Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Illinois Pioneers and Prairies [Pdf]
"Illinois Pioneers and Prairies" is a one page, nonfiction, reading passage about life in the prairies of Illinois for the early settlers including their hard work, setting up governments, building schools, and making laws. It is...
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: Pioneers and the Frontier
Learning module with a variety of video and other resources on the expansion westward as pioneers settled new frontier in the 1800s.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Pioneer Boy
A scanned copy of the 1863 publication of The Pioneer Boy by William Makepeace Thayer, a biography of Abraham Lincoln.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Pioneers
A scanned copy of the 1872 publication of The Pioneers by Robert Michael Ballantyne, a nonfiction book for children.
Ancestry
Oregon Pioneer Biographies
This site has a comprehensive list of well known Oregon pioneers. Click on a name to read the story of their early settlement and the experiences this held for them.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Service Pioneers [Pdf]
In this lesson, students learn how civil rights pioneer Ruby Bridges and Congressman John Lewis helped to improve their communities.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail
Beginning in Illinois in 1846 Brigham Young led a large group of Mormoms to Salt Lake City to avoid persecution. The trail they followed is now known as the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail. National Park Services provides the...
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O Pioneer by Willa Cather
This site allows you to read the entire text of the book, O Pioneer by Willa Cather.
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County of Peterborough: Lang Pioneer Village Museum
Visit this early pioneer village that features restored buildings constructed between 1820 and 1899. Explore the interactive map of the settlement. View artifacts from the period and several video clips that provide a picture of life...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: O Pioneers! By Willa Cather
The full text of the novel O Pioneers! by Willa Cather. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
Other
Penguin Group Canada: Our Canadian Girl: Rachel Book One (Teacher Guide) [Pdf]
This teacher's guide accompanies 'Rachel Book One: A Mighty Big Imagining', one in the Our Canadian Girl series. The novel looks at the experiences of early black Canadian pioneers.
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Penguin Group Canada: Our Canadian Girl: Rachel Book Two (Teacher Guide) [Pdf]
This teacher's guide accompanies 'Rachel Book Two: The Maybe House', one in the Our Canadian Girl series. The novel looks at the experiences of early black Canadian pioneers.
PBS
Pbs: Pioneers of Heart Surgery
Discusses several pioneers of heart surgery, including Christian Barnard.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Read About Pioneers
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains a lot of information to read and learn about the ways of the Pioneers. It also gives opportunity to learn new vocabulary.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Pioneers by James Fenimore Cooper
The full text of the novel The Pioneers by James Fenimore Cooper. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
Energy for Sustainable Development
Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Pioneers: John Presper Eckert Jr.
A profile of John Presper Eckert Jr., an American electrical engineer and computer pioneer.
Open Library of the Internet Archive
Open Library: The Pioneer Boy: And How He Became President.
This ebook version of William Makepeace Thayer's The Pioneer Boy: And How He Became President. has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed...
Open Library of the Internet Archive
Open Library: The Pioneers: A Tale of the Western Wilderness
This ebook version of Robert Michael Ballantyne's The Pioneers: A Tale Of The Western Wilderness : Illustrative Of The Adventures And Discoveries Of Sir Alexander Mackenzie has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library....
Open Library of the Internet Archive
Open Library: The Pioneers
This ebook version of R. M. Ballantyne's The Pioneers has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Two Pioneers" by Elia W. Peattie
Elia W. Peattie wrote about life in the West. "Two Pioneers" recounts the tale of a priest who makes friends with a "lady of the night". Read the full text on this site.
Other
Early Fingerprinting Pioneers
This resource takes a look at some of the early fingerprinting pioneers such as Marcello Malpighi, William Herschel, Alphonse Bertillon and many more.
BBC
Bbc: Mary Seacole: Medical Pioneer: Mary Seacole
Listen to the story of medical pioneer, Mary Seacole. She worked as a doctress in the Crimean War and was honored for her contributions in 2004.
Library of Congress
Loc: Teachers: Women P Ioneers in American Memory
This is an online resource from the Library of Congress discussing Women Pioneers. Includes some audio and internal links for more information.
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Pioneer Women: How the West Was Really Won
Learn about the varied roles that women played in the settling of the frontier, how those roles differed from women's roles in the 21st century, and, surprisingly, how much they were similar.
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