AP U.S. History
Summer 2014 Assignment
Fourth Marking Period
Fourth Quarter Blog
U.S. History Links
Philadelphia / Pennsylvania History
Primary Documents
Current Issues / Events
History Day
Lesson Plans / Resources
Tech Tools
AP US History Review
Writing in AP US History
Media
History of Furness Jr/High School
History of Furness Jr/High School
Centennial video
What was happening?
Info Please
World timeline
Evening Public Ledger
1913 World Series
1914 World Series
Essays on early 20th century Philadelphia
History of the School District
of Philadelphia
Public Education : High Schools
Naming of Schools
Education and Opportunity
Horace Howard Furness
Library
Brief Bio
Biography with references
Images
General Search
South Philly Review
(newspaper - search Furness)
Inquirer / Daily News
(search)
Photo 1950
Photo
1966
Photo 1931
Philadelphia City Archives
(Search: 1900 S. 3rd Street, Furness)
1910s Timeline
1910s Timeline 2
Philadelphia
Lincoln Steffen's Philadelphia
Philadelphia: Corrupt and Contented 1903
(excerpt)
Philadelphia: Corrupt and Contented
(full chapter)
Shame of the Cities
Philadelphia' Immigration History
South Philadelphia
History of South Philly
1910 Census
1910 Census
Census Finder
Map of the 39th Ward 1910 - 1920
Map 1st Ward 1910 - 1920
Map with Furness 1915-1920
Map with businesses near Furness 1915-1920
Map with businesses near Furness 1915 - 1920 - water front
Additional neighborhood maps
Census 39th Ward 1920
Census 39th Ward
Demographics - Chart 12.4
Essay on South Philly
Immigration History
Phila. Immigration Overview
Washington Ave. Immigration Center
Great Migration and Phila.
African American Migration and Phila.
Public Education
History of public education in Phila.
Early 20th century public education
Furness 1914
Brief history of high schools
History of South Philly HS - Alumni
Furness - Historic Site
Memory of Furness
(pg. 106 - 107)
Oral History Interviews
Oral History Release Form
o When did you attend or work at Furness? (Where did you go to school after Furness?)
o What was your role(s) at Furness?
o What was the school's reputation? (by decade)
o What sports and clubs were at Furness?
o What classes? (required, electives) trips?
o What made Furness unique?
o What larger historical events and/or social movements had an impact on Furness?
o Memories of Furness...