David,
        The most conspicuous fault with the NEWSDAY series as a teaching
resource, is that it fails to site the many repository collections from
which the information was taken.
        Of course, the articles are written for easy comprehension so the
grade level of students might affect your decision in using it.  As far as
the website goes, it is convenient for a quick look-up type of thing for
anyone.  However, the series was done a few years ago (3 or 4?)so any
addresses of Historical Societies, etc. should be double-checked.
        You know, many historical societies have websites with links
specific to teachers and/or students.  If you look on the County Clerk's
website under the departments list, you will find a list of repositories in
Nassau & Suffolk under "Historical Documents Library" and a separate link
for "Suffolk County Historical Societies".  Good luck with your project.

Sharon A. Pullen, CA
Suffolk County Archivist
Historical Documents Library
310 Center Drive
Riverhead, NY 11901
Phone: (631)852-2015
Email: [log in to unmask]



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> From:         David Allen[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
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> Sent:         Friday, January 12, 2001 10:34 AM
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> Subject:      Newsday's Long Island: Our Story
>
>      I am writing a review essay of Web sites dealing with the history of
> Long Island.  The most conspicuous of these sites is Newsday's Long
> Island:
> Our Story (www.lihistory.com), which is based on a series of articles and
> a
> book with the same name.  Although Newsday's Long Island history project
> is
> well known and seems to have been generally well received, I have not been
> able to locate any published reviews.  I have a number of reservations
> about this project as a resource for historical research and teaching, and
> am wondering if anyone else has looked at it from this angle.
>
> David Allen
> Melville Library
> SUNY Stony Brook
>