portfolio
A neighborhood history center is creating a digital exhibit about how a place changes over time. Use the evidence on this worksheet to plan a small portfolio. You may invent a town name or connect the plan to a place you know. Never publish someone’s private information or use an image without permission.
Use these short sources as your research evidence. They are fictional, but model the kinds of sources historians compare.
SOURCE A — 1908 newspaper notice: “The Cedar Junction train depot opens on May 4. Farmers can now ship apples to markets beyond the county.”
SOURCE B — 1942 oral-history interview, recorded in 1998: “My grandmother said the depot was busiest during harvest. Families met visitors there, and shops grew along Main Street.” The interviewee was remembering events from childhood.
SOURCE C — 1976 city planning report: “Passenger train service ended. The depot building will be considered for reuse. A new highway has increased car traffic near the town center.”
SOURCE D — 2022 community archive caption: “The restored depot is now a public history center. The old rail corridor is a walking trail. The archive photograph shows the building before restoration.”
Read the evidence like a historian
Look for change over time, source details, and points that need checking.
1.According to Source A, what new opportunity did the depot give Cedar Junction farmers?
2.Put these events in chronological order by writing the letters: depot opens; passenger trains end; depot becomes a history center.
3.Which source is an oral-history account, and what is one reason to compare it with another source?
4.True or false: Source C says the depot building was demolished in 1976. Use evidence to explain your choice.
5.Match each source to the type of evidence it provides: A, B, C, D. Types: newspaper notice; recorded memory; planning report; archive caption.
- A
- B
- C
- D
- Recorded memory
- Archive caption
- Newspaper notice
- Planning report
Design your digital portfolio
Plan an exhibit that helps visitors understand the town’s history rather than simply listing facts.
6.Choose the strongest guiding question for this exhibit.
- What changed in Cedar Junction as transportation changed?
- How many words are in Source A?
- What color should the portfolio background be?
- Which source has the shortest title?
7.Fill in the blank with a useful exhibit section heading: “From rail stop to .”
8.Sketch or describe a three-part timeline for the portfolio. Include a date or time period, an event, and the source you would cite for each part.
9.Write a short museum caption for the depot’s story. Include one change over time and cite at least two sources by letter.
10.A classmate wants to add a family photograph found online, but the owner and date are unknown. What should the portfolio team do before using it? Give two responsible steps.
11.What is one thoughtful question you would ask a longtime community member about how the depot or town changed? Explain briefly how the answer could improve your portfolio.
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