What are Secondary Sources?
A secondary source is a source that was not created first-hand by someone who participated in the historical era. Secondary sources are usually created by historians, but based on the historian's reading of primary sources.
Secondary sources are usually written decades, if not centuries, after the event occurred by people who did not live through or participate in the event or issue. The purpose of a secondary source is to help build the story of your research from multiple perspectives and to give your research historical context.
In the discipline of History,
Secondary Sources...
Definitions pulled from University of Illinois primary source module and University of Houston - Victory Primary and Secondary Source Libguide.
The links below will take you to the databases Oakdale High School (and Frederick County Public Schools) have made available to you to use for secondary source research. See Ms. Mills with any questions!
Here is the link to the full list of databases available through the Oakdale High School media center.