Let’s practice identifying primary and secondary sources using this short video clip from "Wisconsin Hometown Stories: Neenah-Menasha." This video clip is a secondary source because it tells about events that occurred in the past and it includes references to other primary and secondary sources.
In this video clip, we are introduced to James Doty, a land speculator in Wisconsin during the mid-1800s. A land speculator is a person who buys land in hopes to sell it later for a profit.
| Keyboard Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Space | Pause/Play video playback |
| Enter | Pause/Play video playback |
| m | Mute/Unmute video volume |
| Up and Down arrows | Increase and decrease volume by 10% |
| Right and Left arrows | Seek forward or backward by 5 seconds |
| 0-9 | Fast seek to x% of the video. |
| f | Enter or exit fullscreen. (Note: To exit fullscreen in flash press the Esc key. |
| c | Press c to toggle captions on or off |
While you watch, use the chart to list the primary and secondary sources you see. You may find it helpful to pause the video while you type each source as it appears in the video.
It is okay to watch the video more than once to make sure you catch all the primary and secondary sources!
List at least three primary and three secondary sources from the video.