Of the numerous tempting offerings on the Library of Congress's list of Digital Collections, a favorite of ours is "The National Jukebox" featured under the listing "Early Sound Recordings."
This ever expanding collection rests on its original foundation of 10,000 recordings made between 1901 and 1925. As you ready yourself for a journey back in time, be sure to turn up the volume on your computer! Sounds of the past are at your disposal as you make your selections from lists of music, comedy routines, historic speeches, dramatic scenes, monologues and more.
What a great way to imagine what it felt like to be alive in America 100 years ago! For example, you can hear the actual voice of William Howard Taft discussing the important political issues of his presidency. Waste no time. Go to www.loc.gov/jukebox/ and dive into history the fun way.
We'll be back next month with more on this subject.
(This article was written by M.Cole)