Assignment
- Read
- Newspaper account of Lincoln’s death - New York Times
- Newspaper article on Lincoln - Frontier Scout
- Proclamation by Governor Edmunds
- Scenario - you are the new Dakota Territory correspondent for the St. Paul Pioneer. Write a 300 word article about President Lincoln for the newspaper.
- Consider local reaction
- Personal stories
- People to interview?
- Thoughts of the correspondent
- Remember the five key words of journalist - Who, What, When, Where, and Why
Assignment
- Read Thanksgiving Proclamation, 26 October 1863, Newton Edmunds, Governor. President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the first national Day of Thanksgiving on October 3, 1863, to be observed on the last Thursday in November. Governor Newton Edmunds of Dakota followed suit with this proclamation on October 26, 1863. Official Papers, Office of the Governor, Dakota Territory, Manuscript Series 30076, Box 1, Folder 11. Preserved in State Archives, State Historical Society of North Dakota, Bismarck, North Dakota.
- Essay Assignment - 300 words Compose an essay that explains how the territory, region, and nation had been affected by the events of 1863. Use examples of events in Dakota and Minnesota that would inspire Governor Edmunds to compose this proclamation.
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